# Great Lakes Boating Weather — user reviews > 54 indexed App Store user reviews of Great Lakes Boating Weather by LW Brands, LLC, rated 4.60/5 from 1,419 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/great-lakes-boating-weather/id1229966319/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/great-lakes-boating-weather/id1229966319.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 1,087 · 4★ 216 · 3★ 48 · 2★ 16 · 1★ 52 ## What do users think of Great Lakes Boating Weather? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 🚀 Excellent app for checking lake conditions - 👍 Great for boating and fishing - 🚢 Helpful for planning safe trips on the Great Lakes - ⭐ Accurate and reliable weather and buoy data - 📊 Detailed and intuitive presentation of data **Cons** - 🐛 Buoy data not always accurate or up-to-date - 🚧 Wave predictions not always matching real-world conditions - 🚫 Limited to US only, not available for Canadian users **Commonly reported bugs** - Buoy data not loading properly - Weather alerts not always triggered correctly **Most requested features** - Add water temperature data - Include more specific local forecasts for harbors and regions - Improve alert system for severe weather warnings - Expand coverage to other Great Lakes and coastal regions ## Newest reviews (10 of 54) ### 2/5 — Waves 1 ft or less? *2024-07-29, version 1.2* I’m in Northern lower Michigan on Lake Michigan. Every report is waves of 1 ft or less, yet I’m watching waves crash over the break wall in Leland. Does not give me great confidence as a lake tool. ### 4/5 — Quick Marine Weather *2022-08-20* 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. ### 3/5 — Wave data *2020-08-29, version 1.1.9* There needs to be wave data from yr bouys. I would have given a higher rating otherwise ### 5/5 — Great go to app *2018-08-18* Thanks for the current update. Live where 3 of the Great Lakes meet, so good for weather and outdoors activity. Look forward to future update. Know NOAA takes their water buoys out in December, but would like to see winter Forecasts like lake effect snow and ice buildup on Great Lakes if it gets cold enough ### 5/5 — Updated review *2018-08-16* I reviewed this app when it was brand new and didn’t have anything that wasn’t available on other apps. It just keeps adding features and now I use only this and Windy. Great job with the updates! ### 5/5 — Great App *2018-07-27* Really like the App. Gives good data for more days than others I use it for Lake Michigan There was an issue last night and the developer responded quickly. Nice to have that kind of support ### 5/5 — Great App for Boating *2018-07-27* I’ve been using this app for the last two years. It’s great for getting wave height updates. I’ve got a smaller boat, so wave height and trends are important. This app is always right on! ### 5/5 — Excellent and reliable weather and buoy reports *2018-07-19* 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. ### 5/5 — Simple App *2018-07-18* I use many apps to check weather while boating and this app is very quick and responsive to get NOAA weather on the fly. Great App ### 5/5 — Erie, PA *2018-07-04, version 1.0.15* This app is very helpful as the marine forecast can be checked against the current buoy data. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Only USA *2026-07-24* Well this sucks, says Great Lakes but only on the US side. Wasted $$ ### 1/5 — Buoys don’t work *2025-04-14, version 1.2* Kind of a waste of money. I live 90 miles from Lake Michigan and would like to know wave conditions before leaving the house. Those are not working. ### 1/5 — Not Impressed *2024-02-09, version 1.2* Looking for help about the weather for our fishing trip, downloaded app, paid 2.99, but didn’t get the info we were looking for… ### 1/5 — Buoy Data *2023-08-03* Information I found most useful when I first got this app is the Buoy Data which no longer loads. About a month ago the screen just keeps trying to load but never does. Very disappointing. ### 1/5 — Waste *2022-09-18, version 1.1.11* Useless ### 1/5 — Mostly wrong *2020-10-16, version 1.1.10* Nothing like being on the water in 6’waves and your app says 1’ or less. ### 1/5 — Nothing’s updated *2019-07-07, version 1.1.7* Why did I just pay for an app and nothing’s updated? Waist of my money. ### 1/5 — Seaway *2018-08-05, version 1.1.0* Worst ever ; total waste of $$ ### 1/5 — Disappointed *2018-07-12, version 1.0.15* Looking for winds and water temperatures for specific harbors and areas from Chicago to Sturgeon Bay. This app is way too general. ### 1/5 — Bad app *2018-07-09* By the time they tell you it’s for USA only you’ve wasted 3.99 $ 😡 ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Amazing app *2025-07-10, version 1.2* Great app for checking into about lake ### 5/5 — Best Great Lake App *2025-05-09, version 1.2* If you like to beach or boat 😊👍🏻 ### 5/5 — Excellent boating and weather app. *2022-09-27* 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. ### 5/5 — Roy H Traverse City, MI *2022-08-25, version 1.1.11* Excellent and multiple usefulness. A must have for us, especially when operating on Lake Michigan. ### 5/5 — Great App *2021-09-06* This is my “go-to” app for boating on Lake Michigan. Data is always accurate & up to date. The presentation of data is very intuitive, logical, & functional. Can’t go wrong here. ### 5/5 — Helpful for boating Superior *2021-07-29* 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. ### 5/5 — Love the app *2019-07-23, version 1.1.7* I can plan my fishing with this app. Like to see not only the wave height but the swell height as well. ### 5/5 — Great App! *2019-04-24, version 1.1.7* A must if you boat in the Great Lakes! ### 5/5 — Oz23456 *2018-09-12, version 1.1.3* Works great, reads everything to the tee! ### 5/5 — Great AP for Great Lakes Sailors *2018-08-21* 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. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. 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