Where each species is likely feeding this morning, and why. Fishing and surf for the Pacific coast of Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama: 24 ports, 10 species plus a Combined view, 102 breaks, and every score opens to show its reasons.
Free: three species, tides, bite times and today's wind and surf. Pro: every species, the breaks, currents, the ten-day outlook and the planners, with a 7-day trial.
Every morning it turns the ocean and weather data that moves fish — sea temperature and its breaks, water colour, currents, depth, moon, tide and wind — into a heat map of where each species is most likely to feed. Every score opens to show why: a transparent model, not a black box, and not a promise of fish.
YOUR HOME PORT
Pick any of 24 ports from Corinto to Bahía Piñas. Range rings, the run home, daylight and bite times all measure from there.
FISHING
• A daily heat map per species: sailfish, yellowfin, mahi, wahoo, roosterfish, cubera, marlin, snook, mackerel and spearfishing, plus a Combined view.
• Temperature breaks drawn as lines: the edges bait stacks on.
• Currents that turn with the tide; animated tide, wind and river flow, with flood plumes at 28 river mouths.
• Bite times, tides, moon and season, with the Costa Rica Thermal Dome and Papagayo upwelling.
• Best bets, a run planner and a ten-day go / marginal / no-go outlook.
SURF
• 102 breaks, every peak ranked hour by hour, ten days out.
• A beach map for each break, and wave energy in kilojoules.
• A satellite read of the sandbar, updated on every clear pass.
AT THE HELM
• Navigate to a waypoint: a north-up compass with a red arrow to the mark, full screen with speed and distance.
• An anchor watch that keeps working with the phone locked and alerts you if the boat drags.
• Routes and tracks: share a link, import or export GPX, KML, GeoJSON or CSV, record with the screen locked.
EVERYWHERE
• Home-screen widgets and an Apple Watch app.
• One units setting (Imperial, Metric or Nautical), in English or Spanish.
• A photo catch log and a leaderboard with hide and report.
Data: NOAA and Copernicus Marine for the ocean, Open-Meteo for wind, tide and currents, refreshed daily and dated. Your last download works offline.
HONEST ABOUT WHAT IT IS
The heat map is a model, not a fish finder: it ranks relative likelihood and narrows down where to look. Reports from anglers and surf reporters are being collected to check it against this coast.
Bluewater IQ is NOT a navigation aid. Do not use it for piloting, collision avoidance, or in place of official charts and forecasts. Depths are model-derived, not surveyed soundings. Carry proper navigation equipment and check official forecasts before you leave the dock.
Coverage reaches about 80 miles offshore.
PRIVACY
Tracks, waypoints and routes stay on your device unless you share them. Logged catches go to the model without your name (always on Free, by choice on Pro); leaderboard entries and tester reports are uploaded; the public catch map blurs positions.
SUBSCRIPTION
Bluewater IQ Pro unlocks every species and every Pro tool; safety tools are free at every tier.
• Pro Monthly — $4.99 per month
• Pro Annual — $39.99 per year
New subscribers get a 7-day free trial. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours of the end of the period. Manage your subscription or turn off auto-renew in your Apple Account settings after purchase.
Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Privacy Policy: https://bluewater-iq.com/privacy
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