Current readings
Current buoy data. Swell height, period, direction, and sea surface temperature, updated from the source.
Read the buoy. Watch the water. Train your call.
Wave Whisperer™ shows current SoCal buoy readings
Swell height, period, direction, and sea surface temperature: straight from CDIP and NOAA/NDBC.
No hype forecast.
You make the call.
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$1.99 once
7-day free trial
iPhone · Mac · Android
Now vs yesterday.
Pick your buoy. Read the current numbers.
See how they changed since yesterday.
Save the swells worth remembering.
24hr comparison
Yesterday's numbers and color-coded changes.
Swell compass
A real compass dial marks the swell's direction. Turn your phone and line up with where it's coming from.
Capture & history
Save a reading, name the session, and build your own trail of swells so future days have better context.
All-time swells
Benchmark against pinned reference events: Hurricane Marie (2014) and the June 2026 south swell.
Share a reading
Share the current data with your friends.
What it is.
Wave Whisperer is for building your own surf science skills over time.
It is not a forecast, an alert system, or a safety tool.
Public buoy and swell-station feeds from CDIP (Scripps) and NOAA/NDBC, across 10 stations: the SoCal core plus Pacific reference buoys.
No go-now calls. No pretending to know your break better than you do.
Use the data, watch the water, and apply your own judgment.
SoCal Hurricane Window.
A free, live page from the Wave Whisperer team, mapping active tropical storms and the swell window for Southern California. Checked hourly for the latest NHC advisories.
Buy it once. Keep it for good.
- ✓$1.99, one time. No subscription, no ads, no accounts.
- ✓7-day free trial. Read the buoys for a week before you decide.
- ✓iPhone & Mac in one purchase. Buy on iPhone and the Mac app comes free. Android is sold separately on Google Play.
- ✓Yours forever. One unlock, every future update.
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Mac · coming soon
Android · coming soon
