Best Sargassum Apps

Costa: Playas de Puerto Rico

How's the beach today?

Free

This app provides a simple score for Puerto Rican beaches, translating complex data like wave height, water quality, and weather into an easy-to-understand rating. It prioritizes safety, highlighting potential dangers like strong currents or poor water quality.

Leeward

Island Hurricane Tracker

Free

This app provides daily Caribbean weather forecasts, including marine conditions and beach reports. It also offers real-time hurricane tracking with customizable notifications and multi-storm support.

Coasti

Is it a beach day?

Free

This app provides a simple yes/no answer to whether it's a good day for the beach. It analyzes various conditions like flags, wind, surf, tides, UV, and water quality to give you a clear verdict and suggest the best times to go. You can also save favorite beaches and receive alerts for changes.

SeaKey

Identify Seaweeds

Free

This toolbox helps identify seaweeds found in the German North Sea. It features an interactive key for species identification and detailed taxon profiles for verification. A glossary is also included to explain scientific terms.

AlgalSex

by TSUCHIKANE

Free

Explore the life cycle of algae with this educational application. Designed for iPhone and iPod touch, it offers a visual learning experience for users interested in phycology.

Seaweed Sorter

Pacific Northwest edition

$3.99

Identify 130 species of macroalgae from the Pacific Northwest with illustrated, jargon-free questions. Features over 300 photos, taxonomic details, and descriptions. Content is updated frequently and available offline.