# Surf Captain — Surf Forecasts Made Awesome

> 16-day surf forecasts for North America and Caribbean. (iPhone/iPad app by Weather Captain LLC.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/surf-captain/id1566602258 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Weather Captain LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/1566602260)
- Category: Weather, Sports
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.59/5 from 103 App Store ratings · 29 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 15.1 · 61 MB
- Languages: English
- Released: 2021-07-29
- Data updated: 2026-08-27
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/surf-captain/id1566602258/reviews.md

## What is Surf Captain?

Surf Captain makes knowing the upcoming surfing conditions a breeze with 16 day surf forecasts for the United States, Canada, Central America, and the Caribbean. Highly accurate forecasts in a simple to use application. New regions will be added in time.

Terms Of Use: https://surfcaptain.com/terms
Privacy policy: https://surfcaptain.com/privacy

## Key features

- 16-day surf forecasts
- United States forecasts
- Canada forecasts
- Central America forecasts
- Caribbean forecasts
- Accurate predictions
- Simple interface

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Surf Captain Pro | $9.99 | per year |
| Surf Captain Pro Plus Annual | $39.99 | per year |
| Surf Captain Pro Annual | $19.99 | per year |


## Chart rankings

- #152 in Top Free · Weather (US App Store)
- #79 in Top Grossing · Weather (US App Store)

## Recent user reviews (10 of 29)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/surf-captain/id1566602258/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Simple and Accurate

*2026-08-04*

I checked this app every time I check the weather and I live on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. It’s really accurate, super easy to read, and has a magical way of making everything so presentable. The most important thing to me is it’s really pretty good at predicting too.

### 1/5 — Money grabbing

*2026-07-29*

Been using this for years, and now all of a sudden gotta pay a subscription for it just like everything else, might as well get surfline

### 1/5 — Very disappointing

*2026-07-24*

I was temporarily blocked simply because I used the service too often. The chief captain even admits the block is meant to encourage users to subscribe to Surf Captain Pro. I understand the need for a paid subscription, but restricting loyal users’ access as a sales tactic feels unfair. A better approach would be to offer features that make people want to upgrade, not force them into it. Because of this, I don’t recommend this app.

### 1/5 — Charging to view the forecast

*2026-07-20*

This app was great in the beginning now you have to pay to view the forecast

### 5/5 — Captain of the sea

*2026-06-27*

Some much cleaner and easy to navigate than Surfline

### 2/5 — Less user friendly than previous versions

*2026-05-11*

Hey surf captain - why did you guys remove the hourly swell/wind toggle when panning over the swell graph? That was a huge selling point of your interface. Considering unsubscribing.

### 1/5 — July 2025 Update don’t do it

*2025-07-27, version 1.2.20*

Made my app unusable. Stay with the old version!

### 5/5 — Missing iPad layout

*2025-04-02*

First of all, this is an amazing app and I love it!

Can you please add support for iPad so it’s not just the iPhone app centered in a black screen?

### 1/5 — Tried “FREE” trial for Pro Plus, billed me instantly

*2025-03-27, version 1.2.12*

Like the title says. DONT TRY TO USE FREE TRIAL UNLESS YOU ARE WILLING TO PAY $40 UP FRONT!!!

I liked the app until now…

### 5/5 — The New MSW

*2025-01-17*

Surf Captain is a fantastic and simple app that fills the shoes left by MSW. The team at Surf Captain really knows what they are doing and are more qualified to provide their service - simple and accurate surf forecasting - than any other team out there.

With this app there isn’t any funny business, over-hype, over-calling, weird color scales, or purposeful forecast tampering. 

It’s simple call-it-as-it-is surf forecasting at a great price.

## Frequently asked questions about Surf Captain

### What does Surf Captain do?

Surf Captain provides detailed 16-day surf forecasts for various regions including the United States, Canada, Central America, and the Caribbean. It aims to make understanding upcoming surfing conditions simple and accurate.

### What are the key features of Surf Captain?

The app offers 16-day surf forecasts with high accuracy. It covers a wide range of locations and presents this information in a simple, easy-to-use interface for surfers.

### Is Surf Captain free to use?

The application is free to download and use. However, it does contain in-app purchases and advertisements, which may offer additional features or an ad-free experience.

### What regions are covered by Surf Captain's forecasts?

Surf Captain currently provides forecasts for the United States, Canada, Central America, and the Caribbean. The developers plan to add new regions in the future.

### How accurate are the surf forecasts?

The app is designed to provide highly accurate surf forecasts. This accuracy is a key feature, helping surfers make informed decisions about when and where to paddle out.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.4.9 — 2026-08-26

This release is for performance upgrades. 

We release new app updates regularly for new features, bug fixes, software updates, and performance upgrades.

### 1.4.8 — 2026-08-21

Small User Experience updates. 

We update Surf Captain often for peformance updates, new features, and bug fixes. Turn on auto updates to make sure you are using the latest release.

### 1.4.7 — 2026-08-13

This is a minor bug fix release, addressing minor issues with the Buoy Data Modal. 

The Surf Captain app is regularly updated for new features, performance updates, and bug fixes. Use auto update to ensure the latest release.

### 1.4.4 — 2026-07-31

App performance updates and bug fixes.

We regularly update Surf Captain to improve the app experience and to bring new features.

### 1.4.3 — 2026-07-13

We've made a number of updates to improve the user experience for making the sign in authorization simpler and easier, the geo location permission process easier, and a number of other patches.

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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 2026-08-27.*