Comparison

Current vs Surfy Life

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

Head to head
About

Current

Get detailed, physics-based surf forecasts for over 1,000 surf breaks. View 16-day outlooks including swell, wind, tide, and surf heights. Features animated maps and unique spot statistics like water temperature and breaker type.

Highlights
  • 16-day surf forecast
  • Animated wind, current, and swell maps
  • Detailed spot statistics
  • Water temperature with wetsuit recommendations
  • Custom spot forecasting
  • Hourly forecast for first 10 days
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Current gives you physics-based surf forecasts for more than 1,000 breaks across California, Oregon, Washington, Hawaii, and the East and Gulf Coasts. Current is part of a movement to create more accurate and detailed surf forecasts. What you get: • 16-day surf forecast for every spot - swell, wind, tide, surf heights, and ratings • An animated map - wind, currents, and swell in motion, surf height painted along the coastline • Spot stats you won't find anywhere else - set height, breaker type, peakiness, plus water temperature with a wetsuit pick • Secret spots - draw your own spot anywhere on the coast and get a full forecast for it The 10-day forecast is free for every spot. Upgrade to Current Premium for the full 16-day forecast, future-day spot stats, and future-day map overlays. Forecasts are estimates. Always check real conditions and surf within your limits. CURRENT PREMIUM (optional subscription) The hourly surf forecast is free for days 1–10. Premium unlocks days 11–16, plus future-day map overlays (surf height, wind, currents, water temperature) and future-day spot stats. Premium Monthly: [monthly price]/month. Premium Annual: [annual price]/year. Both auto-renew. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in your App Store settings. Privacy Policy: https://currentsurf.com/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://currentsurf.com/terms

About

Surfy Life

This app personalizes surf forecasts by learning your preferences for wave height, wind, and tide. It integrates with your calendar to help you plan your week around optimal surf conditions. Enjoy detailed oceanographic data and a clean interface designed for surfers.

Highlights
  • Personalized surf forecasts
  • Calendar integration
  • On-device AI/ML intelligence
  • Interactive maps
  • Detailed oceanographic data
  • Cross-device sync
Features
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We built Surfy Life for the surf-obsessed to live a somewhat normal life. Surfy let's you integrate surf conditions with your calendar, train your own personal forecast models, and plan your week around the only thing that really matters. Does your life revolve around surfing? Yeah, us, too. - No ads. Free for kooks. Locals get more features. - Calendar integration for checking the waves before you accept that meeting invite from your boss. - On-device (local model, cloud-free) AI/ML Surfy Intelligence if you want it. - We only ask for your email. We use your stoke prefs to make the app better for everyone. - We're new and growing so let's us know what you want to see at hello@surfy.life! Surfy Life is supported by members like you. Now to get philosophical. Finding the wave you are looking for has always been a matter of timing, intuition, and knowing where the ocean meets the wind just right. Somewhere between the morning and evening offshore, there is a rhythm that every surfer is quietly tracking. Surfy Life was built to help you tune into it. Instead of handing everyone the exact same generic report, Surfy listens for how YOU experience the ocean. As you check the water, rate your sessions, and set your own comfort zones for wave height, wind angle, and tide, the system learns what a good time actually looks like to you. Personalized Surfy Intelligence Surfy takes complex marine forecasts and shapes them around your individual preferences. Over time, it learns whether you are searching for clean two-foot gliders or hollow overhead lines, giving you accurate spot-localized forecasts tailored to your style. Crafted for the Search Beyond the waves themselves, Surfy helps you plan your time around the ocean through a clean, dark-mode interface designed to feel like a quiet moment before dawn patrol. Explore home breaks or far-off coastlines on interactive maps, fine-tune your condition preferences globally or spot by spot, and sync high-stoke window forecasts directly to your native calendar. It keeps your days in rhythm with the swell without having to disappoint your loved ones again. Deep Water Data Beneath the simple interface is a steady feed of oceanography and atmospheric data drawn from NOAA, Open-Meteo, and DWD models. You get clean, detailed breakdowns of primary swells, secondary components, period lengths, wind gusts, and local tide offsets without the clutter. We've built in a lot of options, too. Seamless Travel & Sync Whether you are checking the local break from your desktop before coffee or scouting down the coast from your phone, your saved spots and personal settings travel with you across web and mobile through simple, passwordless sign-in. Respect for Your Privacy Surfy stores only what is needed to refine your forecasts, never sells your email to third parties, and lets you clear your saved preferences whenever you want a fresh start. We are built on open source and open data. The search for the right wave is what it's all about. Drop in with Surfy Life, and tune your existence to the rhythm of the ocean. Thank you to the Local members who support what we do and to everyone who shares the stoke. Surfy Life aka Surfy is dedicated to Syd, Chris (x4), William (x2), Tommy, Rene, Jason, Josiah, Zoee, Jamie, Joe, Van, Holden and Thomas. NYC x SD x JAX. Sharing is caring. "You can't stop the waves, but you can learn to surf." - JKZ Apple Standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/appstore/dev/stdeula/ Additional Terms: https://surfy.life/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://surfy.life/privacy/

Screenshots

Current4 screens
Surfy Life4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Surfy Life at 5.0 against Current's 4.5. Surfy Life also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 weeks). Current's advantage is ratings volume (16 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Current sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Surfy Life sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Surfy Life holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Current has 16 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Current ships an update every 3 weeks, Surfy Life every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Current versus Surfy Life: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCurrentSurfy Life
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (16 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews71.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings16 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB61 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperColin WeaverDean Haddock

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Current

Subscriptions2
  • Current Premium$4.991 Month
  • Current Premium Annual$29.991 Year
1 purchases

Surfy Life

Subscriptions1
  • Locals$4.991 Month

Questions

Is Current free?
Current is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Surfy Life free?
Surfy Life is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Current or Surfy Life?
Surfy Life is rated higher. Current averages 4.5 out of 5 from 16 ratings, while Surfy Life averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Current or Surfy Life have ads?
Neither Current nor Surfy Life shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Current or Surfy Life?
Current ships an update every 3 weeks, and Surfy Life every 3 days. Most recently, Current was updated on November 5, 2026 and Surfy Life on October 31, 2026.

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