Surf Captain vs OceanConnect
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Surf Captain
Get detailed 16-day surf forecasts for numerous locations across North America and the Caribbean. This app provides highly accurate predictions in a user-friendly interface, making it easy to plan your next surf session.
- 16-day surf forecasts
- United States forecasts
- Canada forecasts
- Central America forecasts
- Caribbean forecasts
- Accurate predictions
- Simple interface
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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
OceanConnect
Access detailed ocean conditions and forecasts for coastal regions from Northern California to south-western Alaska. This free application requires no login and is fully supported by the Hakai Institute.
- Ocean conditions and forecasts
- Coastal BC coverage
- Northern California to Alaska
- No login required
- Free to use
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Discover ocean conditions and forecasts along the coast of British Columbia and beyond - from Northern California to south-western Alaska. It is free, requiring no login or registration and is fully supported and maintained by the Hakai Institute.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: OceanConnect at none against Surf Captain's 3. OceanConnect also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (daily vs weekly). Surf Captain's advantage is ratings volume (107 vs 4) and chart position (#81 vs unranked). On price, review sentiment, device support and iOS requirement 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
Both are free to download. Surf Captain sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year. OceanConnect asks for nothing beyond the download.
OceanConnect holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Surf Captain has 107 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 77% of Surf Captain's written reviews are positive against 75% of OceanConnect's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Surf Captain ships an update weekly, OceanConnect daily. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Surf Captain | OceanConnect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (107 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 77.4% of reviews — better | 75.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 107 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Daily — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #81 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 61 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Weather Captain | Tula Foundation |
Customer experience
Surf Captain
OceanConnect
In-app purchases
Surf Captain
- Surf Captain Pro14 Days trial$9.991 Year
- Surf Captain Pro Annual14 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Surf Captain Pro Plus Annual14 Days trial$39.991 Year
OceanConnect
No in-app purchases
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