Surf vs Glide StandUpPaddle Conditions
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Surf
Get simple, accurate surf forecasts for over 7,000 breaks worldwide. Plan your sessions with detailed wave information, tide times, and mapping to find the best conditions and nearby spots. Access extended forecasts and custom alerts with premium features.
- Detailed surf forecasts
- Wavefinder map
- Live webcam links
- Tide times
- 12-day forecasts
- Custom surf alerts
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Surf-Forecast.com gives you simple, accurate and easy-to-read surf forecasts so you have the best chance of hitting those breaks when the waves are pumping. Built by surfers, for surfers, and trusted by millions of surfers for over 20 years, our updated app lets you see all your favorite surf spots at a glance. Providing detailed surf forecasts for over 7,000 breaks worldwide, our new features let you see further ahead than ever before - giving you plenty of advance warning for when those swells start coming in. Find the best surfing conditions near you and use the rating tool to find exactly when to go. – FREE App Features ⁃ Detailed surf forecasts ⁃ Wavefinder map ⁃ Live webcam links ⁃ Multi-swell component presentation ⁃ Tide times ⁃ Detailed mapping to locate nearby breaks – Surf Premium Benefits ⁃ Access to the full 16 days of our new Wavefinder feature ⁃ Hourly forecasts ⁃ 16 day forecasts ⁃ Custom surf alerts ⁃ Ad-free browsing on our website So what are you waiting for? Grab your board and get exploring. We’ll see you out there! For the full Terms and Conditions of this service please visit: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Glide StandUpPaddle Conditions
This app simplifies weather data into a single condition score for paddleboarding. It provides a clear indication of whether conditions are ideal, challenging, or unsafe for paddling at nearby beaches.
- Simplified paddle condition score
- Map of nearby beaches with live markers
- 24-hour forecast for wind, swell, and temp
- Save favorite locations
- Search any beach or coastline
- Metric or imperial units
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Glide turns raw wind and wave numbers into one simple answer: should you paddle out right now? WHY GLIDE Most weather apps make you do the math yourself — is 12 mph wind with a 0.4m swell good or bad? Glide combines wind speed, wave height, and wave period into a single, easy-to-read condition score, so you know at a glance. THE FIVE STATES • Glassy — calm and ideal for a first session • Prime — clean and steady, the sweet spot • Cruisy — a bit of chop, still very paddleable • Choppy — experienced paddlers only • Blown Out — stay on the sand today WHAT YOU GET • A map of real beaches near you, with live condition markers • Tap any beach for wind, swell, water temp, and a 24-hour forecast • Save your go-to spots as favorites for one-tap checking • Search any beach or coastline by name • Works in metric or imperial units BUILT ON REAL DATA Wind and marine forecasts come from Open-Meteo's live weather models. Beach locations come from OpenStreetMap's open community map data. NO ACCOUNT. NO ADS. NO CATCH. Glide doesn't require sign-up, doesn't track you, and doesn't show ads. Your location stays on your device — it's only used to sort nearby beaches and center the map. Whether you're a daily paddler or just getting started, Glide takes the guesswork out of checking conditions.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Glide StandUpPaddle Conditions at none against Surf's 2. Glide StandUpPaddle Conditions also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 6 days vs every 6 weeks). Surf's advantage is ratings volume (1K vs 1) and chart position (#77 vs unranked). On price and rating 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 sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Glide StandUpPaddle Conditions asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Surf against 5.0 for Glide StandUpPaddle Conditions. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Surf has 1K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 86% of Surf's written reviews are positive against 100% of Glide StandUpPaddle Conditions's.
Surf ships an update every 6 weeks, Glide StandUpPaddle Conditions every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Surf | Glide StandUpPaddle Conditions |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (1K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 86.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #77 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 26.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 138 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Meteo365 Ltd. | BENJAMIN GROHE |
Customer experience
Surf
Glide StandUpPaddle Conditions
Bugs and requests
Surf
Reported bugs
2 issues- Crashes or freezes on some devices
- Geolocation issues with break markers
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to manually refresh data
- More detailed tidal/current information
- Expanded location coverage
- Improved accuracy for wave height/conditions
Glide StandUpPaddle Conditions
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Surf
- Premium Service: Monthly$4.991 Month
- Premium Service (Yearly)$34.991 Year
Glide StandUpPaddle Conditions
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Surf free?
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