Windy is hard to beat for animated maps. But if what you need is a simpler forecast, live wind at the spot, US marine data or a route calculated on the weather, one of these apps does it better.
1. Windfinder
Windfinder.com · 4.8 out of 5 (62,351 ratings)
Sailors, kiters and windsurfers who check live station wind
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 →2. Windy.app
Windy Weather World Inc · 4.7 out of 5 (73,163 ratings)
Wind sports people who want spots and spot chats
Wind forecast for 10 days in 3-hour steps, animated wind map, wave forecast, wind alerts, a weather archive back to 2012, over 30,000 spots with spot chats, and an offline mode.
- Price:
- Free; WINDY PRO from $9.99 (1 month) to $164.99, with a 3- or 7-day free trial
App Store page →3. PredictWind
PredictWind Limited · 4.8 out of 5 (32,885 ratings)
Cruisers who want weather routing and departure planning
Marine forecasts from ECMWF, AIFS, ICON, UKMO, GFS and its own PWAi, PWG and PWE models, maps for wind, waves, currents and CAPE, weather routing for your boat, departure planning and AIS.
- Price:
- Free; Basic $6.99/month or $29.00/year, Standard $249.00/year, Professional $499.00/year
App Store page →4. SailFlow
WeatherFlow · 4.7 out of 5 (5,842 ratings)
US sailors who want live wind from stations on buoys and piers
Live wind from over 150,000 stations, including its own Tempest stations on buoys and piers, Nearcast and public models (HRRR, NAM, GFS, ICON), wind maps, radar, NWS marine forecasts, tides and free wind alerts.
- Price:
- Free; Plus, Pro and Gold memberships as in-app purchases, from $3.99 to $179.99
App Store page →5. Marine Weather Forecast Pro
LW Brands, LLC · 4.7 out of 5 (16,414 ratings)
US boaters who want NOAA buoys and NWS marine forecasts
NOAA marine data: real-time buoy readings, 5-day NWS marine forecast, offshore zone forecasts, 7-day hourly WaveWatch III swell model, 7-day hourly tide forecast and NOAA chart overlays.
- Price:
- Free; Pro subscription $3.99/month or $11.99/year
- What it doesn't do:
- Built on US sources (NOAA, NWS); hourly forecasts and severe weather alerts are in the Pro subscription.
App Store page →6. Scirocco
Simone Ruggiero, Naples (Italy)
Boaters in the Mediterranean who want an hour-by-hour answer
Wind, gusts, waves, swell, storms and fog for 7 days, with the 2 km ICON-2I model (Italy and nearby seas) compared with ICON-EU and ECMWF and a reliability label. The forecast is free, and the last one stays available offline for 7 days.
- Price:
- Free up to 20 waypoints; Pro $24.99/year (7-day free trial) or $3.99/week (3-day free trial)
- What it doesn't do:
- No nautical charts with depths and no AIS.
Download Scirocco free →7. Wisuki
WISUKI GLOBAL, S.L. · 4.6 out of 5 (873 ratings)
Surfers and kiters who pick a spot by wind orientation
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 →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: Windfinder, Windy.app, PredictWind, SailFlow, Marine Weather Forecast Pro, Scirocco, Wisuki.
Windy, Windy.com, Windy.app, Windfinder, PredictWind, SailFlow, WeatherFlow, Marine Weather Forecast Pro and Wisuki are trademarks of their respective owners. Scirocco is not affiliated with, sponsored or endorsed by them.