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Wind, waves, tides, visibility, and 10+ signals scored into one go/no-go decision for your launch site. Plan with confidence. Get home safe.

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This Weekend

SF Bay Area Launch Sites

GO
24

Pillar Point Harbor

Wind 12 kts · Waves 2.1 ft · Vis 8 mi

GO
38

Sausalito Boat Ramp

Wind 16 kts · Waves 1.4 ft · Vis 5 mi

GO
52

Pacifica Pier

Wind 22 kts · Waves 4.8 ft · Vis 3 mi

CAUTION
71

Ocean Beach

Wind 28 kts · Waves 6.2 ft · Vis 1 mi

NO-GO

16+

Data Signals

30 min

Update Frequency

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How It Works

Three steps to safer boating

01

Add your launch sites

Pick from curated boat ramps and marinas, search by name, or drop a pin anywhere on the coast. Save your favorites for instant access.

02

Check conditions instantly

We pull wind, waves, tides, fog, UV, water quality, lightning risk, and more from NOAA, NWS, and EPA — updated every 30 minutes.

03

Get your go/no-go score

Every signal is weighted and scored for your vessel type and experience level. One clear answer: GO, CAUTION, or NO-GO.

Data Signals

16 signals. One score.

We aggregate every available public data source so you don't have to check five different websites before heading out.

Wind Speed

18 kts

NOAA

Wind Gusts

24 kts

NOAA

Wave Height

3.2 ft

NOAA Buoy

Wave Period

8 sec

NOAA Buoy

Swell Direction

NW

NOAA Buoy

Visibility

5 mi

NWS

Tidal Current

1.8 kts

NOAA

Tide Windows

High 2:30 PM

NOAA

Water Temp

54°F

NOAA Buoy

Air Temp

62°F

NWS

UV Index

6 / High

EPA

Lightning Risk

None

NWS

Precipitation

10%

NWS

Water Quality

Good

EPA

Marine Warnings

None

NWS

Travel Time

42 min

Google

Scoring Engine

Transparent scoring.
No black boxes.

Every signal is normalized to a 0–100 scale based on your thresholds and vessel type. Then weighted by importance and summed into a single score.

You see exactly why you got your score. Customize thresholds — maybe 4-foot waves are fine for your 28-footer but not your kayak.

Hard vetoes (small craft advisories, gale warnings, high lightning) override the score entirely. Safety first.

0–39 GO
40–59 CAUTION
60–100 NO-GO

Pillar Point Harbor · Saturday

Moderate Powerboater

GO
SignalRaw valueNormalized severity (0–100)WeightContribution
Wind / Gusts18 kts / 24 kts
72
×0.2
14.4
Waves / Swell3 ft / 8 sec NW
50
×0.18
9.0
Marine WarningsNone
0
×0.15
0.0
Visibility5 mi
10
×0.12
1.2
Tidal Current1.5 kts
15
×0.1
1.5
LightningNone
0
×0.08
0.0
Precipitation20%
20
×0.05
1.0
Water QualityGood
0
×0.04
0.0
UV Index6
55
×0.03
1.7
Water Temp54°F
10
×0.03
0.3
Travel Time45 min
25
×0.02
0.5
Total Score29.6

Features

Everything you need to decide

Built by boaters who got tired of checking five websites and still getting surprised at the ramp.

Plan ahead

Set a trip for this weekend. We'll monitor conditions and alert you if things change from GO to NO-GO — so you can adjust plans, not discover problems at the ramp.

Compare launch sites

See all your saved sites ranked by today's conditions. The best option floats to the top. Tap into any site for the full signal breakdown.

Smart notifications

Choose your alert level — just GO/NO-GO flips, all caution transitions, or every meaningful change. Defaults to what matters: will your trip still work?

Your vessel, your thresholds

A kayak and a 30-foot sailboat have different limits. Pick your vessel type for smart defaults, then customize any threshold. 4-foot waves might be fine for you.

7-day forecast

Detailed conditions for 3 days, simplified outlook for 4 more. Confidence indicators show when forecasts are reliable and when they're guesses.

Travel time factored in

What's the point of perfect conditions if it's a 3-hour drive? Real-time traffic is factored into your score. Closer sites with good conditions win.

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