Buoys: Live Ocean Data
iOS app by Erik Savage. Weather · Erik Savage
- Store rating
- 5 / 5
- Store rating count
- 2
- Download price
- Free to download
- In-app purchases
- Unknown
- Version
- 1.3.0
- Listing last refreshed
- 2026-09-07
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Store description excerpt
Buoys puts live ocean conditions on your lock screen with a compact widget. Check the swell at a glance without unlocking your phone. Get real-time swell conditions from any NOAA buoy station, updated automatically throughout the day. Perfect for surfers, anglers, boaters, and anyone who needs to real-time ocean conditions. FEATURES - Create a list of your favorite buoys and see conditions for each - Explore the map of over 1,300 buoys globally - Add buoys to Favorites from the map, or by station ID (find IDs at ndbc.noaa.gov) - View metrics including wave height, swell height, swell period, swell direction, and water temperature - Add the lock screen widget to view live data for the 1st buoy in your Favorites - Tap on one of your favorite buoys to see metrics over the last 24 hours - Data sourced directly from NOAA's National Data Buoy Center GETTING STARTED 1. Open Buoys and add at least one buoy to Favorites (by ID or from the Map). Order the list so your preferred widget buoy is first. 2. To add the widget: long press the lock screen and tap "Customize", or go to Settings > Wallpaper > Customize 3. Tap "Add Widgets" and search for Buoys 4. Select the widget and that's it! The widget shows data for the first buoy in your Favorites
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