NOAA Buoys & Marine Weather
Tides, wind & wave forecasts
Free · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Make more of your time on the water. Plan outings with wind and wave forecasts, find recent NOAA readings, and check tides and marine alerts in one app.
Check real conditions on the water before you head out. Buoys puts live NOAA observations, NWS marine forecasts, and tide predictions on one map — no account, no ads, and no paywall in front of safety data.
Built for boaters, anglers, surfers, sailors, and paddlers who want the numbers straight from the source: the National Data Buoy Center (NDBC), the National Weather Service (NWS), and NOAA CO-OPS tide stations.
WHAT'S ON THE MAP
• 1,000+ NDBC buoys and coastal weather stations with live observations
• NOAA CO-OPS tide prediction stations
• Filter by station type; search by name, station ID, or any US place
LIVE BUOY OBSERVATIONS
• Wind speed, gusts, and direction
• Wave height, dominant period, and swell
• Air and water temperature, and barometric pressure
• Trend charts for recent hours
FORECASTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
• Hour-by-hour forecast: temperature, wind, and rain chance
• Full 7-day forecast with precipitation probability
• Three-day wave height forecast from the NWS marine grid — even offshore
• Feels-like temperature right now
• Active watches, warnings, and advisories, most severe first
TIDES
• Next high and low tide at a glance
• Tide curves from official NOAA harmonic predictions
SAVE YOUR SPOTS
• Star the buoys and tide stations you check before heading out
• Save any US place — a launch ramp, a beach, a harbor — and get its NWS forecast there
• Favorites show live conditions the moment you open the app
BUILT ON TRUST
Every reading shows its source and observation time, so you always know how fresh the data is. When a sensor is silent or a location is outside NWS coverage, the app says so instead of showing stale numbers.
Buoys is not an official NOAA product. All data comes from public NOAA and NWS services (NDBC, api.weather.gov, CO-OPS), and readings can be delayed or incomplete — never rely on a single source for safety decisions on the water.
US coverage. No account required. Free.
Ratings & Reviews
Your next day on the water starts here! Buoys 1.4.0 brings new ways to plan your outing and find the NOAA readings that matter:
• New Wind & Waves view: compare wind and wave forecasts together in one place
• Today, Tomorrow or Next 3 Days: jump straight to the forecast that fits your plans
• Explore the forecast: slide through time or touch and hold either chart to inspect wind and waves at the same moment
• Plan an outing: choose your departure and return times to check the forecast for your trip window
• See the bigger picture: review the forecast wind range, strongest gusts and largest waves during your outing
• More detail as you explore: check wind and wave direction, wave period, rain chance and visibility where NOAA provides them
• Find the readings you need: filter the map and station list by recent wind, wave or water temperature reports
• Conditions at a glance: preview NOAA readings right on station cards and in the station list
• Missing a reading? Find nearby stations with recent reports for the conditions you're checking
• Fresh readings while you browse: station readings update automatically, with a refresh button whenever you want to check again
• Forecast refresh in one tap: update Wind & Waves without leaving the planning view
• Clearer coverage: see missing forecast periods and incomplete trip summaries, with issue times and helpful guidance if an update fails
Thanks for taking Buoys along. Here's to your next day on the water!
The developer, CurrentBlack LLC, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
- Location
- Identifiers
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Usage Data
- Diagnostics
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Information
- Seller
- CurrentBlack LLC
- Size
- 19.5 MB
- Category
- Weather
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 26.2 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 26.2 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 26.2 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 26.2 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 26.2 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2026 CurrentBlack LLC
