PredictWind Offshore Weather

PredictWind Limited

About this app

The Offshore App allows you to seamlessly download multiple GRIB files for your coastal and offshore passages.

Quickly download and view GRIB files, weather routes, GMDSS maps and text forecasts, AIS data and satellite imagery.

Access all the world’s top ranking forecast models for reliable and accurate weather data, including ECMWF, SPIRE, UKMO, GFS and more. Our very own PWG & PWE models offer incredible accuracy and a record-breaking 1km resolution.

In addition to forecasts, the Offshore App also provides a suite of powerful marine tools to save you time and keep you safe at sea.

Weather Routing and Departure Planning is calculated in the PredictWind cloud at the highest resolution. The finished route is then sent back to your boat in an incredibly small file size, which is ideal for low bandwidth satellite and SSB connections.

The Offshore App works with Wi-Fi, mobile networks, and most satellite connections using an Iridium GO! exec, Iridium GO!, Globalstar or Optimizer device.

ADDITIONAL FEATURES

GRIB file viewer: High resolution forecasts maps with animated streamlines, wind barbs or arrows.

Tables: The ultimate dashboard for detailed analysis.

Graphs: Compare multiple parameters at the same time.

GMDSS Forecasts: View either in the traditional text format or on a map.

Destination Spot Forecast: Know exactly what the weather is doing at your destination.

Live Observations: Know what’s happening right now out on the water.

Ocean Data: See what’s happening under the waves with ocean and tidal currents, and sea temperature.

GPS Tracking: Get a free customised GPS tracking page for your blog or website.

AIS Data: View over 280,000 vessels worldwide on the AIS network.

Ratings and reviews

I like the app in that the files are small and can be downloaded with intermittent cell signal as we are traveling along the Southeast US coast. The usage is not always intuitive so I practice everyday so I do not forget how to look at different areas and adjust parameters. However, this is a valuable tool and I highly recommend it.

I'm a new user, so not fully up to speed with Offshore, but it seems unstable on Android. Crashes regularly ( Samsung S9+, Android 10, and GRIBs downloaded over a Starlink connection.) Have tried all the usual workarounds...clear cache, clear data, restart phone, reinstall app, all to no avail. Strange, because the Predictwind app seems to work OK, but of course it requires a continuous Internet connection, whereas once the Offshore app has current GRIBs it can be reviewed offline.

App is packed with a lot of usefull things. Too bad they don t work for me. Most of the prediction files do not download, saying that my user and password are incorrect. The ones that get downloaded are not displayed on the map. The map zooms out to world view everytime i go to some menu. Used help. Doesn t seem i do sonething wrong or got the settings wrong. But problems still persist

What's new

Changes in v7.5.0.0:
. New map tool tip UI
. New source of Satellite Imagery to replace our old source that is no longer available.
. bugfixes