Great Lakes Boating Weather

Name: Great Lakes Boating Weather
Rating: 4.6 (1415 reviews)
Author: LW Brands, LLC

by LW Brands, LLC

iPhone · iPad

Active Last checked 31 Jul 2026

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At a glance: $2.99

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Weather

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Weather

Key functions

Function	Availability	Access	Scope	Evidence
Family Sharing	Yes	Unknown	App Store	Store published

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Price: $2.99

Last verified 31 Jul 2026

Ratings & reviews

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4.6 1415 ratings · App Store

5/5Helpful for boating Superior
Got this to check what the weather and waves are like on Lake Superior before I make the one hour boat pull down to her. Nice cause it has the buoys info if they are online telling you the real time wave height. Radar for weather built in as well to see if any storms role in, and even charts for depth and hazards. The info this provides for safe travels is well worth the $2.99.

Stonewolfdark · 31 Jul 2026
4/5Quick Marine Weather
A quick look at the marine weather for a point on the map. Use this to navigate up and down the west coast of Michigan. Not sure the wave by prediction is always accurate, but maybe it’s my imagination let the waves are 1 foot larger than they expect. The one complaint I have is that a weather alert pops up every time I launch the app or change the point. But I have yet to figure out how to see what the NWS alert is for.

hendoda · 31 Jul 2026
5/5Great AP for Great Lakes Sailors
This is very cool. Give a great summary relevant to boaters by touching your location in the screen. You can see wave height for the bouts near you. When I wasn’t sure what wave period was I emailed a question and Will wrote me back within a few minutes with a detailed article from surfology. Buy it, definitely a good AP, especially for the money.

Sailor Norm · 31 Jul 2026
5/5Excellent boating and weather app.
Very easy to use. Has all the information one needs to plan a safe boating trip. I use it as my weather app as it gives detailed and accurate forecasts over several days.

TOWNEAUTO · 31 Jul 2026
5/5Excellent and reliable weather and buoy reports
I like this app for four main reasons: 1. The text forecast is concise, simple, and accurate. It tells me wind, temperature, and general conditions. 2. NWS alerts are posted every time the app launches. 3. The buoy data provides near-real-time sea conditions. This let’s me know ahead of time if I should venture outside of the Buffalo, NY breakwater. 4. The discussion tab gives great and accurate insight into forces causing weather conditions over the next 72-96 hours. This is the best weather app I have used so far. I rely on it daily during the summer.

Capt PJ Howell · 31 Jul 2026

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Versions

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1.0.0
1.0.11
- Added NOAA Zone Forecast details - Added Weather Forecast Discussion data - Improved overall app performance NOAA buoy data should be available starting mid-late April. Thank you for the positive feedback!
1.0.13
- Added NOAA Zone Forecast details - Added Weather Forecast Discussion data - Improved overall app performance NOAA buoy data should be available starting in late April / early May. Thank you for the positive feedback!
1.0.15
- Added NOAA Zone Forecast details - Added Weather Forecast Discussion data - Improved overall app performance NOAA buoy data should be available starting in late April / early May. Thank you for the positive feedback!
1.0.4
Added Great Lakes NOAA buoy data. Thank you for the positive feedback!
1.0.6
- Minor performance improvements - Increased font size Thank you for the positive feedback!
1.0.8
Optimized app performance for iPhone X. Enjoy!
1.0.9
- Updated to the new WaveWatch III production data format. - Great Lakes buoys typically come back online around mid-April. Thank you for the positive feedback. Please continue sending feature requests to [email protected].
1.1.0
- NOAA Charts (Map Overlays) including: * Raster Navigational Charts (RNC) * Sea Surface Temperature * Significant Wave Height * HD Weather Radar * Wind Speed & Direction * Air Temperature * 12-Hour Rain Probability * Severe Weather Thank you for the positive feedback!
1.1.1
- More buoy data! - NOAA Charts (Map Overlays) including: * Raster Navigational Charts (RNC) * Sea Surface Temperature * Significant Wave Height * HD Weather Radar * Wind Speed & Direction * Air Temperature * 12-Hour Rain Probability * Severe Weather Thank you for the positive feedback!
1.1.10
- Fixed a few minor bugs Thank you for the positive feedback!
1.1.11
- Fixed a few minor bugs Thank you for the positive feedback!
1.1.3
- More buoy data! - NOAA Charts (Map Overlays) including: * Raster Navigational Charts (RNC) * Sea Surface Temperature * Significant Wave Height * HD Weather Radar * Wind Speed & Direction * Air Temperature * 12-Hour Rain Probability * Severe Weather
1.1.4
- More buoy data! - NOAA Charts (Map Overlays) including: * Raster Navigational Charts (RNC) * Sea Surface Temperature * Significant Wave Height * HD Weather Radar * Wind Speed & Direction * Air Temperature * 12-Hour Rain Probability * Severe Weather Thank you for the positive feedback!
1.1.5
Improved overall app performance and fixed a few bugs. Previous update: - More buoy data! - NOAA Charts (Map Overlays) including: * Raster Navigational Charts (RNC) * Sea Surface Temperature * Significant Wave Height * HD Weather Radar * Wind Speed & Direction * Air Temperature * 12-Hour Rain Probability * Severe Weather Thank you for the positive feedback!
1.1.6
Improved overall app performance and fixed a few bugs. Previous update: - More buoy data! - NOAA Charts (Map Overlays) including: * Raster Navigational Charts (RNC) * Sea Surface Temperature * Significant Wave Height * HD Weather Radar * Wind Speed & Direction * Air Temperature * 12-Hour Rain Probability * Severe Weather Thank you for the positive feedback!
1.1.7
+ Fixed a few minor bugs Thank you for the positive feedback!
1.1.9
+ Fixed a bug related to the weather map layers crashing in iOS 13 Thank you for the positive feedback!
1.2 · 14 Jun 2023
- Fixed a few minor bugs

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