Predictwind Marine Forecasts App Reviews

Best weather source I’ve used for planning our cruises.

Quite useful for racing.

This app has too many limitations for a free account! Even has only 2 forecast predictions per free account which means that after you open the app for the first time to check it out you have only a second time view and you get the msg that you reached the limit! All the features it has are for the pay ware version! It’s a total scam. Worthless!

The free version gives you predictions with 8 km spatial resolution. Good enough for me to decide when to go paddleboarding for two hours or so. User interface completely intuitively. Heard of a public ocean weather service that even they make use of the predictWind forecasts.

Great app. Gives you more than just wind. Able to plot a trip with all variables with routing.

Es muy ilustrativo y detallado por área hasta ahora es muy preciso y me permite estimar el oleaje durante una semana y poder planificar una pesquería.

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It is taking me a little time to navigate this program, but I am liking it More and more as I work my way through it.

Do a lot of Cycling in Florida. Great App for how I ride for the day.

I’m 60 an not a tech person but this site is so easy to use. We fish out of ORI in nc an it’s a dangerous inlet on a good day. So it’s very important to no wind direction an speed.

The App itself is another piece of fairly good information for offshore weather, not great for costal due to local land influences. However, the administrative billing errors are ubiquitous and continual. Over the course of my four year circumnavigation I have only had 1 instance where I got the service I paid for. Tech support quality has declined noticeably as Predicted Wind’s popularity has increased. I’m not sure why they can’t get it straight, but it does seem to be beyond their capabilities. So, weather info OK, frustrating time spent, very bad.

Use this app in conjunction with other apps before going offshore. Weeklong feature seems to be true to course. Too bad weatherman doesn’t use it.

Just learning to use the product . Delivering a 49’ sailboat from fla to Newport May 1st and will be using it more

Invaluable app to get a heads up on the day. As accurate as anyone else and free. Great for looking ahead accurately (mostly). I am sure part art, and part science, saved my buddies and me today we saw your forecast and stayed in instead of going out and hitting bad conditions.

Hi Team, I am a new member to the Predict Wind family and struggling a bit with the route planning. I get two red and two blue routes. I find the tables are the only way to really pick a route but I have seen videos on YouTube where the user gets a recommended rout in yellow. Is this feature still available. Thanks,

It’s the best app for wind that I found I love all the features. Perfect if you need to forecast the wind.

While at Maritme school, MERTS, in Astoria (Columbia River Entrance) I have been using the free version of Predict Wind. Now I am getting ready to sail from San Diego to Astoria I am planning on buying the 12 months version.

As accurate as they get.

I have used this apps for a couple of years. This year I upgraded to basic as we are cruising up the inside passage to Alaska. The basic package says it includes 1km resolution forecast maps; 9 saved forecast locations; wave, rain, cloud, isobar maps; wind observations; and forecast alerts. I don’t get most of that. After emailing the help desk they told me I only get one 1km resolution map, as in 1 and never another and I don’t get wave maps. Those are the only reasons I upgraded. There are several other apps that will give you the information they are giving for free. Skip if you want more detail or want to deal with an honest company. If I could post a picture of what they tell is included I would.

Very useful. Never leave the slip without checking wind speed and direction.

Simple to use and does everything I need to run my sailing business.

I’ve used it for a couple of years, found it to be pretty accurate both current and future

PerfectWind is an easy to use, accurate and indispensable tool for planning sailing in the LIS

I spent the $30 and tried so hard to like this app, but it’s just not accurate. I get better wind predictions from the native iPhone Weather app. Aside from not being able to set basic map defaults and the complete lack of miles per hour, the twelve (or longer!) hour delay times for updates on windspeed...this thing wouldn’t even be worth one dollar. Apparently you get more features if you spend an additional $60, but I can already see that’s not worth it, either. Live and learn, I suppose.

So I go through the trouble of registering for an account and then can’t get past the “add location” screen! Lame. Plus you have to login every time? Sad...

The support is excellent, but graphics and models are the same as Squid for a fraction of the price.

I wish you could opt out of the Military time. Otherwise the interface is fantastic.

I bought this app for $31 because it appeared to have wave height information for the Great Lakes. It doesn’t. Also, the wind gusts seem to usually be grossly overstated.

Actually more than I need. But more data is better than less....

I’m a Sternman on a commercial lobster vessel; we have 800 traps 5-10 miles outside. This app has been extremely useful for me for planning purposes. Also, their upgrade options are great, and definitely worth the short money as far as I’m concerned. - Also, I had a simple question about one of the app’s features that I emailed to their support center for clarity, and got an RSVP the same day. Hope this helps!

This is the best go-to weather site

I’m a Captain on motor yachts and have my own sailboat, This program is easy to use and to see how the “predicted” weather forecasts for winds & sea conditions will effect my motoring or sailing. The forecast here is only as good as the data models are accurate. I’ve used this program from local waters in New England up to Maine and Florida to the Caribbean and it’s been very helpful.

Excellent app for sailors!!! Thanks

I have tried many apps for accurate wind predictions. predict wind most closely mirrors actual conditions.

Easy to use and lots of data to look at

Best wind and wave app out there

Have used it for years. I sail out of wifi coverage all the time, Predict wind forecast used to stay on my IPad for days after initial download. Now after app upgrade the app searches for a wifi connection and deletes my existing forecast and tells me I need a wifi connection. Has become useless for me! TO BAD!

Checked app. Said seas would be 0-1 ft all day. Went out in calm seas. Came back in 2-4 ft seas. Not good in fishing barge.

Predict Wind (paid version) provides an excellent level of analysis, but is only as accurate as the various models for local weather.

This app is uncanny in its ability to predict wind and thereby waves. We recently had to run 1100 miles up the Pacific coast of Mexico in 5 days. This app allowed us to run a course with little wind improving our transit time. Highly recommend!

Suggest MPH units for wind speed. Great App free version provides a lot of information. Not sure if I am missing something, but it’s odd that I cannot select mph for wind units.

Tortola to Palm, perfect. Panama, Galapagos, Marquesas, Tuamotu’s, Tahiti, Tonga, fiji Auckland perfect!!! Just arrived Bermuda from Newport. PWE right on!

I live by this app. Thank you.

Love this App, nothing compares with this program. We trust it more than anything we have ever used. 65,000 miles and we never even bother to consider a WX router.

As a Fisherman this helps greatly in planning trips. Very accurate!!!!! Capt. Foley!!!

Don't leave the ramp without it !!!

Worst app ever save your money and use passage maker.

The interface isn't glitzy but the underlying models are by far the best available. I have been using this app for many years for kitesurfing. Also tried everything else: windguru, windy, windytv, iwindsurf, etc etc. They all focus on pretty user interfaces but the forecast data they use is raw and often what's available for free, i.e. GFS. Predictwind not only use the more costly but superior ECMWF data but they have further improved it by accounting for land masses etc, i.e. The PWE model. Don't ask me the technical details, all I know is that their model is almost always spot on here in the Pacific, while the others are all over the place. Unfortunately the high resolution models require a very expensive subscription. I hope the prices will go down, as Predictwind would actually increase their revenue coz more peeps would sign up.

Wish i hadn't purchased this.

There are lots of apps out there the claim to do Half of what the app can do. The only differences this app actually does twice as much as all the rest does it correctly concisely easy-to-read easy to navigate easy to understand very well done.

I use this app to help me train for SUP races

Use the application for weather management on long distance races in the Great Lakes. Minor issues with the UI and resolution of some of the interfaces but nothing material. A must for anyone spending more than a few hours on the water.

I have used this map in different regions from SW Florida to the Ionian Sea Islands in Greece. The wind map and tables are most useful to anticipate even local wind changes. I like the conservative approach of comparing forecasts from different sources. Overall one of the very best sources to assess likely wind conditions when preparing a sailing trip.

Models seem great. Alerts are god-awful poor. I set an alert to let me know when wind is >10kts at a certain location, and I get an alert. It says “You have an alert. Your forecast has been updated.” Worst of all, I have written to the company asking them if they have plans to get more sophisticated and provide (gasp!) actual data in the alert, and they apparently have no clue how this feature could be improved. Thus I use WindAlert, because its alerts are awesome; better app even if model may be inferior.

Use it daily while we Sail around the world.

Very useful and easy to use.

I find the app very useful, and accurate, for sailboat racing in San Francisco Bay. The latest update features significantly enhance graphics that make the information even clearer and particularly good for showing changes through the day.

Easy to use and very useful.

As a busy father and professional I find that it is hard to find a gap in my schedule to go kitesurfing, I can not afford to take time off and deal with all the family logistics involved to find myself sitting on the beach waiting for wind. With Predictwind my success ratio has soared, i can check the prediction and rely on it. I also configure the wind alarm to give me a heads up of when there are good conditions coming my way, this is great as I rarely remember to check the forecast when i’m absorbed by work. It has also worked very well in all the different countries i’ve visited, in a recent visit to New Caledonia i was stunned to see that the locals also used it! Talk about the proof of the pie being in the eating… I highly recommend it.

This is the best weather app by farrrr

I have found PredictWind to be very useful and fairly accurate for the Great Lakes. We use it consistently to check the forecast and can typically rely upon it

...and then again, it might not. It won't let me past the log in page so I'll never know. Just keeps looping me back.

Worth the money!

Great app for planning fishing and kayak trips.

Very accurate

Really good real time info especially for wind.

Whilst charting our crossing of the Sea of Foulness, we queried often the Tome of Swishy Gestures and found a hidden prognosticator of weather, the PredictWind. To our wonder and delight it would warn us of the Four Winds becoming angry and even Poseidon himself could not stop our progress. Praise to the PredictWind and five stars burning bright to its name. May it also hasten your sea journeys and bring you back to port safely as it did ours.

I use this app to check the wind when kiteboarding in New Jersey. I like the accuracy and the display as maps and tables. I highly recommend it.

Very useful for San Juan island cruising as the wind here is quite intense at times. With this app, I can find a sheltered anchorage with ease.

North of $70 per month to get it functional. You are kidding me. Yes it is cool to have everything in one place but your price is nuts. And you get 0 stars because you deceived me to download that junk

This app is wonderful for forecasting wind speed/direction. The "tables" view is good for a quick glance at the day's predictions. I use this as a tool for running sailboat races. We all wish to have a crystal ball, and this comes close.

I had this app for a while and for one reason or another stopped. I got an email about all the great upgrades... Decided to give it a shot. It asked for a location. I gave it one. It told me I had too many and needed to pay to upgrade. There is no obvious place to see a list of places. When I click to see a map it says add a place. So if I need to add a place because I don't have one, how can I have too many??? Deleted app.

Any estimate on when the alerts will be fixed?

I don't like having to log in and it wouldn't let me so I deleted it.

Downloaded but no functionality without registration. Maybe I'm being unfair but I have a low appreciation for apps that look free but require my personal information before providing functionality. I can go to the NOAA website and find current and predicted winds. As a bonus, at NOAA, I can get current weather, weather forecast, radar, radar loop, weather history,.... So much more, without registering. This is likely a good app otherwise.

I'm sailing in the South Pacific, and thought I would try it. A shameful waste of my money.

Great product, use it weekly to prepare for weekly Yacht Club races. Used it recently on International travel, where it proved to be very accurate.

Fits actual conditions better than most

In order to get this app you have to sign up with an email address... My email was immediately flooded with spam and random advertisements and has since. It's been a slow process to unsubscribe from all these spam senders. Money hungry app if you ask me... Deleted

A very useful weather prediction app - we have depended on it for the last three years on the Great Loop and Down East Loop. Very useful on St Lawrence Seaway, around Nova Scotia and Bay of Fundy where dependable weather information is a little more challenging to access. Route planning has been less stressful on the Great Lakes - would rather not be without this app!

Very informative...!!!!

Thanks Great Job👍🌬🌬😎

Incredibly accurate and dependable wind info. Especially if your hobby is sailboat racing

Very accurate, informative and helpful

This is the only app you'll need for off shore sailing. You will have to pay to get the better features, but the price is reasonable.

Would recommend.

I really like the 4 different models to review. In our area he European model is often more accurate, but still many times actual results are off 6-12 hours from predictions. So one has to still use local knowledge and sixth sense when crossing big straits. I always consult thus but never rely solely on its predictions.

After a three years of constant use, I'm quite satisfied with the features of this app. However, I'd like to see the following capabilities implemented: 1. User should have capabilitity to (a) interchange the order of the graphs, for example, wind speed followed by atmospheric pressure, or 2. User should have capabilitity to superimpose graphs. For example, wind speed over atm pressure. 3. Provide the option to show a graph showing the average of the two graphs. ie, the midpoint between the two graphs. 4. Provide user graph entries on the chart to plot actual observations to compare the merits of the various app's graphs. User can save screen shots

Very accurate in the Great Lakes.

I need to preface this with the fact that I've only been able to use PredictWind for about a month, but is has been more accurate and useful than the local weather reports regarding wind strength direction and even the timing of precipitation.

I like that I can switch between graphics and table. Being able to see all 4 model predictions at the same time is very helpful.

Predict Wind has helped make our travels throughout the Med, the Caribbean, Bahamas, and East Coast for the past 2.5 years a safer and unforgettable experience. It is my go to for all the weather and route planning. Combined with Iridium Go! we can make good decisions regarding departures and routes. I've never used an app that was so efficient and helpful. The bonus is the PW team continues to update and improve. Their team is professional, courteous, and they always take the time to help you out if you need it. Their customer service is second to none. After all the weather apps I've downloaded this is by far the most accurate and thorough weather app. If there were 6 stars I'd give it that as my rating. Annie

I'm a delivery captain and sailing instructor and depend on this app Dailey.

I used this app when I brought my boat to Florida from the Northern Chesapeake and it was very very helpful. It’s a great app, easy to use and works great.

Far more reliable than the NOAA marine forecast

A definite must have for the racing or cruising sailor. Great integration with B&G chart plotters too.

Couldn’t change wind speed to MPH! P.O.S. Apple 8 user.

I find it very good but would like more location options.

Perfect app with all the information presented in whatever you think is the best possible way it is. Takes a little time to understand the different models and it is disconcerting that at times they disagree so much but, it's all the information and the uncertainty in the models should tell you the uncertainty in the production. Love the app. Have used it in the Mediterranean Caribbean Pacific in San Francisco bay area and seems very good.

Invaluable app to get a heads up on the day. As accurate as anyone else and free.

We fought for about 18 months with the Predict Wind Offshore App. First with windows 8, then windows 10. Eventually, thanks to determination on our end, and good customer service, we got it going correctly. The program ( Predict Wind ) is great, we love the departure planning feature. The learning curve is a little painful, just lots of non intuitive steps you have to fumble thru till you get the hang of it, but well worth it. Now, it's one of our essential planning tools.

Need to register to use. Trash.

Any information you want is easy and intuitive to get. The visual representation is one of the best I have seen.

Wanted an app for wind info in my area ... there are no close landmarks for wind on this app where many of us SUP ! unlike pro wind app ... you must be a boat owner to understand anything on the app and there are no settings to navigate customizing one change in this app .. happy to delete ... paddlers need hour to hour times this starts at 10 am ? Can’t make that out either lol argggg