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Release notes

What’s new in Buoywatch

Updates to the Buoywatch app, newest first.

Version 3.0.0 29 October 2026

  • NEW: Tides. Tide charts, tide times and tide tables with forecasts up to 7 days ahead for 4,380+ stations worldwide. See the tide now, whether it’s rising or falling, and drag the chart to check any time of the day.
  • NEW: More buoys, now 620+ in Europe, South America, Africa, Asia and Oceania.
  • NEW: iPad version.
  • NEW: Map of every buoy and tide station, with search.
  • NEW: Tide widgets for the Home and Lock Screen, plus a buoy and tide widget. (Pro)
  • NEW: Tides on Apple Watch, and complications are now free for everyone.
  • Faster loading, better offline support and many fixes and improvements.

Version 2.6.1 2 March 2026

  • Fixed the wave energy values.
  • Fixed French buoys: Gascogne, Golf du Lion, Antilles, Azur, Ajaccio, Vecchio, Calvi, Provence, Sardaigne and Paca.
  • Added Max Wave Size when available.
  • Display the wave energy in KiloJoules.

Version 2.6.0 1 March 2026

  • Fixed French buoys: Gascogne, Golf du Lion, Antilles, Azur, Ajaccio, Vecchio, Calvi, Provence, Sardaigne and Paca.
  • Added Max Wave Size when available.
  • Added Wave energy in KiloJoules.

Version 2.5.0 21 September 2025

  • New watchOS complications & smart stacks.
  • New language support: Arabic, Danish, Dutch, German, Italian, Japanese, Norwegian, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Russian and Swedish.

Version 2.4.0 22 May 2025

  • New Australian buoys.
  • Update French buoys.

Version 2.3.3 15 May 2025

  • Update French buoys.

Version 2.3.2 30 March 2025

  • New US Buoys.
  • Display the atmospheric pressure in the available buoys.

Version 2.3.1

  • New Yaquina Channel SW, OR and Neah Bay - Cape Flattery, WA NOAA buoys.

Version 2.3.0

  • Support for new languages.

Version 2.2.9

  • 15 New buoys from US and Micronesia.

Version 2.2.4

  • New Torrey Pines Inner, California buoy.

Version 2.2.0

  • New Spanish buoys were added. Atlantic, Mediterraneans and Canary Island’s buoys were added!
  • Search improvements and fixes.

Version 2.1.1

  • The french buoys were updated. Gascogne, Mediterraneans and Caribbean’s buoys were also re-added!!

Version 2.1.0

  • Added new 23 buoys from the US coast, Micronesia, Pacific and Atlantic Oceans.
  • Small UI improvements.

Version 2.0.4

  • Added new 32 buoys from the US coast, Pacific Ocean and Korea.
  • Fix watchOS app (Thanks presserhawaii for the feedback).

Version 2.0.3

  • Added new 32 buoys from the US coast, Pacific Ocean and Korea.
  • Bug fixes and improvements.

Version 2.0.2

  • Fix a bug where existing users can restore purchases to become pro users again.

Version 2.0.1

  • Release of Buoywatch PRO.
  • Settings screen update for iOS 16 and 17.

Version 2.0.0

  • Release of Buoywatch PRO.
  • Settings screen update for iOS 16 and 17.

Version 1.5.0

  • iOS 17 support for widgets and stand by mode.
  • New watchOS wind complications!

Version 1.4.3

  • New Bodega Bay and Lakeport buoys in the US.

Version 1.4.2

  • Waves size notifications available on the Main screen.

Version 1.4.1

  • iOS widgets UI improvement

Version 1.4.0

  • Lock screen widgets
  • New watchOS complications
  • Bug fixes and improvements

Version 1.3.2

  • UI fixes and improvements.

Version 1.3.1

  • Update buoys. Bug fixes and improvements.

Version 1.3.0

  • New buoys, settings and improvements.

Version 1.2.4

  • 18 new buoys.

Version 1.2.3

  • Bug fixes and improvements.
  • Fix a bug that made the app crash when selecting the Home Buoy for the very first time.

Version 1.2.2

  • Favorites.
  • Over 300 NOAA & worldwide buoys.

Version 1.2.1

  • New Hawaii and Caribbean buoys.

Version 1.2.0

  • New iOS 14 Widgets!
  • New watchOS complications supported: Graphic corner; Graphic circular; Modular small; Circular small.
  • Theme selection: Select between dark, light or automatic matching system appearance.

Version 1.1.3

  • New buoys: India, Taiwan and Azores!
  • UI improvements.

Version 1.1.2

  • New iOS Today’s Widget with the updated buoy’s data.
  • Bug fixes and improvements.

Version 1.1.1

  • Rich Notifications including GIFs.
  • Haptic feedback.
  • Bug fixes and improvements.

Version 1.1.0

  • Brand new iOS app version.
  • Dark mode support.

Version 1.0.1

  • Surf buoys added: France, Australia, Caribbean, Azores.

Version 1.0.0 Initial release

  • Independent Apple Watch app only version.
  • 24 Hour History Report Chart.
  • Buoy Notifications to score the best surf.
  • Swell conditions at a glance with Complications.