Comparison

Nautide vs SurfWaves

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Nautide

Plan your maritime activities with comprehensive data on tides, waves, wind, and weather. Access detailed charts and forecasts for over 25,000 coastal stations worldwide, including fishing activity predictions and astronomical information.

Highlights
  • Tide charts and tables
  • Surf swell height and direction
  • Fish activity and solunar periods
  • Sunrise, sunset, and moon phases
  • Wind speed and direction
  • Coastal weather conditions
  • Marine open water forecast
Features
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All the information you need to know to plan activities at sea in a simple and practical app. More than 25,000 coastal stations around the world. TIDES Daily tide charts and tidal coefficient. High tides and low tides. Tides height. Monthly tide table. Tides for fishing. SURF Height and direction of the swell, wave period, hourly surf table. FISH ACTIVITY Hourly activity chart and solunar periods with the best fishing moments of every day. Monthly activity table with daily fish activity and major and minor fishing periods. SUN AND MOON Sunrise, sunset, moonrise, moonset, azimut, moon phases, eclipses, transits and other astronomical data. BAROMETER Fishing barometer, pressure graph and hourly pressure table with trend indicator. WIND Wind at land and wind at sea: wind speed, wind gust, wind force, land and sea conditions and hourly wind table. WEATHER Weather conditions at coast: Cloud cover, visibility, temperature, precipitation, wind chill, humidity, dew point and hourly weather table. MARINE Open water forecast for marine/sailing. Includes all weather indicators and also the water temp. Hourly marine table. AIR QUALITY Major air pollutants, particulate matter, hour-by-hour forecast. ----------------- Free download with restrictions. Requires suscription to activate all the sections and remove the ads. Terms of use: https://nautide.com/usage-terms © tides4fishing official app

About

SurfWaves

This app uses AI to predict optimal surfing conditions, recommending the best beaches and times to surf. It offers real-time visual analysis of beach cameras for wave quality, crowd, wind, and tide, with customizable regional settings and multilingual support.

Highlights
  • AI-powered surf condition forecasting
  • Smart beach and time recommendations
  • Live image analysis of beach cameras
  • Wave quality, crowd, wind, and tide interpretation
  • Customizable regional settings and units
  • Multilingual support
  • Home screen widgets and Apple CarPlay integration
Features
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SurfWaves is an essential mobile app for surfers of all levels, using Artificial Intelligence to forecast the best surf conditions. Instead of just showing raw data, the app delivers smart recommendations, pointing you to the ideal beach and the best time to hit the water. Now SurfWaves speaks your language and matches your home: choose your country on first launch and the app opens in your language, with a color palette inspired by your region and the units you use every day — height in meters or feet, temperature in °C or °F, and wind in knots. Beach search is more relevant too, filtered by your country. SurfWaves goes beyond the traditional forecast: it features a live image analysis system that automatically interprets real-time beach cameras to visually identify wave quality, crowd, wind, and tide — giving you an instant, reliable read on sea conditions. Reading the forecast is clearer than ever: consistent wave colors across all beaches so you can compare spots at a glance, immediate offshore/onshore wind indication, and AI analysis always front and center, so you can quickly decide whether it's worth paddling out. In favorites, a background map shows exactly the beach you're tracking. With quick access to your favorite spots' conditions through Home Screen widgets, and the convenience of safely checking the forecast via Apple CarPlay on your way to the beach, SurfWaves is the most complete and integrated tool so you never miss a good surf session again. The app also offers multilingual support and is available in: Português (PT) English (EN) Español (ES) 日本語 (JA) Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Nautide4 screens
SurfWaves4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: SurfWaves at none against Nautide's shown. SurfWaves also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months). Nautide's advantage is chart position (#67 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). On price, review sentiment, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Nautide sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month and SurfWaves sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Nautide ships an update every 3 months, SurfWaves weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Nautide versus SurfWaves: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNautideSurfWaves
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (3.4K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews67.1% of reviews75.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3.4K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#67 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size64 MB80 MB
Age rating4++4
DeveloperIgooxDereck Vicentin Leme

Customer experience

Nautide

All ratings3,393 ratings
Positive94.5%
Neutral2.2%
Negative3.3%
Written reviews371 reviews
Positive67.1%
Neutral6.7%
Negative26.1%

SurfWaves

Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

Bugs and requests

Nautide

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Paid subscription issues (e.g. not working, no access to content)
  • App freezing or crashing
  • Incorrect data display (e.g. water temperature)

Requested features

4 requests
  • Landscape mode support for tablets
  • Ability to link forecasts to specific weather stations
  • Integration with Apple Watch
  • Offline access to data

SurfWaves

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Nautide

Subscriptions2
  • Nautide PRO Monthly$6.991 Month
  • Nautide PRO Annual7 Days trial$44.991 Year
3 purchases

SurfWaves

Subscriptions3
  • mensal R$9.907 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Trimestral R$29.907 Days trial$24.993 Months
  • Anual R$129.907 Days trial$99.991 Year

Questions

Is Nautide free?
Nautide is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SurfWaves free?
SurfWaves is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Nautide or SurfWaves have ads?
Nautide shows ads; SurfWaves does not.
Which is updated more often, Nautide or SurfWaves?
Nautide ships an update every 3 months, and SurfWaves weekly. Most recently, Nautide was updated on October 14, 2026 and SurfWaves on September 27, 2026.

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