The Call - Surf Smart
Better spot calls made for you
Free · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Real swell, wind, and tide data for hundreds of surf spots — plus your gear, session journal, and skill tracking. Surf the best spot at the best time on your best board.
The Call is a personalized daily surf-spot recommender for surfers who want more than a generic forecast.
**Today's Call**
See exactly which spot is working right now — ranked by real swell direction, period, and wind against each break's actual exposure, not just wave height.
**A Real Spot Database, Not a Handful of Defaults**
Hundreds of researched spots across California (all 14 coastal counties), Hawaii (every island), Florida, the Northeast, Pacific Northwest, Gulf Coast, and the Carolinas — organized by region and county/state so your calls only ever include spots relevant to you.
**Your Quiver, Your Gear**
Add your own boards. The Call matches your actual quiver to the day's conditions and tells you which board and fin setup to grab — plus a smart backup pick when conditions might swing.
**Session Focus**
Get a technique to work on before you paddle out, tailored to the day's size, period, wind, and whichever board you're actually riding.
**Surf Journal**
Log every session — rate how good the call actually was, track your skills individually over time, and watch real progress charts build as you go.
**Pick Your Window**
Can only surf a specific block of time? Find out which spot is genuinely best for exactly that window, not just the best pick for the whole day.
**Add Your Own Spots**
Not just the built-in breaks — add any spot you know, anywhere, with your own read on how it faces and breaks.
**Directions, Built In**
Every spot links straight to Apple Maps or Google Maps, so if you don't know how to get there, you're one tap from turn-by-turn directions.
**Sync Across Devices (Optional)**
Create an account to keep your quiver, journal, and preferences synced everywhere — or skip it entirely and use the app fully offline-local on one device.
Built by a surfer, for surfers who take their sessions seriously.
Ratings & Reviews
The developer, Cody Marksohn, 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:
- Contact Info
- User Content
- Identifiers
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Location
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- Cody Marksohn
- Size
- 13.8 MB
- Category
- Sports
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.5 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 15.5 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 15.5 or later. - iPod touch
Requires iOS 15.5 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 12.4 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
English and 26 more
- English, Arabic, Catalan, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, French, Gaelic, German, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latvian, Lithuanian, Norwegian Nynorsk, Persian, Portuguese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Ukrainian
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Copyright
- © Cody Marksohn
