Rip Curl Search GPS 4+

Name: Rip Curl Search GPS
Rating: 4.2 (831 reviews)
Author: Rip Curl

The Ultimate Surf Tracking App

Rip Curl

- 4.2 • 831 Ratings

- Free
- Offers In-App Purchases

Description

Your surfing, upgraded. The Rip Curl Search GPS App is your ultimate surf companion – built by surfers, for surfers. Track every session, relive every wave, and connect with a global crew of Searchers chasing perfect conditions.

PLAN – Score the best waves with real-time surf conditions powered by Surfline. Know before you go.

TRACK – Log every surf with detailed metrics like wave count, paddle count, top speed and distance.

RELIVE – Replay your sessions with Surfline Cam Rewind, full conditions breakdowns, and trace maps of your break.

COMPARE – Compete with mates, earn achievements, and climb the leaderboard at your Home Break in Boss of the Break®.

SHARE – Post your sessions to your feed or share your stats to socials – keep the stoke alive with your crew.

Now compatible with Rip Curl Search GPS Watch (Gen 2 & 3) and Apple Watch.

Whether you’re chasing your first barrel or chasing the dream on the WSL, this app helps you surf smarter, push your limits, and celebrate every session.

Available in participating regions only.

The Fine Print

• Surf Tracking: A monthly or annual subscription is required to track your surfs using a Rip Curl Search GPS Watch or Apple Watch. Your subscription starts with a free trial – cancel anytime before it ends if you don’t want to continue. To avoid being charged, cancel at least 24 hours before the trial ends via iPhone > Settings > [your name] > Subscriptions.

• Boss of the Break®: To compete, you’ll need a public account and a selected Home Break (you can update this anytime in Account Settings).

• Surfline Cam Rewind: Available via the Surfline app and requires a Surfline account.

For FAQs and support: https://www.ripcurl.com/help/searchgps

Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Privacy Policy: https://www.ripcurl.com/policies/privacy.html

Apr 18, 2025

Version 3.0.3

We’ve rebuilt the Rip Curl Search GPS App from the ground up – and it’s better than ever. Faster, smoother, and packed with new features that’ll take your surf to the next level.

• Redesigned experience: A fresh new look with an intuitive interface that puts your surf data front and centre.

• Now on Apple Watch: No GPS Watch? No worries. Track your surfs straight from your wrist with Apple Watch support.

• Boss of the Break is here: Compete at your home break and rise through the ranks to claim the title.

• Leagues & Leaderboards: Create custom surf leagues with your mates and see who’s ruling the lineup.

• Improved Surf Tracking: Enhanced performance metrics for every paddle, wave and turn – so you can relive the ride in even more detail.

Whether you’re chasing your next big session or just frothing for the weekend surf, this update is built for Searchers like you.

What’s New in 3.0.3

• Minor UI tweaks and copy updates to keep things running smooth.

• Removed two-factor authentication as user reported issues with not receiving codes or codes not working.

4.2 out of 5

831 Ratings

Keeps crashing

It is the best surf session tracking app when it is working. However, it’s been crashing all day today. Storage cleanup, reinstalling, etc… don’t help. PC sync never registers session time right. This app is a must have if you have the watch. I got iPhone specifically so I can use it. Can you please fix crashing issues? The watch price went up, so you should have adequate resources for proper maintenance. UPDATE: hats off to dev team: crashing issue fixed within 3 days. Can’t change star rating but would rate solid 4.5 now.
UPDATE#2: 3 hours after the app started working is crashing again after 3 sec of starting it. Thank God my last season synced to Surfline during uptime. Keeping 1 start for now.

NOT RELIABLE

I got this $400 watch as a Christmas gift with normal expectations. I followed the app directions, got the watch to sync and off I went to surf. It tracks distance and GPS locations well but the wave count is WAY off. I surf in Southern California where the waves are really consistent. I catch 6-8 in an hour where the watch shows 1 wave. Today was the breaking point, I caught a head high wave at least 120 yards long with 4 solid backhand snaps. I then check the watch and NOTHING. I will still use it to track my distance but wave count BLOWS, straight up garbage!

Surfline sessions issues and user interface

I used to love this app but as of the last few weeks it’s gone through a massive redevelopment for the worst. I still love my rip curl search watch but Surfline was confident they fixed an issue where the sessions weren’t syncing from the rip curl watch and the new rip curl search app itself has a terrible new interface. It gets stuck on different loading screens, loses its menu buttons frequently, is extremely difficult to navigate compared to the previous model, and now you have to pay for what you used to get just from owning the watch. Why add a payed subscription fee to an already $300+ watch with great features just to make extra pocket cash. I’m hoping it will be fixed as I still enjoy my watch and continue to use it but sessions don’t sync and the companion app is not the greatest currently

The developer, Rip Curl, 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
Usage Data
Sensitive Info

Data Not Linked to You

The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:

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RIP CURL INTERNATIONAL PTY LTD

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162.2 MB

Rip Curl Search GPS 4+

The Ultimate Surf Tracking App

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