# OceanPulse: Marine Navigation — Boat GPS, NOAA Charts & Tides

> Boat GPS, NOAA Charts & Tides (iPhone/iPad app by OceanPulse LLC.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/oceanpulse-marine-navigation/id6787093029 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [OceanPulse LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/6787093031)
- Category: Navigation
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 26.0 · 46 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-08-20
- Data updated: 2026-09-23
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/oceanpulse-marine-navigation/id6787093029/reviews.md

## What is OceanPulse?

OceanPulse turns your iPhone and iPad into a full marine chartplotter. Navigate with real NOAA nautical charts, plan routes, record your voyages, and check tides, currents, and marine weather — even miles offshore with no cell signal.

Whether you sail, fish, cruise, or paddle, OceanPulse puts everything you need on the water in one beautifully simple app.

REAL NAUTICAL CHARTS
• Detailed NOAA vector charts with buoys, beacons, lights, wrecks, landmarks, and depth soundings
• Tap anything on the chart for a plain-English description of every nautical object under your finger
• Depth shading plus a safety-depth layer that hatches water shallower than your chosen depth in red
• Bridge clearance labels, light sectors, and depths in feet, meters, or fathoms
• Light, dark, and auto themes with road or satellite land overlays

OFFLINE CHARTS
• Download any region — frame it on the chart and see the exact size before you commit
• Downloads continue in the background and resume automatically if interrupted
• Update badges tell you when newer charts are available
• Only-offline mode shows exactly where you have coverage — no surprises offshore

ROUTE PLANNING & NAVIGATION
• Tap to drop waypoints, drag to fine-tune — legs redraw live and everything autosaves
• Total distance, per-leg distance and bearing, ETA, and estimated fuel burn from your boat's cruise speed
• Navigate a route with live distance, bearing, and ETA to the next waypoint — reverse direction anytime

TIDES & CURRENTS
• Worldwide tide and current predictions computed on your device — no internet required
• Interactive tide graphs with highs, lows, slack water, and sun and moon times
• Station icons on the chart show rising or falling conditions at a glance, up to 100 years ahead

MARINE WEATHER
• Wind speed, direction, and gusts, swell height, period, and direction, temperature, clouds, and precipitation
• Detailed 3-hourly forecast grid plus a week-ahead outlook for any point you tap on the chart

TRACK RECORDING
• Record your voyage with live speed, distance, and time — pause and resume anytime
• Live Activity keeps your stats on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island
• Review speed graphs and stats for every saved track, then share as a photo or GPX file

MARINAS & ANCHORAGES
• Marina and anchorage details powered by Waterway Guides: fuel, dockside depth, VHF channel, holding, and wind protection
• The Nearby view surfaces marinas, anchorages, and tide stations within 10 nautical miles of your boat

WAYPOINTS, GPX & SYNC
• Drop custom markers with names, notes, colors, and icons — or enter exact coordinates in DD, DDM, or DMS
• Import and export GPX waypoints, routes, and tracks to and from any other app or chartplotter
• iCloud sync keeps your waypoints, routes, tracks, and boat profile up to date on all your devices

BUILT FOR THE HELM
• GPS follow and course-up modes with a projected course line, plus live speed and heading readouts
• Caliper tool measures distance and bearing between any two points on the chart
• One search for places, marinas, anchorages, tide stations, and your own waypoints, routes, and tracks
• Snap a photo of your boat and OceanPulse estimates its specs to set up your vessel profile in seconds

Perfect for sailing, fishing, powerboating, coastal cruising, kayaking, and offshore passages — from your home harbor to waters you've never explored.


## Version history (last 1 release)

### 1.0.0 — 2026-08-20

No release notes.

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