NOAA Buoy & Tides Tracker

Verona Solutions, LLC

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About this app

NOAA Buoy & Tides Tracker gives boaters, anglers, surfers, and coastal residents fast access to real-time NOAA marine conditions and reliable tide predictions — all in one free app.

FEATURES

• Real-time Buoy Data — View live wind speed/direction, wave height, water temperature, air temperature, and barometric pressure from NOAA's National Data Buoy Center (NDBC) network of hundreds of stations along the US coastline and inland waters.

• On-Device Tide Predictions — Tide heights and high/low tide times are calculated locally on your device using NOAA's published harmonic constituent data — no dependence on a third-party server for your tide graphs.

• Marine Forecasts — Get official NOAA National Weather Service marine zone forecasts (not general weather forecasts) tailored to your specific coastal location.

• Moon Phase Calendar — Check the current moon phase and browse a full monthly calendar, useful for anticipating tidal ranges.

• Nearby Station Search — Find the closest buoy and tide stations to your current location or any location you choose, sorted by distance.

• Favorites & Home Stations — Save your most-used buoy and tide stations as favorites, and set one buoy station and one tide station as your "home" for instant access from the main screen.

• Interactive Maps — View station locations on a map to plan your trip on or near the water.

DATA YOU CAN TRUST

All buoy observations come directly from NOAA's National Data Buoy Center, and marine forecasts come from the National Weather Service. Tide predictions are computed on-device from NOAA's own published harmonic constituent data.

FREE & AD-SUPPORTED

NOAA Buoy & Tides Tracker is free to use and supported by non-intrusive banner ads shown only on browsing screens — never on the map or station detail pages, so your view of the data stays clear.

Whether you're planning a day of boating, fishing, surfing, or just want to know what the water's doing near you, NOAA Buoy & Tides Tracker puts official NOAA marine data in your pocket.

What’s new

Tide predictions now match NOAA's published tables to within a couple of minutes and a few hundredths of a foot.
• Predictions use all 37 of NOAA's harmonic constituents instead of 8
• Two astronomy errors fixed that put diurnal coasts (Gulf, Pacific NW, Hawaii) up to an hour off
• About 200 subordinate stations that were scaled by the wrong kind of correction now show real heights
Same stations, same navigation, same data from NOAA.