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Real-time boating safety conditions for your launch site

~800 recreational boating fatalities per year in the US. Most are preventable.

16 real-time signals scored into one go/no-go decision — plus depth charts, fishing regulations, and protected area boundaries. Plan with confidence.

Get home safe.

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This Weekend

SF Bay Area Launch Sites

GO
24

Pillar Point Harbor

Wind 12 kts · Waves 2.1 ft · Vis 8 mi

GO
38

Sausalito Boat Ramp

Wind 16 kts · Waves 1.4 ft · Vis 5 mi

GO
52

Pacifica Pier

Wind 22 kts · Waves 4.8 ft · Vis 3 mi

CAUTION
71

Ocean Beach

Wind 28 kts · Waves 6.2 ft · Vis 1 mi

NO-GO

16

Real-Time Signals

60+

Species Rules

6

Map Overlays

$0

Data Cost

How It Works

Three steps to safer boating

01

Add your launch sites

Pick from curated boat ramps and marinas, search by name, or drop a pin anywhere on the coast. Save your favorites for instant access.

02

Check conditions instantly

See depth contours, protected areas, fishing regulations, and Doppler radar alongside real-time wind, waves, tides, and 13 more signals — updated every 30 minutes from NOAA, NWS, and EPA.

03

Get your go/no-go score

Every signal is weighted and scored for your vessel type and experience level. One clear answer: GO, CAUTION, or NO-GO.

What Boaters Are Saying

Finally, one app that tells me GO or NO-GO without checking five websites.

Mike R.

23ft Center Console, SF Bay

The fishing regulations alone saved me a citation. Season dates right on the site detail page.

Sarah K.

Kayak Angler, Gulf Coast

I check it every morning before heading out. The scoring takes the guesswork out of weather decisions.

Captain Dave T.

Charter Boat, Key West

Data Signals

16 signals. One score.

We aggregate every available public data source so you don't have to check five different websites before heading out.

Wind & Waves

Wind Speed

18 kts

NOAA

Wind Gusts

24 kts

NOAA

Wave Height

3.2 ft

NOAA Buoy

Wave Period

8 sec

NOAA Buoy

Swell Direction

NW

NOAA Buoy

Tides & Water

Tidal Current

1.8 kts

NOAA

Tide Windows

High 2:30 PM

NOAA

Water Temp

54°F

NOAA Buoy

Water Quality

Good

EPA

Weather & Safety

Visibility

5 mi

NWS

Air Temp

62°F

NWS

UV Index

6 / High

EPA

Lightning Risk

None

NWS

Precipitation

10%

NWS

Marine Warnings

None

NWS

Logistics

Travel Time

42 min

Google

Scoring Engine

Transparent scoring.
No black boxes.

Every signal is normalized to a 0–100 scale based on your thresholds and vessel type. Then weighted by importance and summed into a single score.

You see exactly why you got your score. Customize thresholds — maybe 4-foot waves are fine for your 28-footer but not your kayak.

Hard vetoes (small craft advisories, gale warnings, high lightning) override the score entirely. Safety first.

0–39 GO
40–59 CAUTION
60–100 NO-GO

Pillar Point Harbor · Saturday

Moderate Powerboater

GO
SignalRaw valueNormalized severity (0–100)WeightContribution
Wind / Gusts18 kts / 24 kts
72
×0.2
14.4
Waves / Swell3 ft / 8 sec NW
50
×0.18
9.0
Marine WarningsNone
0
×0.15
0.0
Visibility5 mi
10
×0.12
1.2
Tidal Current1.5 kts
15
×0.1
1.5
LightningNone
0
×0.08
0.0
Precipitation20%
20
×0.05
1.0
Water QualityGood
0
×0.04
0.0
UV Index6
55
×0.03
1.7
Water Temp54°F
10
×0.03
0.3
Travel Time45 min
25
×0.02
0.5
Total Score29.6

Features

Everything you need to decide

Built by boaters who got tired of checking five websites and still getting surprised at the ramp.

Plan ahead

Set a trip for this weekend. We'll monitor conditions and alert you if things change from GO to NO-GO — so you can adjust plans, not discover problems at the ramp.

Compare launch sites

See all your saved sites ranked by today's conditions. The best option floats to the top. Tap into any site for the full signal breakdown.

Smart notifications

Choose your alert level — just GO/NO-GO flips, all caution transitions, or every meaningful change. Defaults to what matters: will your trip still work?

Your vessel, your thresholds

A kayak and a 30-foot sailboat have different limits. Pick your vessel type for smart defaults, then customize any threshold. 4-foot waves might be fine for you.

7-day forecast

Detailed conditions for 3 days, simplified outlook for 4 more. Confidence indicators show when forecasts are reliable and when they're guesses.

Travel time factored in

What's the point of perfect conditions if it's a 3-hour drive? Real-time traffic is factored into your score. Closer sites with good conditions win.

Depth charts

NOAA bathymetric contours overlaid on the map. Tap anywhere offshore for depth readings — know the bottom before you drop anchor or set lines.

Marine protected areas

See no-go zones and protected boundaries on the map. Avoid accidental violations with clearly marked MPAs, sanctuaries, and restricted areas.

Fishing regulations

Season dates, bag limits, and size limits for 60+ species across 6 regions. Know what you can keep before you cast — updated for the current season.

Navionics nautical charts

Embedded enhanced charts with detailed depth contours, routing, and tide station data. The same charts trusted by mariners worldwide, right in the app.

Doppler radar

Live weather radar overlay on the map. See approaching storms and rain bands in real time so you can plan your return or avoid the squall entirely.

Community reports

Rate conditions and share reports with other boaters. See what people are catching, how the ramp looks, and whether the forecast matched reality.

Pricing

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