iKitesurf: Weather & Waves

iKitesurf: Weather & Waves

By WeatherFlow

  • Category: Weather
  • Release Date: 2012-10-10
  • Current Version: 6.38
  • Adult Rating: 4+
  • File Size: 128.77 MB
  • Developer: WeatherFlow
  • Compatibility: Requires iOS 13.0 or later.
Score: 4.72828
4.72828
From 1,807 Ratings

Description

Whether you are kite foiling, kitesurfing in breaking waves, or kiteboarding the gnar on your local bay, river, or lake, you want and need the best possible forecasts and live wind reports… and iKitesurf has them! We have deployed over 65,000 proprietary Tempest Weather Systems, giving you real-time local weather right where you ride. With exclusive iKitesurf stations on near shore markers, buoys, piers, breakwaters, and key waterfront spots, we have a terrific number of local riding areas covered. Our Tempest Rapid Refresh Model delivers the most accurate Nearcast predictions to our customers. We supplement our proprietary data with information from government agencies including: NOAA, NWS, and bring in reports sets including the AWOS, ASOS, METAR, and even CWOP. iKitesurf creates a complete view of the weather with radar, forecast maps, and customized alerting. Why you should download iKitesurf: - Coastal observations from proprietary Tempest Weather Systems along with all public domain marine forecasts and reports (NOAA, NWS, METAR, ASOS, CWOP) including all major airports creating over 125,000 unique stations. - Our exclusive Tempest Weather Systems deployed at coastal buildings, and at beaches, with haptic rain sensors, sonic anemometers, along with local barometric pressure sensors, provide ground truth observations. - Apple Watch compatibility - Live wind from our systems provides a better windy conditions flow map – augmented by current station reports with advanced quality control. - Our Proprietary AI-enhanced Nearcast provides enhanced forecasting for temperature, wind gust, speed, direction, humidity, dewpoint, precipitation rate, probability of precipitation, and cloud cover percentage. - Public domain forecast models including High Resolution Rapid Refresh (HRRR), North American Mesoscale Forecast System (NAM), Global Forecast System (GFS), Canadian Meteorological Centre Model (CMC), Icosahedral Non Hydrostatic Model (ICON). - Free subscription for unlimited wind alerts with customizable thresholds to email, text, or in-app. - Create your own Favorite station list to keep an eye on your go-to weather stations at all your foiling, kitesurfing, and kiteboarding spots. - Maps - Live and Forecasted Wind, Forecasted Temperature, Radar, Satellite, Precipitation and Clouds, as well as Nautical Charts. - National Weather Service (NWS) Marine Forecasts & Marine Warnings / Alerts. - Also: - Tides charts - Wave height, wave period - Water temperature - Sunrise / sunset - Moonrise / moonset - Historical wind statistics - Windy days per month - Wind direction distribution Want more weather? - Upgrade to Plus, Pro, or Gold membership to gain access to more weather stations and forecasts. - Access exclusive ultra high-quality meteorologist-sited Pro stations at top coastal locations. - Unlock iKitesurf’s second-to-none meteorologist-written hyper-accurate Pro forecasts written daily for kiting hotspots coast-to-coast. - Detailed weather info, gusts, rain radar, satellite, NOAA, NWS, at spots of interest to coastal residents and property owners near the ocean, rivers and other bodies of water. - On the water features - Sea surface temperatures - Sea surface currents - Detailed historical wind statistics - Historical wind speed average by year What else can you do? - Join the Tempest Weather Network! - Get a Tempest Weather System for your house, business, Kitesurf club, pier, or backyard. Support: help.weatherflow.com/hc/en-us/categories/200419268-Sailflow-iWindsurf-iKitesurf-FishWeather-WindAlert Connect: - facebook.com/tempestwx - twitter.com/tempest_wx - youtube.com/@tempestwx - instagram.com/tempest.earth Contact Tempest: help.weatherflow.com/hc/en-us/requests/new Website: tempest.earth By purchasing a subscription or downloading iKitesurf you agree that you have read and accept our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use. https://got.wf/privacy https://got.wf/terms

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Reviews

  • Marine weather

    5
    By Mikerrrrtrry
    I uses this app everyday
  • Indispensable!

    3
    By DF - Maui
    I couldn't survive without this app. It is incredibly accurate for my location in Maui. I check it multiple times a day, including at home when I'm deciding when to leave for the beach. And then again at the beach when I'm deciding what kite to pump up. I would LOVE a version for the Apple Watch! Update: the recent removal of the WRF-WF forecast model for Maui is a devastating reduction to the value of this app. The replacement TRRM model is a very poor substitute. It consistently forecasts lower wind than actual and doesn’t learn from its constant under forecasting. I’m forced to rely on the Blend model. It is also prone to under forecasting during afternoon hours, but I can just mentally add 4-5 mph and get pretty close. Unlike the TRRM model, the Blend model isn’t constantly predicting a drop in wind speed to some low nominal level—which never materializes. In contrast to the forecast models, the actual current wind speed values remain extremely valuable. 11/7/25 Update: the update today broke the app for use on my iPhone SE. 1/21/26 Update: the technical issue mentioned above was fixed in a few days, and the app works great now. Also the new TRRM wind model has continued to gradually improve and now provides the most accurate forecast I know of for wind conditions at my kite beach. I use the app multiple times each day. Support for the Apple Watch was added several months ago and is very useful. At first, the app could be added as a complication on the watch face. That no longer works for some reason, but I can still launch the app from the app list. Hopefully it will be updated again to allow it to be used as a complication.
  • Ads in paid versions

    2
    By Bob the…
    Paid $179 for gold membership and ads are still present
  • Chris Bobryk

    5
    By Chris Bobryk
    Can’t live without it! I check this app more than I blink in a day😅
  • My go to weather check

    5
    By Airnsails
    Ikitesurf is a part of my session. Why waste time driving in search of perfect conditions if they’re not there? And even better, when the conditions get good you know it’s time to go.
  • Best Wind App

    5
    By EddieToy
    I have been using iKitesurf for years and cannot recommend it enough. Must have for real-time weather and forecasts.
  • Best app for wind addicted

    5
    By Region164qq
    Live it
  • Mostly Good for a glance

    4
    By skienian
    Somewhat generally glitchy occasionally. Refreshes don't always work. Somehow there's no "my location" button on the map view, so you have to manually scroll around if you are looking at different locations Tech support is very responsive, so maybe improvements will be forthcoming
  • Stop spamming

    4
    By None taken 111
    For a review
  • Ads On Paid Sunscription

    3
    By thisaintfun
    Pro member and I still have to deal with ads. Not what I want in a paid membership.

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