# MSW Surf Forecast — user reviews > 494 indexed App Store user reviews of MSW Surf Forecast by Surfline/Wavetrak, rated 4.80/5 from 14,904 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/msw-surf-forecast/id322103952/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/msw-surf-forecast/id322103952.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 13,035 · 4★ 1,608 · 3★ 154 · 2★ 43 · 1★ 64 ## What do users think of MSW Surf Forecast? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 🌊 Accurate surf forecasts - 📊 Detailed wave and weather information - 🗺️ Comprehensive coverage of surf spots - ⏱️ Helpful tide and sunrise/sunset times - 🎨 Intuitive and user-friendly interface - 🔍 Useful camera views of surf conditions - 🌍 Global coverage for traveling surfers **Cons** - 🐛 Occasional inaccuracies in forecasts - 💰 Paywall for some features (e.g., webcams) - 🔍 Limited number of spots in some regions - 🔀 Navigation changes can be confusing - 🔋 Concerns about battery drain **Commonly reported bugs** - Favorites list not syncing across devices - Webcam functionality not working as expected **Most requested features** - Customizable notifications for swell/conditions - Improved sorting/filtering of favorite spots - More detailed local spot descriptions - Integration with other weather/surf apps ## Newest reviews (11 of 494) ### 5/5 — BRING BACK MSW *2024-03-08, version 7.8.6* Surfline is evil ### 3/5 — Rapeo *2024-03-04, version 7.8.6* Rapeo ### 4/5 — Great App *2024-02-12, version 7.8.6* Dii I am not guy gfcvvvvvuvvyyyyvvvyvyyccyytyyyyyyydv tyou x uvu istDs d xyzzy tv. C ### 5/5 — Mr Dan tomlinson *2024-02-07, version 7.8.6* Love it Great surf and boating to it info I am teaching my kids to surf we boat to breaks They use the MSW. And say it’s breaking dad Let’s go !! YES ! ### 5/5 — MagicSeaWeed UI better than Surfline *2023-11-12, version 7.8.6* Guys, you acquired MagicSeaWeed then didn’t use it. why?! msw is much better than surfline. all surfers agree. can you please go back to the MSW user interface please? ### 5/5 — Magic seaweed is great *2023-10-26, version 7.8.6* Tells me everything I need to know … simple and concise… quick glance and I can make plans etc ### 5/5 — All the info you need *2023-10-19, version 7.8.6* Reliable surf report and tide tables. ### 4/5 — Análise *2023-10-12* Em relação ao tamanho das ondas a acertividade é muito boa, ja em relação ao vento, nem tanto ### 5/5 — Easy and fast *2023-09-30, version 7.8.6* A go to app for waves. Forecasts are vg ### 5/5 — Very useful *2023-09-11, version 7.8.6* While I’m not a surfer I do enjoy photographing seascapes. This app is very useful for predicting and planning my photo excursions to the coast. ### 5/5 — MSW *2023-09-11, version 7.8.6* Keep MSW 4Ever ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Sold out *2026-07-17, version 7.8.6* They sold out to Surfline. So the monopoly grows. ### 1/5 — Bring Back Msw all is forgiven. *2024-08-06, version 7.8.6* Surflies uk is rubbish ### 1/5 — Such a shame *2024-04-21, version 7.8.6* Magic Seaweed was the best. So sad they are gone. I hope they got a good payout. ### 1/5 — あれ、 *2024-02-22* 見れないよ、？ ### 1/5 — I miss magic seaweed *2023-12-28, version 7.8.6* Surfline is just nowhere near as good, and they keep badgering users to pay money for an app that's not very user-friendly…. Sad to see magic seaweed bought out and shut down by a greedy, unscrupulous developer like this… ### 1/5 — Surfline not as good *2023-12-18, version 7.8.6* Msw was much better designed for those who cane to the app as swimmers. Minor change but has very destroyed the value i get from the app. ### 1/5 — App is dead *2023-10-16, version 7.8.6* Don’t bother downloading. Developer, just remove the app? ### 1/5 — 打不开了 *2023-09-27* 进不去一点 ### 1/5 — Good app *2023-09-10, version 7.8.6* Fantastic app, though like everything else it's restricted to money... downvoted because it’s moved to Surfline which only gives you 5 days instead of 7 ### 1/5 — RIP MSW *2023-07-12, version 7.8.6* Best app for wave check ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — RIP MSW😔 *2026-08-24, version 7.8.6* still missing it years after ### 5/5 — I miss us *2025-08-24, version 7.8.6* We had such a good thing going before Surfline got involved! ### 5/5 — Miss you *2025-08-15, version 7.8.6* I want you back ### 5/5 — Sweet spot *2025-07-30, version 7.8.6* Very good ### 5/5 — Much better than Surfline *2025-06-20, version 7.8.6* The forecast was great and in general the application was much better than Surfline, bring MSW back! ### 5/5 — t *2025-01-31, version 7.8.6* It’s pretty on point about50 percent of the time ### 5/5 — Best forecast ever *2024-08-31* Best forecast ever ### 5/5 — Perranporth, Cornwall *2024-08-05, version 7.8.6* Very accurate forecasts and great to see camera images before heading down the beach, even if it’s just to walk the dogs! ### 5/5 — Lake days *2024-07-03, version 7.8.6* I go to lake a lot in summer and I check your site great info thanks ### 5/5 — RIP *2024-04-02, version 7.8.6* Magic Seaweed - We miss you!!! --- *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 2026-09-02.*