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Save any location (including your own pins), set swell/wind/tide/weather preferences, and see the best sessions now and next across all your spots.

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Live Forecasts: How to Use Wingfoil Weather

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Wingfoil Weather gives you live forecasts and a personalised 14-day planner. Save any location (including your own pins), set swell, wind, tide, and weather preferences, and see the best sessions now and next across all your spots.

What makes it different

  • Live forecasts + a 14-day planner tuned to your saved spots
  • Save any location or custom pin — not just predefined beaches
  • Filters for wind, swell, tide, weather, and direction to surface only rideable windows
  • "Best nearby" and "Next up" recommendations so you can pivot instantly

This is exactly what the app shows: all spots in one collapsed view to spot the best day, per-spot expansion for granular wind/swell/tide, a 14-day heatmap timeline, and per-spot preferences (wind range, direction, swell/tide) including custom pins you add anywhere.


Getting Started

Spots

Start by adding your spots. Click anywhere on the Add Spot card to open the map picker. Search for locations, drop your own pins (home break, boat ramp, mid-channel), or choose from popular spots. Your 14-day planner and live forecast cards are driven by these saved locations.

Adding Spots

  • Drop a pin anywhere on the map for instant forecasts
  • Search by location name to find spots quickly
  • Save as many spots as you need — custom pins or named locations
  • Log in to sync spots and preferences across devices

Setting Preferences

Preferences

Preferences define what good conditions mean for you. The app calculates a score for each hour based on how well conditions match your preferences. Higher scores mean better conditions for your session.

Wind
  • Set minimum and maximum wind speed
  • Select safe wind directions for your spot
  • Configure gust tolerance
Waves
  • Set wave height range
  • Filter by wave period for quality
  • Swell direction preferences
Tide
  • Prefer rising or falling tide
  • Set height ranges if needed
  • Works with nearest tide station
Other
  • Temperature limits
  • Rain tolerance
  • Sky conditions preference

Everything honors per-spot preferences (wind range/direction, swell, tide, weather) and custom pins. “Best nearby” and “Next up” highlight the nearest green windows so you can pivot without scrolling charts.


Live Forecasts + 14-Day Planner

Planner

Your saved spots generate two instant views: live conditions for "now" and a 14-day planner for "next". Score colors reflect how closely each block matches your preferences, so you can skim for green windows across every spot without digging into charts.

Now

Live wind, swell, tide, daylight, and AI insight across all saved spots in one glance.

Next

14 days of color-coded blocks per spot; click any card to jump straight into the detailed hourly view.


Typical Workflow

1

Add Your Spots

Use the map picker to save any beach, boat ramp, or custom pin

2

Set Preferences

Define wind ranges, directions, swell, tide, and weather filters

3

Check “Now”

See live wind/swell/tide plus AI insight across all spots

4

Scan the 14-Day Planner

Skim color-coded blocks to find green windows fast

5

Expand a Spot

Tap any card for the detailed hourly view and tide curve

6

Fine-Tune Tides

Confirm height and flow for the exact session window

7

Go Ride

Pick the slot with the best match and go


Quick Tips

Forecast Updates

Data updates every 6 hours. Current conditions always show the closest available data point.

Daylight Hours

Forecasts show sunrise to sunset hours. Current conditions are always visible even at night.

Scoring

Scores combine all preferences. Green (75+) generally means good session conditions.

Click to Expand

Click anywhere on a spot card to expand. Click the header to collapse back.

AI-generated content for research only. Verify with real experts, certified instructors, and official sources.

Forecasts made for you

Save any spot (including your own pins), set swell/wind/tide/weather preferences, and scan 14 days to see where to ride now and next.

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