PredictCurrent vs Big Buoy

Navigate coastal adventures with precision using real-time tidal current data from PredictWind. PredictCurrent delivers ultra-high-resolution 100m tidal current maps, plus 400m and 4km maps covering 90% of global coastlines. It also includes full ocean current coverage, empowering fishermen, sailors, and coastal explorers with essential tools for current tracking, tide planning, and marine navigation. Developed by PredictWind’s expert oceanographers, trusted globally for industry-leading forecasting, PredictCurrent supports confident and safe coastal navigation for boating, fishing, sailing, and kayaking. Why PredictCurrent - Unrivalled Precision: Ultra-high-resolution 100m tidal current maps provide unmatched detail for coastal tide planning, ideal for fishing, sailing, or paddle sports. Also includes 400m and 4km resolution maps. - Trusted Expertise: Built by PredictWind, pioneers in marine and ocean current forecasting, delivering professional-grade data. - Comprehensive Tracking: Monitor tidal currents, ocean currents, winds, waves, and sea temperatures with animated maps and hourly tide chart data for 10 days. - Coastal Navigation: Join fishermen, sailors, kayakers, and coastal explorers worldwide who rely on PredictWind’s marine weather and current data for informed navigation. Key Features - Ultra-High-Resolution 100m Tidal Current Maps: Visualise intricate nearshore water current movements with clarity, ideal for coastal navigation, route planning, and safety. - High-Resolution 400m & 4km Maps: Access tide and ocean current coverage for 90% of global coastlines, seamlessly integrated with live ocean current data. - Advanced Dashboard: Analyse wind-against-current interactions, wave heights, tide cycles, and directions using accurate ECMWF wind forecasts. - Animated 10-Day Forecasts: View dynamic tidal currents, ocean currents, wind, waves, and sea temperature forecasts on interactive marine maps. - Detailed Data Tables: Access hourly data on current speed and direction, plus alerts for wind-against-current situations. Tailored for fisherman, sailors, kayakers, and coastal adventurers, PredictCurrent offers essential tools for safe marine planning—backed by PredictWind’s proven ocean data and current tracking accuracy. Start with a 14-day free trial. Access ultra-high-resolution tidal current data, tide charts, ocean current forecasts, wind, waves, and sea temperature tools for your next coastal journey. Terms & Conditions: https://www.predictcurrent.com/terms-and-conditions Privacy Policy: https://www.predictcurrent.com/privacy-policy

Big Buoy puts live marine conditions in front of you before you fish. Real NOAA buoy data, tides, solunar tables, wind and wave forecasts. The stuff that decides whether you go and where you set up. LIVE NOAA BUOYS 873 stations across the East Coast, Gulf, Great Lakes, and West Coast, updated every 10 minutes. Water temp, wave height, swell period, wind speed and direction. Straight from the buoy, no fluff. TIDES THAT DON'T GO DOWN Tide predictions for 3,400+ stations, served from Big Buoy's own servers. When government feeds have an outage, your tides keep loading. Charts show highs, lows, and the current stage at a glance, and the gauge picker always shows the closest station to you with live status. DEPTH CHART (PRO) Survey-grade bathymetry built from NOAA ENC and Army Corps eHydro surveys, layered right on the map. Read the bottom. Find the ledges, humps, channels, and drop-offs that hold fish, inshore and offshore. SOLUNAR FISHING TIMES Major and minor feeding windows computed with a real astronomical model, tied to your spot. Plan the day around the bite instead of the other way around. WIND, WAVES & WEATHER 7-day forecasts free, 16 days with Pro. Pro also compares all five major models (GFS, HRRR, ECMWF, GEM, ICON) so you can fish the consensus instead of trusting one run. SAVED SPOTS & MONDAY BRIEFING Save unlimited spots. Get a Monday morning email that reads the week ahead for your water so you can pick your day early. BIG BUOY PRO For anglers who fish around a work schedule. Limited days on the water means every trip has to count. Pro gives you the 16-day window, every forecast model, the Depth Chart, and satellite overlays (sea surface temperature, chlorophyll, ocean currents) to pick the right day and run straight to fish. Ad-free. $4.99/month or $39.99/year. The free tier stays genuinely useful: live buoys, 7-day forecasts, tides, and solunar, supported by ads. REAL DATA, REAL SOURCES NOAA NDBC buoys. NOAA CO-OPS tide predictions. NOAA ENC and USACE eHydro surveys. Copernicus satellite data. We show you where every number comes from. Questions or a station you want added? big-buoy.com — Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://big-buoy.com/privacy