Comparison

Wisuki vs SurfWaves

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

Head to head
About

Wisuki

Get detailed wind, wave, weather, and tide forecasts to plan your outdoor activities. Analyze data with high resolution, explore community sessions, and find the best spots based on your preferred conditions.

Highlights
  • Detailed wind and wave forecasts
  • Weather and tide predictions
  • Community session sharing
  • Spot listings with filters
  • Animated radar maps
  • 30-day tide forecasts
  • Statistical analysis
Features
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Wisuki is a powerful wind, waves, weather and tide forecast app with advanced features that allows you to instantly find best spots based on your preferred conditions, and analyze forecast data with an unprecedented level of detail. Wisuki helps you to plan even better your outdoor activities like surfing, kitesurfing, windsurfing, fishing, sailing, paragliding, biking and more. COMMUNITY • Post sessions, share private or public, like and comment. • Posting sessions will link them with forecast at the exact session time. • Better understand how forecasts work under any conditions. • Search and follow other users. SPOTS LISTINGS • Nearby, favorites, and custom spots. • Wind orientation (offshore, side off, side, side on, onshore). • Wind direction (wind from right, wind from left). • Tide trend and tide height (%). • Time picker (1 hour interval). • Filters (wind orientation, wind direction and distance). FORECAST • 1 hour and 3 hours data intervals. • 24 hours wind and waves daylight highs. • Wind: Alert icon, direction, speed, gust. • Waves: Alert icon, direction, height, period. • Weather: Alert icon, temperature, clouds, precipitations. • Forecast chart with 10 minutes resolution. • Nighttime on/off switch. • Water temperature. • Spot time zone. RADAR • Animated wind and waves arrows overlaid on spot map. • Dynamic arrow sizes and colors according to conditions. • Standard, satellite and hybrid map modes. • Zoom in and out. • Time picker (1 hour interval). MAPS • Daily highs wind and waves markers. • Weekday picker. • Direct access to all spot options. • Spot tide reference buoy location. • Standard, satellite and hybrid map modes. • Route to spot. TIDES • 30 days tide forecast and moon phases. • Moonrise/moonset times, and sunrise/sunset times. • High/low tide times, height and tidal coefficients. • Daily detailed tide interactive chart. • Time to next high/low tide. STATISTICS • Wind, waves, weather statistics monthly statistics. • Wind speed and wind gust average and reliability. • Waves height and waves period average and reliability. • Temperature and precipitations average and reliability. • Wind a waves roses per alert levels and months. MORE • Wind units: knots, Beaufort, km/h, mph, m/s. • Waves units: m, ft. • Temperature: ºC, ºF. • Distance: km, mi. WISUKI PRO Wisuki PRO membership is a month-to-month or year-to-year subscription that provides unlimited access to all Wisuki app features, like Enhanced forecasts, Forecast charts, Radar charts, Tides chart, and removes all app banners. You can easily cancel anytime, online, 24 hours a day. There are no cancellation fees. Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period at the rate of your selected plan above. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings on the device. Privacy policy: http://wisuki.com/mobile-apps/privacy Terms of service: http://wisuki.com/mobile-apps/terms Help: http://wisuki.com/mobile-apps/contact?report=i-need-help

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

Wisuki4 screens
SurfWaves4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: SurfWaves at none against Wisuki's shown. SurfWaves also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and review sentiment (75% vs 63%). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support 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. Wisuki sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.49 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

Wisuki ships an update every 2 months, SurfWaves weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and August 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Wisuki versus SurfWaves: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWisukiSurfWaves
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (851 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews62.9% of reviews75.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings851 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size63 MB80 MB
Age rating17++4
DeveloperWISUKI GLOBAL, S.L.Dereck Vicentin Leme

Customer experience

Wisuki

All ratings851 ratings
Positive91.8%
Neutral4.2%
Negative4.0%
Written reviews132 reviews
Positive62.9%
Neutral6.1%
Negative31.1%

SurfWaves

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

Bugs and requests

Wisuki

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Not updating forecasts
  • Showing outdated information
  • Crashing and network errors
  • Login problems

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more locations
  • Improve wave/tide information
  • Fix login and sync issues
  • Reduce ads
  • Improve Apple Watch support

SurfWaves

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Wisuki

Subscriptions2
  • Full access$2.491 Month
  • Full access1 Month trial$22.491 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 Wisuki free?
Wisuki is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SurfWaves free?
SurfWaves is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Wisuki or SurfWaves have ads?
Wisuki shows ads; SurfWaves does not.
Which is updated more often, Wisuki or SurfWaves?
Wisuki ships an update every 2 months, and SurfWaves weekly. Most recently, Wisuki was updated on September 22, 2026 and SurfWaves on August 27, 2026.

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