A tide app should show you, at a glance, whether the water is rising or falling, when the next high and low are, and how strong the current will be. These six do it well, from simple charts to tide alerts.
1. Tides Near Me
Shelter Island Mapping Company, LLC · 4.8 out of 5 (163,182 ratings)
Boaters who want tides, currents and marine weather together
Tide charts, tide tables and current predictions for stations worldwide, marine weather with wind, seas, water temperature and warnings where available, and a map with depth, wind, waves and moving tides.
- Price:
- Free; Premium $1.99 or $14.99, Go Mode $2.99 or $19.99
- What it doesn't do:
- 30-day forecasts are in Premium; Go Mode with nautical charts is available in US waters only.
App Store page →2. Tide Charts
7th Gear · 4.8 out of 5 (113,804 ratings)
Anyone who wants a clean chart that works without internet
Tides for nearly 8,000 stations worldwide, including Europe, with high and low times and heights, a calendar, sun and moon data, weather and rain radar, widgets and Apple Watch. Tide and lunar predictions work without internet.
- Price:
- Free with ads; Remove Ads $1.99
App Store page →3. Tide Alert (NOAA)
Rivolu LLC · 4.8 out of 5 (44,696 ratings)
US boaters and anglers who want alerts and slack tide windows
NOAA tide predictions, tidal currents and slack tide windows for thousands of US stations, custom tide alerts, offline tide data for favorites, wind, swell and water temperature.
- Price:
- Free trial, then a subscription: $6.99 for 3 months or $19.99/year; Tide Alert Gold $99.99
- What it doesn't do:
- Covers stations along the US coastline.
App Store page →4. Windfinder
Windfinder.com · 4.8 out of 5 (62,351 ratings)
Sailors who want tides next to the wind forecast
Wind and weather forecasts for over 160,000 locations, live measurements from 21,000 weather stations, tides for over 20,000 locations, wave height, period and direction, and an animated wind map.
- Price:
- Free with ads; Windfinder Plus $1.99/month or $12.99/year (7-day free trial); ad-free from $2.49
- What it doesn't do:
- Wind alerts and Superforecast, its hourly high-resolution model, are part of Windfinder Plus.
App Store page →5. Wisuki
WISUKI GLOBAL, S.L. · 4.6 out of 5 (873 ratings)
Surfers and kiters who want 30-day tides with tidal coefficients
Wind, waves, weather and tides for surfing, kiting, fishing and sailing: find the best spot for your preferred conditions, with wind orientation for each spot, 30-day tides, monthly statistics and a session community.
- Price:
- Free; Wisuki PRO $2.49/month or $22.49/year
App Store page →6. Fishing Points
Fishing Points d.o.o. · 4.7 out of 5 (30,997 ratings)
Anglers who plan around tides and feeding times
Feeding times and solunar forecasts, tides, waves and marine weather, saved fishing spots, trolling paths and trotlines, satellite maps and nautical charts (NOAA offline), and a catch log with weather and tide added automatically.
- Price:
- Free; Premium as in-app purchases from $9.99 to $49.99, Yearly Premium $49.99
App Store page →The only boating app you need
Marine forecast, waypoints, compass, GPS tracks, boat management, maintenance and documents.
Download Scirocco →Prices, features and ratings of the apps come from their US App Store listings on October 20, 2026 and may change: Tides Near Me, Tide Charts, Tide Alert (NOAA), Windfinder, Wisuki, Fishing Points.
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