Windmaster vs Shaka Surf

Windmaster is the wind, wave, and tide forecast built for people who dare to challenge the conditions. Kitesurfers, windsurfers, wingers, and surfers: stop refreshing five different apps and guessing whether your spot is going to fire. WHY WINDMASTER Masterforecast: highly accurate calibrated forecast for your spot. Global forecasts: access global models and compare them to elevate accuracy of predictions for what works best on your local spot. Compare the models GFS, ECMWF, ICON, AROME and more, side by side, so you can see how much the forecast actually agrees before you commit to the drive. Live wind from the nearest station Real ground-truth readings from weather stations near your spot, updated continuously, with a 6-hour trend so you can see it building or fading. The right gear, every hour Set your weight, skill, and quiver once, and Windmaster recommends the kite or sail size for every hour of the forecast. No more rigging the wrong gear. Real tides Actual tide curves for coastal spots, because timing the session matters as much as the wind. Wind alerts A morning heads-up the moment one of your saved spots is set to turn on. Never miss a good day again. Interactive wind map See the wind across the whole region at a glance, scrub through time, and find new spots near you. Hand-picked spots worldwide From Tarifa to Cape Town to Le Morne, with curated local detail on wind directions and conditions. WINDMASTER PRO Unlock every forecast model, the live 6-hour wind trend, and wind alerts. Start with a free trial, cancel anytime. Built by riders, for riders. See you on the water. Terms of Use (EULA): https://windmaster.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://windmaster.app/privacy-policy

Shaka Surf is a free, open surf-forecast app for surf breaks all over the world. No subscription. No paywall. No account required. Spin a live 3-D globe, tap any glowing break, and instantly see: • Current swell height, direction and period • Wind speed and direction — with an offshore/onshore quality rating • A transparent 0–10 surf quality score broken down by factor • 10-day hourly forecast with a rated "best window" highlighted • NOAA tide curve for the nearest station • Live NDBC buoy observations (US breaks) • Free public webcam streams where available SURF QUALITY, MADE TRANSPARENT Every break shows a live quality score built from swell energy, wave period, swell direction, tide stage and a wind-direction penalty calibrated to the spot's offshore heading. Each factor is shown separately — no magic black box. GLOBAL COVERAGE More than 6,700 surf breaks worldwide: every coast, every country. Famous big-wave spots, local beach breaks, reef breaks, point breaks and river mouths. Zoom into any coastline and the pins appear, coloured live by how good it is right now. BUILT ON FREE, OPEN OCEAN DATA • Swell / wind forecast: Open-Meteo Marine API (DWD/ECMWF/GFS models) • Tides: NOAA CO-OPS • Live buoys: NOAA NDBC No API keys. No vendor lock-in. Full data attribution shown in the app. CLEAN, FAST, PRIVATE • Browse everything without an account • Favourites and recently viewed spots saved on your device • Imperial or metric, your choice • Deep-linkable URLs for sharing any spot • Installable as a home-screen app If you have ever wondered why surf forecasts cost $10+/month when they are built from the same free government data as your phone's weather app — here is your answer. Forecast data © Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0). Tides & buoys courtesy of NOAA (public domain). Map imagery © Esri. Labels © CARTO.