RipCat: Tides, Buoys & Marine

The ocean won't send a calendar invite, but RipCat can give you a heads-up. New Ocean Alerts watch tides, swell, wind, and water temperature. One custom alert is free.

Stop checking three screens before you head out. RipCat brings tide predictions, buoy observations, marine advisories, and custom Ocean Alerts into one fast, Apple-native app for the U.S. coast.

Built in Santa Barbara for surfers, anglers, boaters, beachgoers, and anyone whose plans move with the water.

OCEAN ALERTS Tell RipCat what your ocean window looks like. When an on-device check finds a match, RipCat uses a local notification to give you a heads-up.

• One complete custom alert is free; RipCat Pro unlocks up to eight • Add multiple conditions to one station and combine up to three sources with Match All or Match Any • Choose tide height or movement, wave height, swell height, direction or period, wind speed or direction, or water temperature—only if the source reports it • Expand an alert to see the reading, threshold, source, and condition that triggered it • Choose a one-, two-, or four-hour cooldown so repeat matches stay grouped • Alert recipes, history, and notifications stay on device. iOS controls background refresh timing

TIDES AT A GLANCE • Official NOAA CO-OPS tide predictions for stations around the U.S. coast • Scrubbable 48-hour tide curve with exact heights, high and low times, and rising or falling state • Automatic nearest-station lookup, plus search by city, station name, or ID • Sunrise, sunset, first light, moon, and solunar context • Cache-first tide charts that stay useful when the signal gets thin

BUOYS AND MARINE CONDITIONS • Latest NDBC and compatible CDIP buoy observations, limited to measurements each source reports • Water temperature trends, wave history, wind, pressure, and spectral swell direction, height, and period where available • A directional swell rose and charts you can scrub through time • National Weather Service marine zones and Small Craft Advisory timelines on the map • A searchable map list as an accessible alternative to small pins

PLAN IT YOUR WAY • Save one favorite station free; RipCat Pro unlocks unlimited favorites • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets, Live Activities, and Siri Shortcuts • Apple Watch app and glanceable complications • Printable monthly tide calendars with high/low and solar times • Share and export tools for friends and crew • Feet or meters, 12- or 24-hour time, dark mode, sound, and haptics • iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Mac, and Apple Vision Pro support

ACCESSIBLE BY DESIGN RipCat supports VoiceOver, large Dynamic Type, high contrast, Differentiate Without Color, and Reduce Motion. Use a custom rotor for tide and celestial events, explore the Tide Dial with audio feedback, and read marine states through words and symbols as well as color.

RIPCAT PRO Tide, buoy, and advisory data stays free. One custom Ocean Alert and one favorite station are included for everyone. Pro adds up to eight named alert recipes, unlimited favorites, Watch complications, Lock Screen widgets, printable calendars, and sharing/export tools.

• Monthly: $2.99 • Annual: $19.99—under $2 per month • Family Sharing supported

Payment is charged to your Apple Account. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage or cancel in your App Store account settings. Prices may vary by region.

DATA SOURCES NOAA CO-OPS tide predictions, National Weather Service marine forecasts and advisories, NDBC observations, and compatible CDIP buoy data. United States coverage. Informational only; not navigation advice.

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Made in Santa Barbara by a surfer, his daughter, and their cat, Rip. See you out there—keep it fishy.

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