Surf Report Buoys by Buoywatch2.6.1 - App Store

Surf reports in real-time by checking nearby marine weather buoys. Avoid relying on inaccurate forecasts.

Wave reports & buoy readings made easy for surfing (wave sizes, swell direction and period, wind speed/direction and more).

Get aware if the surf is good in advance.
Too often swell arrives later than predicted, checking the buoy waves data you can determine if the swell has arrived. If not, go back to bed =)

▶ Over 450 NOAA & worldwide buoys.
▶ iOS Home and Lock screen widgets!
▶ Waves size notifications to score the best surf.
▶ Favorites buoys.
▶ New watchOS complications.
▶ Historic charts.
▶ Dark or Light mode support.

▶ HOW IT WORKS
Set your nearest or preferred buoy as your main one and your are ready to get real-time updates, 24-hour chart data, buoy alerts and much more.

You will be able to set Modular, Graphic and Circular complications that will display buoy data at a glance.

If offline, lastly marine buoys observations will always be available for your main buoy.

Buoy readings include swell size, direction and period. Some buoys provide weather information, such as wind direction, wind speed, air and water temperature.

Buoy data is provided by the National Data Buoy Center of NOAA (http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov), Candhis (https://candhis.cerema.fr/), Meteo-France (https://donneespubliques.meteofrance.fr/), Puertos del Estado (https://puertos.es) and other public services.

Please check that there are wave buoys in your area before purchasing.

Covered Areas:
- North America:
US Pacific: Washington to California
US Atlantic: Main to Florida
Alaska
US Virgin Islands
Puerto Rico
US/Canada Great Lakes
Gulf of Mexico
- Hawaii
- Australia
- Europe
- Caribbean
- Samoa
- Guam
- Marshall Islands
- Pohnpei, Micronesia
- Palau, Micronesia

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

Version History ▶ Fixed the wave energy values.
▶ Fixed French buoys: Gascogne, Golf du Lion, Antilles, Azur, Ajaccio, Vecchio, Calvi, Provence, Sardaigne and Paca.
▶ Added Max Wave Size when available.
▶ Display the wave energy in KiloJoules. 2.6.1 Mar 2 ▶ Fixed French buoys: Gascogne, Golf du Lion, Antilles, Azur, Ajaccio, Vecchio, Calvi, Provence, Sardaigne and Paca.
▶ Added Max Wave Size when available.
▶ Added Wave energy in KiloJoules. 2.6.0 Mar 1 ▶ New watchOS complications & smart stacks.
▶ New language support: Arabic, Danish, Dutch, German, Italian, Japanese, Norwegian, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Russian and Swedish. 2.5.0 09/21/2025 ▶ New Australian buoys.
▶ Update French buoys. 2.4.0 05/22/2025 ▶ Update French buoys. 2.3.3 05/15/2025 ▶ New US Buoys.
▶ Display the atmospheric pressure in the available buoys. 2.3.2 03/30/2025 ▶ New Yaquina Channel SW, OR and Neah Bay - Cape Flattery, WA NOAA buoys. 2.3.1 12/07/2024 ▶ Support for new languages. 2.3.0 10/30/2024 ▶ Bug fixes and improvements. 2.2.10 09/28/2024 ▶ 15 New buoys from US and Micronesia.
▶ Improvements. 2.2.9 09/22/2024 ▶ 14 new buoys from US and Micronesia.
▶ Improvements. 2.2.8 06/25/2024 ▶ 14 new buoys from US and Micronesia.
▶ Improvements. 2.2.7 06/11/2024 ▶ 8 new buoys from US and Micronesia.
▶ Timezone bug fix on French buoys. 2.2.6 05/03/2024 ▶ 8 new buoys from US and Micronesia.
▶ Bug fixes and improvements. 2.2.5 05/02/2024 ▶ New Torrey Pines Inner, California buoy.
▶ Bug fixes and improvements. 2.2.4 03/21/2024 - New app icons.
- Bug fixes and improvements. 2.2.3 02/29/2024 ▶ New buoys from Nazaré (Portugal), Ireland and US.
▶ Improve swell direction for Spanish buoys. 2.2.2 01/25/2024 ▶ Display the swell direction icon besides the wave size in app and widgets.
▶ Tap to switch between swell size and direction on the History graphic. 2.2.1 01/10/2024 ▶ New Spanish buoys were added. Atlantic, Mediterraneans and Canary Island's buoys were added!
▶ Search improvements and fixes. 2.2.0 01/03/2024 ▶ The french buoys were updated. Gascogne, Mediterraneans and Caribbean's buoys were also re-added!! 2.1.1 12/29/2023 ▶ Added new 23 buoys from the US coast, Micronesia, Pacific and Atlantic Oceans.
▶ Small UI improvements. 2.1.0 12/20/2023 ▶ Added new 32 buoys from the US coast, Pacific Ocean and Korea.
▶ Fix watchOS app (Thanks presserhawaii for the feedback). 2.0.4 12/10/2023 ▶ Added new 32 buoys from the US coast, Pacific Ocean and Korea.
▶ Bug fixes and improvements. 2.0.3 12/09/2023 - Fix a bug where existing users can restore purchases to become pro users again. 2.0.2 12/09/2023 ▶ Release of Buoywatch PRO.
▶ Settings screen update for iOS 16 and 17. 2.0.1 12/08/2023