Current readings
Live buoy data, clearly: swell height, period, direction, and sea surface temperature, updated straight 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
One screen. Now vs yesterday.
Open the app. Pick your buoy. Read the current numbers.
See how they moved since yesterday.
Save the swells worth remembering.
24hr comparison
Yesterday's numbers and color-coded changes.
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.
What it is. And what it is not.
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 they open 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 included. Buy on iPhone and the Mac app comes free.
- ✓Yours forever. One unlock, every future update.
iPhone · coming soon
Mac · coming soon
Android · coming soon
