# Windfinder: Wind & Weather map

> Tides, waves & storm forecast

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id336829635](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id336829635)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id336829635`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Windfinder
- **Category:** Weather
- **Rating:** 4.80 / 5 (61,635 ratings)
- **Version:** 5.41.2
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-25
- **First published:** 2009-11-15
- **Size:** 81 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-16
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/windfinder-wind-weather-map/id336829635)
- **Website:** [https://www.windfinder.com/apps/](https://www.windfinder.com/apps/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.windfinder.com/contact/privacy\_policy.htm](https://www.windfinder.com/contact/privacy_policy.htm)

## Description

Windfinder: Wind & Weather Map is a Chrome extension that brings detailed wind, weather, tides and waves data directly to your browser. It covers over 160,000 locations with real-time wind measurements from 21,000 stations, tide forecasts, webcams, and an animated wind map for quick, global overviews.

Windfinder Plus adds powerful enhancements: wind alerts, hourly high-resolution forecasts, map-based value grids, widgets in multiple sizes, and an ad-free experience. The extension supports in-app purchases with a 7-day free trial and straightforward opt-out.

## Rankings

- #5,280 — Overall
- #48 — forecast

## Review summary

Users praise Windfinder for accurate, comprehensive, and easy-to-use wind and weather data that supports boating, fishing, and outdoor planning. The app’s strengths are accuracy, essential utility, broad data coverage, and user-friendliness, while the main drawback noted is occasional location-specific inaccuracies.

### Pros

- Highly accurate forecasts and reliable decision-making, often outperforming local weather stations.
- Essential tool for boating, offshore fishing, and other water activities; widely relied upon and considered a must-have.
- Comprehensive data across wind, rain, tide, and waves, with real-time and hourly forecasts and broad geographic coverage.
- Easy to understand and user-friendly interface.
- Real-time and hourly data helps plan trips and avoid surprises.

### Cons

- Occasional inaccuracies in forecasts for certain locations or times, leading some users to question reliability.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id336829635)