NOAA Buoys & Marine Weather
Tides, wind & wave forecasts
Free · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Live NOAA buoy observations, marine forecasts, tides, waves, and alerts in one clear map. Check conditions, save your spots, and head out better prepared.
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
NOAA Buoys & Marine Weather has its biggest update yet.
This release brings a much more complete way to plan your time on the water. You can now see a clear 24-hour marine timeline with wind, gusts, waves, visibility, and precipitation, alongside official NOAA marine outlooks for the waters around you.
This update also brings:
- detailed marine forecast-area maps, plus the ability to choose the exact marine zone that matters to you
- official marine alerts and clearer data-source information throughout the app
- smarter forecast handling when NOAA data is temporarily unavailable, including access to the latest saved forecast
- new Home Screen widgets for your favorite stations, with simple setup guidance
- an improved Favorites experience and faster access to recently viewed stations
- better locale-aware units, smoother scrolling, refined visual details, performance improvements, and bug fixes
Thanks for using NOAA Buoys & Marine Weather. More improvements are on the way.
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
Accessibility
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Information
- Seller
- CurrentBlack LLC
- Size
- 18.4 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
