# BarrelFare: Surf Trip Deals — Cheap flights + swell alerts

> Aggregates flight deals and surf forecasts to find optimal surf trip opportunities. (iPhone/iPad app by KODY GLENN PARSONS.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/barrelfare-surf-trip-deals/id6785297749 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [KODY GLENN PARSONS](https://appshunter.io/developer/6785297751)
- Category: Travel, Weather
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 5.00/5 from 2 App Store ratings
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 181 MB
- Languages: American English, Dutch, French (France), German (Germany), Italian, Japanese, Brazilian Portuguese, European Spanish
- Released: 2026-08-07
- Data updated: 2026-09-10
- Monetization: freemium
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/barrelfare-surf-trip-deals/id6785297749/reviews.md

## What is BarrelFare?

Surf trips have two ingredients: good waves and a cheap flight. Everyone checks them
in separate apps and hopes they line up. BarrelFare watches both, around the clock,
and tells you when they do.

We score every route from your home airport to the world's best surf zones by what
actually matters: how good the surf will be when you land, and how far the fare is
below normal for that route. When a real swell and a real deal overlap, it shows up
at the top of your feed. Tap through, and we hand you to Google Flights or the
airline to book. You pay them directly, never us.

WHAT YOU GET
• Deal feed: flight deals to surf destinations, ranked by surf quality per dollar
• Book anywhere: one tap opens Google Flights or the seller with your trip
  pre-filled. No fees, no markups, we never touch the payment
• Surf forecast: swell, wind, and wave height for every spot, 16 days out
• Day plan: tap any day for its sessions, dawn to dusk, with the swell, wind,
  tide, weather, and light behind every hour
• Cheapest-dates calendar: a month of prices at a glance, lowest fares in
  green, so you can pick the day that's both cheap and pumping
• Tide-aware scores: every surf score is gated by the tide window, like a
  local would call it
• Swell alerts: a push notification the moment a watched spot flags a deal
• Plan Ahead: seasonal deals months out, so the strike mission plans itself
• Browse by region, wave height, or board-bag friendliness, plus a spot map
  of every break

YOUR FIRST 14 DAYS ARE FREE
Try everything free for 14 days: the deal feed, the full 16-day forecast horizon,
deal alerts, and the cheapest-dates calendar, from your home airport
to 90+ spots worldwide, including Hawaii, Bali, Costa Rica, Portugal, Mexico,
Puerto Rico, Nicaragua, and more. After the trial, BarrelFare Pro is
$49.99/year, or $5.49/month if you'd rather.

Payment is charged to your Apple ID account when the free trial ends (annual
plan; monthly has no trial and bills at purchase). The
subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the
end of the period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings.

Terms: https://barrelfare.com/terms
Privacy: https://barrelfare.com/privacy

Waves are free. Getting to them shouldn't cost more than it has to.

## Key features

- Flight deals to surf destinations
- Ranked by surf quality per dollar
- Integrated surf forecasts
- Cheapest-dates calendar
- Tide-aware surf scores
- Swell and deal alerts
- Browse by region or wave height

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pro — Annual | $49.99 | per year |
| Pro Monthly | $5.49 | per month |



## Frequently asked questions about BarrelFare

### What is BarrelFare?

BarrelFare is a travel app that combines flight deals with surf forecasts to help you find the best surf trips. It alerts you when good waves and cheap flights overlap.

### How does BarrelFare find deals?

BarrelFare monitors flight routes to surf destinations and surf conditions, notifying you when a significant swell coincides with a fare significantly below normal.

### Can I book flights directly through BarrelFare?

No, BarrelFare directs you to Google Flights or the airline to book your trip. They do not handle payments and charge no fees or markups.

### What kind of surf information does BarrelFare provide?

BarrelFare offers hourly surf forecasts including swell, wind, and wave height. It also provides tide-aware scores and allows browsing by wave height or board-bag friendliness.

### What are the subscription options for BarrelFare?

BarrelFare offers a free 14-day trial. After the trial, it costs $49.99 per year for the Pro Annual plan or $5.49 per month for the Pro Monthly plan.

### How do I cancel my BarrelFare subscription?

Subscriptions can be managed or canceled anytime in your App Store account settings. You must cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period to avoid renewal.

### Is BarrelFare available on multiple devices?

Based on the provided data, BarrelFare is currently supported on iPhone.

### How often is BarrelFare updated?

The latest version of BarrelFare is 1.1.6, and it was last updated on August 27, 2026. This indicates regular updates to improve functionality and add features.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.1.10 — 2026-09-09

NEW
- BarrelFare now speaks your language. The whole app is translated into German, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Dutch and Japanese, with dates, times and forecasts in your local format.

IMPROVED
- Small fixes and polish across the app.

### 1.1.9 — 2026-09-08

NEW
- One board, two views. The map is no longer a separate tab. Switch between the list and the map right from the board's header, and keep your place in both.
- Pick a travel month from a year at a glance. Every month carries its cheapest fare and how good the surf usually gets.
- Choose Light or Dark. The You tab has an Appearance row, or leave it on Automatic and the app follows your phone.

IMPROVED
- One region rail, one month and one set of filters above both views, so the list and the map can never disagree about what you are looking at.

### 1.1.8 — 2026-09-03

NEW
- Tap any day in the forecast for the whole day. Sessions from dawn to dusk, the hours worth surfing, and the swell, wind, tide, weather and light behind each one.
- Share a trip. The spot, the dates and the fare go out as a card anyone can read.

IMPROVED
- The fare on a deal card and the fare in its calendar are now the same fare.
- The update prompt asks once instead of every launch.
- Spot photos, maps and charts are visible again in the diagnostics we record. Anything you type stays hidden.

### 1.1.7 — 2026-08-30

IMPROVED
- A clearer first run. One look, one progress counter, and you watch the app build your first deals before it shows them.
- The forecast reports the waves you would actually surf. Ranges now cover daylight hours instead of the whole night.
- Board bag sizes use the packed depth, so the airline fit answer matches the bag you hand over at the counter.
- When a live flight search fails, we name the reason instead of showing a blank "couldn't load".
- The guided tour highlights each forecast tab correctly.

### 1.1.6 — 2026-08-27

NEW
- Five free minutes. Look around the whole app before you decide to subscribe.

IMPROVED
- Every price we print is a fare seen in the last week. Stale numbers now hide instead of misleading.
- Plan Ahead shows real fares for the months ahead, on the trip we picked for you.
- The Deals header leads with the horizon switch, and it stops hiding real fares.
- The map frames a wider region, groups its pins as you zoom out, and opens a group on tap.
- Book one-way trips straight from the cheapest-dates calendar.
- Deal cards hold their shape at the largest text sizes and in dark mode.
- Slow requests now give up and tell you, instead of spinning all day.

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*Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-10.*
