Shaka Surf: Surf Forecast
Long Range Surf Maps and Cams
Only for iPhone
Free · Designed for iPhone. Not verified for macOS.
iPhone
Shaka Surf is a free, open surf-forecast app for surf breaks all over the world. No subscription. No paywall. No account required.
Spin a live 3-D globe, tap any glowing break, and instantly see:
• Current swell height, direction and period
• Wind speed and direction — with an offshore/onshore quality rating
• A transparent 0–10 surf quality score broken down by factor
• 10-day hourly forecast with a rated "best window" highlighted
• NOAA tide curve for the nearest station
• Live NDBC buoy observations (US breaks)
• Free public webcam streams where available
SURF QUALITY, MADE TRANSPARENT
Every break shows a live quality score built from swell energy, wave period, swell
direction, tide stage and a wind-direction penalty calibrated to the spot's offshore
heading. Each factor is shown separately — no magic black box.
GLOBAL COVERAGE
More than 6,700 surf breaks worldwide: every coast, every country. Famous big-wave
spots, local beach breaks, reef breaks, point breaks and river mouths. Zoom into any
coastline and the pins appear, coloured live by how good it is right now.
BUILT ON FREE, OPEN OCEAN DATA
• Swell / wind forecast: Open-Meteo Marine API (DWD/ECMWF/GFS models)
• Tides: NOAA CO-OPS
• Live buoys: NOAA NDBC
No API keys. No vendor lock-in. Full data attribution shown in the app.
CLEAN, FAST, PRIVATE
• Browse everything without an account
• Favourites and recently viewed spots saved on your device
• Imperial or metric, your choice
• Deep-linkable URLs for sharing any spot
• Installable as a home-screen app
If you have ever wondered why surf forecasts cost $10+/month when they are built from
the same free government data as your phone's weather app — here is your answer.
Forecast data © Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0). Tides & buoys courtesy of NOAA (public domain).
Map imagery © Esri. Labels © CARTO.
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Every break just got its own ocean view:
• NEW Swell field — open any break and see a live map of the surrounding ocean: swell height, direction arrows, and your break pinned at the center.
• Play the forecast — scrub the wave timeline right from the break panel and watch the swell roll toward your coast.
• Wave maps now pre-load in the background, so the ocean is ready the moment you tap.
• Waves stay readable at every zoom, from space all the way to the sand.
• Cleaner mobile layout — the break panel and map buttons stay out of each other's way.
Surf's up.
The developer, Brian Boler, 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 Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
Accessibility
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Information
- Seller
- Brian Boler
- Size
- 1.9 MB
- Category
- Weather
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 15.0 or later. - iPod touch
Requires iOS 15.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Contains
User-Generated Content
- Copyright
- © 2026 Brian Boler
