NOAA Marine Forecast: Buoycast

Name: NOAA Marine Forecast: Buoycast
Rating: 4.6 (13622 reviews)
Author: Skipjack Studios, LLC

By: Skipjack Studios, LLC App

Buoy Weather, Waves & Tides

Overview

Version:

5.0.7

Last updated: 2026-08-29

Features & Capabilities

NOAA Marine Forecast: Buoycast delivers real-time marine conditions from 1,000+ NOAA buoys, helping boaters, anglers, sailors, kayakers, and coastal homeowners understand what is happening on the water before heading out. View live wind, gusts, waves, water temperature, pressure, tides, marine forecasts, sunrise and sunset, moon phase, and current weather organized around your location and favorite spots.

Buoycast Pro adds threshold notifications, NOAA watches and warnings, interactive weather maps, detailed observation history, future predictions, AI-generated condition summaries on supported iPhones, Apple Watch complications, widgets, custom layouts, and an ad-free experience. With iCloud sync across iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch, Buoycast makes marine weather and safety information easy to access wherever you are.

User Growth & Download Statistics

App Weather Navigation & Mapping Sports Accessibility

By:

Skipjack Studios, LLC

Rating:

4.60

(13,622) 2 new ratings

Version:

5.0.7 Last updated: 2026-08-29

Version code:

890310603

Creation date:

2017-04-29

Compatible devices:

Size:

177.69MB

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-09-16

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 15,042 ▼ 33

Other rankings

#79 in forecast keyword 30 ▼ 2

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Developed by:

Skipjack Studios, LLC

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/noaa-marine-forecast-buoycast/id1202655934

Website:

https://buoycast.com

User Reviews

Buoycast provides accurate, dependable marine weather data that many boaters rely on for planning. Users praise its consistent wind and buoy data and usefulness for diving, fishing charters, and day trips. However, recurring complaints focus on the latest update causing bugs and a more cumbersome interface, disruptive ads and upsell prompts, and gaps in data visibility (wave heights, forecast depth) or limitations in paid features. The app's performance with location search and buoy mapping is also cited as a source of frustration. Overall, strong data quality but negative feedback centers on UX, monetization, and data availability issues.

Pros

Accurate and dependable buoy and wind data.
Very useful for planning activities (diving, fishing charters, boating).
Timely wind speeds and water condition updates.
Long-term reliability and trust from years of use.
Consistently accurate forecasts for Gulf of Mexico.

Cons

New version updates are bug-prone and cumbersome; older UI was faster.
Excessive ads and upsell prompts pushing BuoycastPro.
Data gaps or incomplete data (e.g., wave heights not shown, paid features limited to current day).
Location/search and buoy map usability issues (can't set location; buoy map sometimes not visible).

Recent reviews

You really believe this update is good? Customization is gone. Now i have to pick a buoy every time i open it? So glad i am paying you for this. Well, back to FishWeather i go