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Mobile Marine Apps & Websites
List assembled by Denise Thompson from Birch Bay Paddlers in 2016 (so this list has a Pacific Northwest bias, but many of these apps work whereever you are). Some columns were deleted from the original tables to make a better fit within this webpage. The original testers were almost exclusively using iPads and iPhones, but many if not most of these apps have Android versions also.
| Mobile Marine App Name | $ Cost | App or Website Description | Phone Tablet Both |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aye Tides XL | 7.99 | Tides Program (iPad version) for any day in the past or future | iPad |
| Aye Tides | 7.99 | Tides Program (iphone version) for any day in the past or future | iPhone |
| GPS realTide | 1.99 | Shows tides corrected to your current GPS location & currents from list for any day in the past or future | iPhone |
| MyTide | 1.99 | Single day current Tides & Currents from favorites list | iPhone |
| ShralpTide2 | Free | Tide and current graphs | iPad |
| Boating US & Canada HD | 54.99 | Navionics Navigation Program (iPad version) with US & Canadian eCharts | iPad |
| Boating US & Canada | 14.99 | Navionics Navigation Program (iphone version) with US & Canada eCharts | iPhone |
| Transas iSailor - Marine Navigation, Chart Plotter | Free* | Transas Navigation Program, WA eCharts $4.99, Canadian Sunshine Coast, Gulf I, & Vancouver I. eCharts $25 | both |
| iNavX Marine Navigation, NOAA Sailing Charts & Boating Chartplotter | 49.99 | Full featured application for charting and tracking your position while underway with free and fee chart options | iPad |
| Compass Eye Marine Navigation & Bearings | 4.99 | Hand bearing compass with multiple bearing set points | iPhone |
| Commander Compass Lite | Free* | compass with maps, gyrocompass, GPS receiver, waypoint tracker, speedometer, altimeter, Sun, Moon and star finder, gyro horizon | iPad |
| MarineTraffic Ships & Wind | 3.99 | Detailed AIS ship location tracker | both |
| Boat Beacon | 9.99 | Tracks AIS ship locations AND turns your mobile device into an mAIS transmitter to self report your AIS position to the Marine Traffic system | iphone |
| mAIS MarineTraffic Ship Position Reporting | Free | Manually report your position via your mobile device to Marine Traffic system | iphone |
| Predict Wind | Free* | Worldwide Tables, Graphs, Wind Maps, Observations, Swell Maps, Rain Maps, Cloud Maps, Isobar Maps, Sea Temp, Weather Routing, Departure Planning | both |
| SailFlow | Free* | Wind graphs and forecasts from Weather Stations, Nowcast Spots, Onsite Reports | both |
| WindAlert | Free* | Similar to SailFlow features and outputs | both |
| PocketGrib | Free* | Shows offshore wind speed, direction, atmospheric pressure, rain | both |
| GRIBview by Theyr | Free* | Using the most advanced weather modelling to produce the most accurate forecasts available today | iPad |
| NOAA Buoy and Tide Data | 1.99 | Coastal NOAA Buoy Data Reports | both |
| Buoyweather | Free | Buoyweather provides worldwide offshore Wind & Swell derived from nearby NOAA weather buoys and ship reports | iPhone |
| MSW Surf Forecast | Free* | Magic Seaweed provides worldwide forecasts for wind speed & direction, live buoy & wind reports, swell height, swell direction & swell period | both |
| Beaufort Wind Force Scale | Free | A handy pocket reference often used with other marine wind related forecast apps like Magic Seaweed | iPhone |
| Marine Weather Plus by ACCuWeather | 2.99 | Weather Forecast Zones, Buoy Reports, Tide Prediction Stations, Radar Overlay, Sunrise/Sunset, Ocean/Bay Current Maps | both |
| WeatherMap+ | 2.99 | Zoom around a map of the world, switch various weather layers in order to get a comprehensive view of both current and future weather events | both |
| Drag Queen Anchor Alarm | Free | Anchor alarm | iPhone |
| H1 Longitude Time Keeper | 0.99 | Describes the John Harrison clock that solved the problem of longitude | iPad |
| Knots 3D | 1.99 | Animations showing how to tie various knots | both |
| Boat Watch | Free* | Boat Watch lets you spot and identify boats and ships all around the world! | iPad |
| Tide Chart USA Free | Free | An application to display tidal information, made for fun fishing. | iPhone |
| RayView | Free | Remote view of Raymarine sounder & chart plotter – allows you to view your Raymarine e-Series or c-Series Multi-Functional Display via your smartphone or tablet. | Both |
| RadarNow! | Free* | Moving weather radar. Use RadarNow! to quickly see an animated radar image and current conditions! No digging through menus to see if a storm is on the way! | Both |
| ViewRanger | $0-20 | Land based topo and trail mapping for land base exploring. Discover thousands of inspiring trail guides, download detailed topo | Both |
| maps, and navigate your outdoor adventures with ViewRanger’s integrated | |||
| navigation system. | |||
| BackCountry Navigator TOPO GPS | $0-21 | Land based topo and trail mapping for land base exploring. | both |
| MSW US Pacific Wind & Swell | Free* | https://www.google.com/url?q=http://magicseaweed.com/US-Pacific-Surf-Chart/13/?chartType=WMAG&sa=D&ust=1454825677971000&usg=AFQjCNHwnIu6Iqptc7Q-9L4xt8TUcb-CjQ | both |
| Ocean Winds & Currents | Free | https://www.google.com/url?q=http://earth.nullschool.net/#current/wind/surface/level/orthographic=-151.49,51.81,1821&sa=D&ust=1454825677972000&usg=AFQjCNH31RWOXFYhqk6AP5K4UARbwkhKGw | both |
| 48 HR Surface Weatherfax | Free | https://www.google.com/url?q=http://weather.noaa.gov/pub/fax/PWBI10.TIF&sa=D&ust=1454825677972000&usg=AFQjCNHk_fz2mCq9tphdtArkwYybYMT2LA | both |
| 96 HR Surface Weatherfax | Free | https://www.google.com/url?q=http://weather.noaa.gov/pub/fax/PWBM99.TIF&sa=D&ust=1454825677972000&usg=AFQjCNHaH461Y5Fq2uLjuEoSmCcXPBihsQ | both |
| Local WA Marine Forecast | Free | https://www.google.com/url?q=http://weather.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/fmtbltn.pl?file=forecasts/marine/coastal/pz/pzz133.txt&sa=D&ust=1454825677973000&usg=AFQjCNGB7r5lMLnouMoqpxVfmRVLI0_Xjw | both |
| Local BC Marine Forecast | Free | https://www.google.com/url?q=https://weather.gc.ca/marine/forecast_e.html?mapID=02&siteID=14305&sa=D&ust=1454825677975000&usg=AFQjCNHNNciGSBusFPZQH4EbtyDjpZX2Tg | both |
| Complete Local Marine Weather Analysis | Free | https://www.google.com/url?q=http://l-36.com/weather.php?lat=49&lon=-122.77&point1=Blaine,+WA&point2=Marine+Location+Near+Blaine,+WA&tide1=Blaine,+Semiahmoo+Bay,+Washington&tide2=Toe+Point,+Patos+Island,+0.5+mile+South+of,+Washington+Current&lat_long1=49,-122.77&radar=ATX&radar2=RTX&station=sew&ports=9449424&rss=chyw1&rss2=frdw1&rss3=pbfw1&airport=KBLI&geos=west/nw&lat_long2=49,-122.77&yd10=on&zone1=PZZ133&zone2=PZZ100&v=0.50&sa=D&ust=1454825677975000&usg=AFQjCNGnvUqdwtK9N2okTqtuC76nDhBu-Q | both |
| iPad Apps Used to Cross an Ocean | Free | https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.cruisingworld.com/how/ipad-navigation-across-ocean&sa=D&ust=1454825677976000&usg=AFQjCNHAhPCMqf1MKhu7oE5KqDDcED4maQ | both |
| WindAlert | Free* | https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.windalert.com/map#48.79,-123.429,9,2&sa=D&ust=1454825677976000&usg=AFQjCNE92YabUh_kfCRibOKAcoWirzvXvw | both |
| Waggoner Cruising Guide | Free | https://www.google.com/url?q=http://waggonerguide.com/&sa=D&ust=1454825677977000&usg=AFQjCNE0_63fG7-2LE5udXpWb9SOJe6XIw | both |
| Waggoner Crusing Guide App reviews | Free | https://www.google.com/url?q=http://waggonerguide.com/&sa=D&ust=1454825677977000&usg=AFQjCNE0_63fG7-2LE5udXpWb9SOJe6XIw | both |
| Boativated | Free | https://www.google.com/url?q=http://boativated.com/&sa=D&ust=1454825677977000&usg=AFQjCNGp9KoGllLcATfumXVpLiFfaIwcog | both |
| i-Marine Apps | Free | https://www.google.com/url?q=http://i-marineapps.blogspot.com/&sa=D&ust=1454825677978000&usg=AFQjCNGAsmmUUz4Z7r_rrKffrZCZE1d59g | both |
| BitterEndBlog | Free | https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.facebook.com/BitterEndBlog&sa=D&ust=1454825677978000&usg=AFQjCNGhxdf3XdddRHgyD-yH02fiQNtZTw | both |
| The Three Sheets Northwest | Free | https://www.google.com/url?q=http://threesheetsnw.com/&sa=D&ust=1454825677978000&usg=AFQjCNEZ9WkXEfU8DPEFeb3irX1u-6_SNQ | both |
| Actuals vs Predicted for Cherry Point | Free | https://www.google.com/url?q=http://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/stationhome.html?id=9449424#obs&sa=D&ust=1454825677979000&usg=AFQjCNGqaYWqk-B3IiZ17MvRRiarnvrj3A | both |
| Panbo : the marine electronics hub | Free | https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.panbo.com/&sa=D&ust=1454825677979000&usg=AFQjCNEsifuv1HfG9lvv8cJhARYoL4neNA | both |
| Northwest Cruising | Free | Cruising Dictances in the Pacific Northwest and links to popular areas | both |
| Advanced Google Maps Distance Calculator | Free | Allows you to lay in a course using Google Maps and find out the total distance in statute miles and nautical miles | both |
| Discover Ferndale | Free | A good site for weather and local Ferndale information. You can sign up to get daily or weekly updates from them | both |
| Wind Finder | Free | Wind, waves and weather for kitesurfers, windsurfers, surfers and sailors | both |
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