Bombora for NOAA Buoys is the best way to get information on ocean swells, wave height, tidal information and weather forecasts from NOAA.
Bombora is an elegant, powerful, and comprehensive ocean-forecasting app – built specially for surfers, sailors, fishermen, beach walkers, kayakers, and everyone else that loves the water… Bombora fetches an awe-inspiring amount of data to help keep you as informed as possible.
Bombora provides easy access to recent NOAA & NDBC buoy and oceanographic data: wave, wind, and atmospheric conditions, tidal observations and predictions, directional swell data, National Weather Service marine text forecasts, and more! This data is like gold for surf, sail, dive, kayak, canoe, windsurf, kite-board, and pelican-watching enthusiasts!
Purchase Bombora from the iTunes App Store
Browse buoys, C-MAN, and tidal stations by bodies of water / region, add them easily to a ‘Favorites’ page, or use the ultra-convenient ‘Nearby’ function to check the surf at stations closest to you. Use historical charts to observe and predict trends for any number of measurements – is the swell building or fading? Watch the wave energy shift on your phone and you’ll be ready at a moment’s notice!
Whether your passion is surfing, sailing, fishing, kayaking, windsurfing, kiteboarding, boating or canoeing, we tried to include everything you’d ever want to know about ocean conditions… in a package that’s hard to beat!
Bombora is available for $2.99 on the iTunes App Store
FEATURES
• View recent oceanographic data from the NDBC moored buoy program
• Now includes over 500 stations from NOAA’s domestic & international partners
• NOAA marine text forecasts: 31 forecast products and 600+ individual forecasts
• NOS tide level observations and predictions
• Directional swell data – see where the waves are coming from
• View station data and locations on integrated Maps
• Historical data charts for trending of swell, tides and more
• Favorites — quick access to current station and forecast data
• Share current station conditions via email
• Location-aware services: display nearby data
• The ideal Surf / Sail / Kayak / Canoe / Ocean / Marine app
Perhaps you’ve heard? Bombora is available on the iTunes App Store!
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