# Buoyweather - Marine Forecasts

> Boating and Fishing Forecasts

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id686664992](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id686664992)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id686664992`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Surfline/Wavetrak
- **Category:** Weather
- **Rating:** 4.60 / 5 (854 ratings)
- **Version:** 5.7.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-09
- **First published:** 2013-09-01
- **Size:** 124 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-16
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/buoyweather-marine-forecasts/id686664992)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://go.buoyweather.com/privacy-policy](https://go.buoyweather.com/privacy-policy)

## Description

**Buoyweather** delivers marine forecasts for offshore boating and fishing. Choose any point on the water to view wind, wave, and tide conditions, then use the Captain’s Brief for a quick, plain-language assessment. Favorite spots, daily forecasts, SST, bathymetry, satellite imagery, and high-resolution isobar charts help you plan with confidence.

Premium adds extended 16-day wind, wave, and tide forecasts, daily Captain’s Briefs, live cams, route forecasting, and ocean current maps. Compare conditions across an entire trip and identify the best window for offshore runs, long-range trips, and crossings.

## Rankings

- #58,906 — Overall
- #70 — forecast

## Review summary

Buoyweather is praised for accurate, reliable forecasts and a single, easy-to-navigate data hub that helps boaters plan trips and go/no-go decisions. Users value the consolidated data and clear visuals. Common downsides are premium pricing, login/registration issues, and occasional bugs or instability, plus billing/trial uncertainties. Overall, serious mariners find strong value in the app, but improvements are needed in onboarding, pricing transparency, and reliability.

### Pros

- Accurate, reliable forecasts for planning trips and go/no-go decisions.
- All data in one place with clear visuals and easy-to-understand graphics.
- Strong planning utility that helps with trip planning and decisions.
- User-friendly, easy-to-navigate interface.
- Long-term reliability; trusted by mariners as a go-to marine forecast tool.

### Cons

- Premium subscription pricing is high/expensive.
- Login/registration problems prevent access or create frustration.
- Occasional bugs or instability (e.g., app screens can't be closed, freezes).
- Billing and trial uncertainties (misleading trial length, unexpected charges).
- Some usability/UI issues and onboarding challenges (not intuitive in places, difficulty setting favorites).

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id686664992)