# Surf Report and Forecast Tool — user reviews > 29 indexed App Store user reviews of Surf Report and Forecast Tool by LW Brands, LLC, rated 4.04/5 from 52 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/surf-report-and-forecast-tool/id1023612933/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/surf-report-and-forecast-tool/id1023612933.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 31 · 4★ 7 · 3★ 5 · 2★ 3 · 1★ 6 ## Newest reviews (9 of 29) ### 5/5 — Best surf forecasting app! *2016-08-08* In a world of instant surf forecasts and live camera feeds, indicators is a no B.S. surf forecasting app. It provides buoy data for every imaginable data point on the east and west coasts. Being a surfer in Southern California, this gives me the ability to check the dominant swell, period, dominant and minor swells graphed out, tides and of course, local weather conditions. The graphs are easy to read and understand with a little learning curve. But when you get this app dialed in you will never need to even look at the cameras or do drive-byes to know the conditions. This app is definitely worth giving it a try and you won't be disappointed. Buoys don't lie! ### 5/5 — Feature request *2016-06-18* I love this app, but I'd still like to see a feature that let's us save/rate our sessions to help us remember what buoy data corresponds to good surf. Other apps do this but don't save the correct buoy data. Either way, I love looking at the swell breakdown. Great app. ### 5/5 — Most powerful and valuable surf app *2016-06-14* Use this thing all the time. Best way to forecast and see surf conditions based off buoy data ### 5/5 — Great app and developer *2016-01-17* The app takes a little time getting used to using, but once you figure it out it is a great forecasting tool. The developer is very responsive to emails and suggestions. ### 5/5 — Really good *2016-01-11, version 2.14* Awesome app ### 5/5 — SWEET *2015-09-02, version 2.3* Thanks ### 5/5 — Awesome app!!! *2015-08-26, version 2.1* Appreciate the realtime data a must have!!!🏊🏼 ### 5/5 — Surfing as a Science *2015-08-25* Glad to see an app that applies a bit of science to the otherwise subjective process of deciding where to go. Works well enough for me so far! ### 5/5 — Finally - realtime data *2015-08-24, version 2.1* Great app, glad to have an app that gives realtime data. I surf Malibu regularly, and this is perfect for it. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Do not waste your money. *2023-12-17* No data for my area. You have to purchase the app before you can search for your local information. On top of that , the three closest buoys to my area , are not transmitting. Waste of $1 ### 1/5 — Santa Monica *2020-12-15* Useless if your not in So Cal, mistake purchasing this app. ### 1/5 — Pretty useless if you don’t surf in Santa Monica *2020-07-08* Only forecasts for SantaMonica California. Duh. ### 1/5 — The only buoy I need doesn’t work. *2019-07-14* Then I’m stuck on the “select a buoy please page and it won’t let me cancel and get to a home page. ### 1/5 — No Buoys in South Florida *2019-04-09* I live in the Miami area and there are no buoys listed anywhere in South Florida. Seems strange that there would be no buoys in what must be the largest boating community in the world. This app is useless to me. ### 1/5 — Not much here *2017-04-24, version 2.33* Difficult to pull out simple info. I'm going to delete it ### 1/5 — Waste of time *2016-04-26, version 2.15* Absolutely has no information for Florida when there's data buoys all around ### 2/5 — Bouys don’t lie but sometimes they don’t work *2019-07-09* The 1 bouy in the area I need keeps showing the same error message. Just pick another bouy it says....... next one is 30 miles down the coast. ### 3/5 — Was going good... *2020-09-23* was a great app but has been crashing on launch for almost a week now. ### 3/5 — Useful app BUT... *2015-09-20* If it's all NOAA data why can't we add and delete any buoys at will? Annoying that it's Southern California only. Maybe move that from the very last line of your description to the first. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — simplicity at its finest *2022-07-12* I like this little no nonsense app. It works great. ### 5/5 — Better than all other forecast apps by a long shot *2020-04-12* Absolutely the best data any surfer could want. ### 5/5 — Great app and great support *2017-06-28* Very clean design and easy to use. Great customer support. They responded to my questions in a few hours over email. ### 5/5 — Beats she shorts off others! *2017-05-22* Incredibly well-made and more useful than anything else! ### 5/5 — Great! *2017-05-22* Very powerful surf forecasting app. Lots of data yet easy to understand due to graphical representation. I had a problem recently when app wasn't showing Buoy data. Emailed developer and instantly received a response (was a problem with NOAA buoys sending data-not the app and was fixed quickly) great response!!🤙 ### 5/5 — So far so good *2017-01-13, version 2.29* SWEETNESS. Just what I need for my hours of epic surfing! ### 5/5 — Detailed Reports *2016-12-27* Love the details this app provides. I'm not sure all of it's needed but I'd rather have more than less. ### 5/5 — Malibu *2016-09-08* Super useful for SoCal, specifically Malibu. I use this every morning before I surf and it's allowed me to have a pretty good understanding of how much swell is in the water. The standard '3-4ft' reports just don't really tell me that much. This is finally a quick way to understand the swell quality for those of us who can't stare at the cam all day. ### 5/5 — A much needed update *2016-08-17, version 2.19* Great update. I will now be using this during my Hawaii surf trips. ### 5/5 — Awesome App *2016-08-10, version 2.19* This is an incredibly useful app if you like looking at buoy data. --- *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 2026-06-10.*