WaveBrief: Marine Forecast

WaveBrief provides marine forecasts, tides, and buoy observations for supported U.S. coastal and offshore locations.

Coverage is limited to the United States and its coastal waters. Data availability varies by location, station, and source.

WaveBrief brings forecast, tide, and station data into one clear iPhone and iPad experience. Tap the map, search for a place, open a saved point, or optionally use your current location.

MARINE FORECASTS

• View point and hourly marine forecasts
• Check wind, waves, and other available marine conditions
• See National Weather Service alert information
• Review data freshness and update times

TIDES

• Find a nearby NOAA Tides & Currents station
• View high and low tide predictions
• Explore an interactive hourly tide chart in station-local time
• See station distance and available water products

BUOY OBSERVATIONS

• Browse nearby NDBC-operated stations
• View available wind, gust, wave, pressure, and water-temperature observations
• Missing station values remain unavailable instead of being displayed as zero

MAP, SAVED LOCATIONS, AND WIDGETS

• Select supported coastal and offshore points from the map
• Search for U.S. coastal places
• Save favorite marine points and revisit recent locations
• Add Small, Medium, or Large Home Screen widgets
• Choose preferred units, appearance, and map options

WaveBrief is a paid upfront application with no advertising, subscriptions, in-app purchases, or account requirement.

DATA SOURCES

Forecast and alert information is provided by the National Weather Service.

Tide, water-level, current, wind, and water-temperature products are provided by NOAA Tides & Currents.

Buoy observations are provided by the NOAA National Data Buoy Center.

Values may be converted to the units selected in WaveBrief and rounded for display. Data availability varies by location, station, and source.

WaveBrief is independently developed and is not affiliated with or endorsed by NOAA, the National Weather Service, the National Data Buoy Center, or the United States Government.

INFORMATIONAL USE

Marine forecasts and observations may be delayed, incomplete, estimated, or unavailable. Conditions can change rapidly.

WaveBrief is provided for general planning and informational purposes only. It is not a substitute for official warnings, local authorities, required navigation equipment, seamanship, or professional judgment.

WaveBrief does not provide medical, health, swimming, boating, or navigational advice and does not determine or certify that conditions are safe or unsafe.

PRIVACY

WaveBrief does not require an account and does not use personal data for advertising, analytics, profiling, or cross-app tracking.

Saved locations, recent locations, preferences, and widget information are stored locally on your device. When you select a marine point or use your current location, the selected coordinates are securely transmitted only to retrieve forecasts, tides, alerts, and buoy observations.

No cloud sync is used.

PRIVACY AND LEGAL

Privacy Policy:
https://emkapps.com/wavebrief-privacy-policy/

WaveBrief Terms of Use:
https://emkapps.com/wavebrief-termsconditions/

Apple Standard End User License Agreement:
https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/