iKitesurf: Weather & Waves

iKitesurf: Weather & Waves

By WeatherFlow

  • Category: Weather
  • Release Date: 2012-10-10
  • Current Version: 6.17
  • Adult Rating: 4+
  • File Size: 105.53 MB
  • Developer: WeatherFlow
  • Compatibility: Requires iOS 13.0 or later.
Score: 4.5
4.58307
From 626 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 our exclusive ultra high-quality array of meteorologist-sited Pro stations at tip top coastal locations. - Unlock access to 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. got.wf/privacy got.wf/terms

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Reviews

  • Recent UI upgrade messed it all up

    2
    By Jay9372
    The recent UI change seriously messed it up. The forecast graph keeps showing wind speed in mph even when you select kts. It was outdated but way better in the previous version. Also not recent, but the forecast quality is not that good to justify the price tag
  • Alerts broken

    3
    By robmobsquab
    App is fine for forecasting & viewing sensors, but alert config is broken. Alerts configured for a spot do not persist after hitting “save”. The time window selection screen for alerts is also broken. The selector only shows for “start time” and is dark gray on a black background.
  • 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.
  • Paid for Plus but I can't access the stations

    1
    By FliyingJavicho
    Paid for Plus but I can't access the stations. The app's user interface is the worst I've ever seen on an apple app, it pretty much just redirects you too their website which seems to have been designed 20 years ago. If you want the pro features is pricey and, apparently, doesn't work.
  • Terrible

    1
    By 2&;&;&4!4!;
    I use wind apps for Kitesurfing and sailing. Ikite is by far the highest priced wind app on the market. Paid a ridiculous amount for a subscription and never received access to it on my iPhone or IPad. The only customer support option was email, and they never responded or fixed my issue. I had to contact apple to get my money back. For the price they charge, someone should come to your house and install the app lol. I will just continue use NOAA data for my wind forecast, which I believe which is where they get their data to begin with, and thats free.
  • Accurate!

    5
    By 9989reviews
    Great data I can rely on when deciding if I should try to get out on the water
  • Awesome App

    5
    By Ricksteady
    Ive been using the app since 2015, it’s reliable and very easy to use with all the information you need, from basic wind info all the way to the technical nerdy info. The live map function is great.
  • Where the apple watch version?

    1
    By Tacoyourkite
    I need the apple watch version. The phone version is amazing.
  • Best app for wind 💯🫡

    5
    By Ocean rider Fla
    Best app for wind 💯🫡
  • Killer! Way improved!

    5
    By Mikey305nomo
    New app is a must have for anybody who relies on wind for work or play!

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