Current readings
Live buoy data, clearly: swell height, period, direction, and sea surface temperature, updated straight from the source.
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.
Open the app, pick your buoy, read the live numbers, see how they moved since yesterday, then save the swells worth remembering.
Live buoy data, clearly: swell height, period, direction, and sea surface temperature, updated straight from the source.
Yesterday's numbers and color-coded changes.
A live instrument dial aligns swell direction to true north as you turn your phone toward the break.
Save a reading, name the session, and build your own trail of swells so future days have better context.
Benchmark against pinned reference events: Hurricane Marie (2014) and the June 2026 south swell, per buoy.
Send a clean image card of the current numbers (buoy, station, and the four readings) in a tap.
Wave Whisperer is for reading buoy data and building your own surf sense 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. The numbers, not a forecast.
Use the data, watch the water, and apply your own judgment.
A free live page from the Wave Whisperer team, mapping active tropical storms and the swell window they open for Southern California. Checked hourly for the latest NHC advisories. Open to everyone, no app required.