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NOAA National Data Buoy Marine vs BuoyPro: Marine Weather Usage & Stats
NOAA National Data Buoy Marine provides real-time buoys marine weather data directly to your device!
- More than 1.500 weather buoys available (with past data and forecast)
- Live Weather Alerts
- Search weather buoys by name, description, region, US state, or geolocation (latitude, longitude) GPS location service supported
- Save your favorite weather buoys
- Setting page to choose your favorite unit of measure
- Consult generic forecast map
- If offline, lastly available marine observations will always be accessible for every buoy
Search for weather buoys all over US, Central America, Canada, United Kingdom, Japan and Open Ocean and plan your fishing/sailing/surfing trip!
Available weather data:
- Current weather conditions
- Sunrise and sunset time
- Moon phase
- Wind direction, wind speed, wind gust
- Wave direction, wave height, wave period
- Air temperature, atmospheric pressure, dew point
- Water temperature
- Localize function
- Map with buoys
- Forecast weather
- Past data
- Find the nearest buoys according to your current position
- Map with significant wave height, dominant wave period and surface analysis.
Available Subscriptions (per device):
- Premium (monthly): it adds enhanced features (e.g., continuous updating of new buoys, extra push data, risk of high waves close to favorites buoys, news messages, suggestion of nearby buoys with favorable conditions...).
- No Advertisement (yearly): it removes ads for one year.
The in-app purchase is valid only on the device where you buy the subscription.
IMPORTANT NOTE: With this App we display all the AVAILABLE weather data provided by NOAA - NDBC at each location (buoy station). If you don't see wave height, wind speed, or anything else, please understand it is not our fault but a lack of information at the source. Hence, do not leave (please) a bad review for something we can't fix, as on reviews depends our survival on the market.
Contact
If you find a mistake or typos in the app or you suggest any improvement or some buoys are missing, please email us at plusmeteoapp@gmail.com with reference NOAA NDBC Buoy Live Marine-iOS. Thanks.
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"The best way to observe a fish is to become a fish."
— Jacques Yves Cousteau, Oceanographer
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Get up-to-date real-time buoy weather & marine weather conditions from over 800 NOAA National Data Buoy Center (NDBC) buoys, plus NOAA Marine Forecasts, Weather Forecasts, BuoyCams, and more -- all in one app.
• Live Buoy Weather Observations: Track wind, water temperature, waves, and key weather data from your favorite buoy stations. (Observation types vary between stations, and some buoy stations are seasonal!)
• Interactive Map View: Quickly see conditions and marine weather forecasts across multiple locations and use customizable overlays, including nautical charts (US) and precipitation.
• Essential for Boaters, Sailors & Anglers: Plan your time on the water with confidence using the latest observations, conditions, and forecasts.
• Privacy-Focused: No tracking, just the marine data you need.
Whether you’re boating, navigating, fishing, or planning a day on the water, BuoyPro keeps you informed. Download now and stay ahead of marine weather!
Detailed Features:
• Weather Observations - NOAA NDBC Buoy Weather Observations / NOAA NDBC Buoy Reports for the following data points (the type of observations varies between stations, and may also vary throughout the day):
- Wind speed, wind gusts, and wind direction
- Air temperature & water temperature (a.k.a., sea temperature or ocean temperature)
- Dew point
- Pressure and tendency
- Significant wave height, direction, and periods
- Wave components of swell & wind waves
• Buoy Observation Trends - See how the marine weather datapoints are changing over time
• Weather forecasts from Apple Weather, NOAA, & Meteo-France including forecasts for significant wave height, wind waves, swell, and water temperature for most buoy stations.
• Widgets - See weather observations on your home screen (*Premium)
• Favorites - Conveniently track observations at the buoy stations you care about most. With Premium, you also get a view that shows buoy observations for all your favorites at once.
• Maps - Find buoy stations and view buoy observations on an interactive map, including NOAA, NCEP, & NASA overlays and radar/precipitation. Overlays are subject to change, but currently include base radar reflectivity, sea surface temperature, nautical charts, chlorophyll concentration, and more. (Some overlays require Premium)
• NOAA Marine Forecasts for most locations. (*Premium required for full forecasts, including a synopsis) [Some locations that are very remote or up rivers are not in marine forecast zones, and do not have marine forecasts]
• Customize the home screen to change the order of the data, and put the items most relevant to you at the top. (*Premium)
• Sun & Moon Times and position chart including rise, set, and civil dawn/dusk.
• Buoy Cams for a limited number of stations. (*Premium)
BuoyPro is not affiliated with NOAA, but it uses NOAA NDBC as a primary data source for marine buoy weather. If you want to move up from the free features, the Premium upgrade provides the best value for price out there & all Premium plans offer family sharing.
BuoyPro is free, but the free version shows ads for the Premium service and has limited features. BuoyPro Premium removes the ads and unlocks every feature. Premium has a 1 week free trial, so you can try it out and see if it's worth it for you. (Thank you so much to subscribers!)
Note: BuoyPro requires an internet connection. While the app provides data around the world, the best coverage is around the United States and US territories.
Please feel free to contact me with questions, feedback, feature requests or bug reports at contact@buoypro.com
Terms of Use: https://www.buoypro.com/terms-of-use
Privacy Policy: https://www.buoypro.com/privacy-policy
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January 18, 2026