Surf Captain

03/13/2026

https://www.surfer.com/news/east-coast-winter-2026-surfing-recap

A winter recap of East Coast surfing during the ice cold, yet pumping, 2025/26 season.

01/12/2026

Surf Captain Charts have got a major upgrade and have been added to the iOS and Android apps. Have a look and please let us know what you think!

09/19/2025

We are stoked to announce the addition of the entire Caribbean to our surf forecasts location list!

03/19/2025

Today we pushed an update years in the making to improve our surf height predictions based on comparing the Surf Captain wave model data to buoy data. This update will correct the wave model biases and provide a more accurate forecast for locations with buoys nearby.

10/23/2024

Surf Captain Gulf Coast forecast locations have been reconfigured. We took the 23 existing locations and converted them into 37 forecast locations.

09/27/2024

We are stoked to announce the release of Surf Captain Canada Surf Forecasts 🇨🇦. Last Fall we launched the Atlantic Canada forecasts, and we have now added locations in British Columbia and the Great Lakes on Ontario.

We hope all you cold water Canadian surfers find the Surf Captain forecasts helpful in scoring your next session! 🤙

09/03/2024

Proud to be a part of Local Break, a new San Diego North County FREE print mag. The rarer the print mags become, the more special they are. Surf Captain contributed the tide chart and intel content on how tides influence the surf. San Diego surfers, stop bye your local surf shop and grab a copy!

06/17/2024

Stoked to release Surf Captain Surf Alerts! This new feature makes it easier than ever to stay on top of the forecasts by setting custom surf alerts for your favorite locations.

05/10/2024

We are now offering Surf Captain Pro Plus, an Ad Free subscription option for the simplest and cleanest Surf Captain experience. Upgrade in your Surf Captain account settings.

03/28/2024

The Florida East Coast forecasts have been remodeled. We’ve added 9 new locations and modified many of the existing locations. Always looking to make improvements!

02/29/2024

For all you buoy data heads out there, we added a great new feature to easily view the latest buoy data and recent buoy history.

11/20/2023

We now have surf forecasts for all of Central America, which includes Panama 🇵🇦, Costa Rica 🇨🇷, Nicaragua 🇳🇮, El Salvador 🇸🇻, and 🇬🇹.