BuoyWhale: NOAA Marine Weather

Name: BuoyWhale: NOAA Marine Weather
Rating: 4.6 (320 reviews)
Author: Swanson Industries, LLC

By: Swanson Industries, LLC App

Wind, Waves, Tide, and Alerts

Overview

Version:

2.9.0

Last updated: 2024-06-19

Ranking

#86,845 ▼ 145

Overall

Features & Capabilities

BuoyWhale provides easy access to NOAA buoy condition reports from around the world. It highlights wind speed and direction, waves, tide, and other data, with customizable alerts that trigger when conditions meet your criteria. The interactive map displays buoy markers, lets you zoom and pan, and filters by favorites or data freshness, with automatic refresh every five minutes.

In addition, browse the All Buoys list with search and sorting options, view per-buoy current conditions, and manage your favorites. Customize units, pause alerts, share BuoyWhale with friends, and remove ads with an optional in-app purchase. BuoyWhale keeps you informed wherever you are on the water.

User Growth & Download Statistics

App Weather Navigation & Mapping Data

By:

Swanson Industries, LLC

Rating:

4.60

(320)

Version:

2.9.0 Last updated: 2024-06-19

Version code:

864062778

Creation date:

2016-03-17

Compatible devices:

Size:

17.95MB

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-08-06

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 86,845 ▼ 145

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Developed by:

Swanson Industries, LLC

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/buoywhale-noaa-marine-weather/id1030188351

Website:

https://www.buoywhale.com

User Reviews

Users consistently praise BuoyWhale for its clean, easy-to-read UI, quick navigation, and usefulness for checking marine weather conditions with real-time data. However, multiple reviews flag significant drawbacks: missing wave data (no wave heights or swell direction) and other data gaps, plus stability issues including startup crashes and device/OS compatibility problems. Some report UI onboarding and readability problems and generally incomplete data. Overall, strong informational value when it works, but reliability and data completeness need improvement.

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