Current readings
Live buoy data, clearly: swell height, period, direction, and sea surface temperature, updated straight from the source.
Live buoy data · SoCal
Read the buoy. Watch the water. Train your call.
Wave Whisperer™ shows current buoy readings: swell height, period, direction, and sea surface temperature, straight from NOAA/NDBC and CDIP. No hype forecast. You make the call.
$1.99 once
7-day free trial
iPhone & Mac
Coming Soon
iPhone
Mac
Android
What it does
One screen. Real context.
Open the app, pick your buoy, read the live numbers, see how they moved since yesterday, then save the swells worth remembering.
24hr comparison
Blue is now, gold is 24 hours ago. Color-coded deltas show exactly what rose, dropped, or held.
Swell compass
A live instrument dial aligns swell direction to true north as you turn your phone toward the break.
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, per buoy.
Share a reading
Send a clean image card of the current numbers (buoy, station, and the four readings) in a tap.
Data + guide
What it is. And what it is not.
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 NOAA/NDBC and CDIP (Scripps), across 10 SoCal stations.
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. Always.
SoCal Hurricane Window.
A free live page from the Wave Whisperer team, mapping active tropical storms and the swell window they open for Southern California. Checked every hour for the latest advisories. Open to everyone, no app required.
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 included. Buy on iPhone and the Mac app comes free. One Universal Purchase.
- ✓Yours forever. One unlock, every future update.
iPhone · coming soon
Mac · coming soon
Android · coming soon
