Buoycast: NOAA Buoys & Weather

Name: Buoycast: NOAA Buoys & Weather
Rating: 4.6 (13611 reviews)
Author: Skipjack Studios, LLC

By: Skipjack Studios, LLC App

Marine Forecast, Waves & Tides

Overview

Version:

5.0.5

Last updated: 2026-07-27

Ranking

#14,891 ▼ 21

Overall

Features & Capabilities

Buoycast is the go-to marine weather companion, delivering real-time buoy observations from 800+ NOAA NDBC buoys, NOAA forecasts from 300 forecast zones, tide predictions, and current/hourly forecasts. Save favorites and view the closest buoy to your location with cross-device sync.

Buoycast Pro adds animated radar and interactive weather maps, customizable feeds, proactive alerts for NOAA watches, warnings, and advisories, and ad-free browsing with the option to change app icons.

User Growth & Download Statistics

App Weather Navigation & Mapping Data

By:

Skipjack Studios, LLC

Rating:

4.60

(13,611) 7 new ratings

Version:

5.0.5 Last updated: 2026-07-27

Version code:

888750940

Creation date:

2017-04-29

Compatible devices:

Size:

175.96MB

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-08-06

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 14,891 ▼ 21

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Developed by:

Skipjack Studios, LLC

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/buoycast-noaa-buoys-weather/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

Always spot on

by sc*****, 2026-07-12

I like the information provided by this app however it’s annoying when I keep getting asked to rate the app every 30 seconds while I’m trying to look at the weather between two and three different buoys to plan a trip