# Swellwire

> Surf forecasts, live buoys, and a global weather globe, all in one app.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.swellwire](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.swellwire)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.swellwire`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Nevada Scientific
- **Category:** WEATHER
- **Downloads:** 7
- **Version:** 1.0.5
- **Last updated:** 2026-06-19
- **First published:** 2026-06-18
- **Publisher country:** US
- **Size:** 28 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-05
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.swellwire)
- **Website:** [https://swellwire.com](https://swellwire.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://swellwire.com/privacy](https://swellwire.com/privacy)

## Description

Swellwire — Surf &amp; Weather, Reimagined<br><br>Swellwire is the surf and weather app for people who want to actually understand the ocean. Beautiful, fast, and built on the same NOAA data the pros rely on — wrapped in an interactive 3D globe you&#39;ll want to keep open.<br><br>Plan every session with confidence<br><br>16-day extended swell forecasts powered by NOAA&#39;s GFS-Wave global model<br>Live buoy observations from NOAA NDBC, refreshed every 30 minutes<br>Wave height, period, direction, swell components, wind, and weather — all in one view<br>Save your favorite spots and check conditions in a tap<br>Explore the planet, not just the lineup<br>Swellwire isn&#39;t just a surf app — it&#39;s a window onto the entire atmosphere and ocean. Spin a gorgeous interactive globe and switch between modes:<br><br>Ocean — currents, wave height, sea surface temperature, SST anomaly, salinity<br>Air — wind, temperature, humidity, pressure, precipitation, cloud cover, CAPE<br>Chem — CO, CO₂, SO₂, NO₂<br>Particulates — dust, PM1, PM2.5, PM10, organic matter, sulfate<br>Space — aurora forecasts<br>Bio — coral bleaching alerts<br>Visualize it your way<br><br>Animated wind vectors and overlay playback<br>Multiple map projections: 3D globe, Mercator, equirectangular, stereographic, and more<br>Pressure-level slices from the surface up to 10 hPa<br>Graticule, coordinates, and clean color scales tuned for readability<br>Built on real data, not guesses<br><br>NOAA NDBC buoy network<br>NOAA NWS forecasts<br>NOAA GFS-Wave global GRIB2<br>No middlemen, no marketing-grade &quot;smoothing&quot;<br>Whether you&#39;re chasing the next swell, tracking a hurricane, watching wildfire smoke, or just curious what the planet is doing right now — Swellwire makes it gorgeous, accurate, and instant.<br><br>Download Swellwire and see the world the way meteorologists do.

## Rankings

- #2,882,773 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `com.android.vending.BILLING`
- `com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE`
- `com.swellwire.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.swellwire)