Windfinder Pro Reviews

The $7.99 version of Windfinder Plus is a gimmick to get you to pay more for the same services available in the Free version. It will NOT even include the Pro subscription which is an additional $4.99 a year and you’ll be prompted to upgrade immediately. WindfinderPro descriptions in WindfinderPro store surprisingly fail to mention the differences between the Plus and Pro version and going to the developer’s site also leaves you with the same lack of helpful information. So if you’re really just looking for the Pro features which includes wind alerts, just go with the Free version and then upgrade to Plus. It will save you almost $2 in comparison.

Since WindfinderPro was changed -nothing works like it should. There are no instructions as to how to use it..tried to set up Favorites but no Menu..seems to be an assumption we know what to push and where to find items??needs a total revamp for ease of use.. Don’t recommend now, used to be best APP and system available...It wasn’t broken,,why ?fix? It...

THANK YOU FOR BRINGING BACK ITEMS THAT MADE WindfinderPro GREAT FOR BOATERS AND CRUISERS.. THE 7 DAY FORECAST WITH ALL THE DATE WE NEED TO MAKE A DECISION TO MOVE OR NOT IS INVALUABLE.. ESPECIALLY LIKE THAT IT IS AVAILABLE FOR NOT JUST WHERE WE ARE, BUT FOR PLACES WE MAYBE GOING..AGAIN, THANK YOU..

Windfinder has some really cool features. I really like the way it shows the wind direction and speed, it is very easy to understand.

The downside... It doesn’t seem very accurate. I have been at home in heavy wind, my home weather station reading heavy wind, windfinder not showing heavy wind.... also, WindfinderPro will not zoom in on the map as much as the windfinder website. That bothers me because WindfinderPro cost money, the website doesn’t.

I use Windfinder Pro to see the winds at all my favorite launch spots the day before or even several days before. This lets me plan my flying weekends ahead with my wife and family. I’ve found the accuracy to be better than other apps I use on a fairly regular basis. The only thing it’s missing is Winds Aloft. Could you please add so I can reduce to just 1 app instead of using 2? Thanks!

I live about a mile down the beach from a Windfinder location on Puget Sound, and while I don’t kite surf I do plan my day...walks, yard work, etc...using the hour-by-hour feature of Supercast. I am seldom wrong when I tell neighbors we can do something at 2:00 today because it will be dry from then until 4:00. They are amazed at “my” accuracy. I love that!
We often trailer-camp along the Pacific Ocean and I use it the same way for when we can take dry walks on the beach.
Windfinder Pro is AWESOME!

Owning a barge-marine construction company, the wind single handily dictates our day to day life.

I use your site up here on the Great Lakes. In the last 20 years we have left the rig, barge / boat push boat on the open water (overnight) less than 5 times. Less than 5 = 20 years.

This particular night your team called for SSW WINDS, single digits over night.

Winds at the buoy off of Vermillion OHIO that night were 41 knots out of the N ,

The push boat was swamped and sank, huge damage to the 80’ X 30’ X 6’ long barge as well.

All in all, 150,000 to 175K in damages in which insurance paid 105, 000.

The point is this,

PEOPLE COUNT ON YOU IN LIFE..... REAL LIFE! My team makes calculated decisions on what you write and post.

It’s not “just the wind” it is life Live It

Peace ✌️

Shaun Bickley VP
Shepherds Shoreline Construction inc

Somethings going on with WindfinderPro. The other day it was blowing 10-20mph from the north east. Wind finder app said 6 mph out of the west. If something doesn't change I'm canceling my subscription. I primarily use this for fishing. If I can't plan days around WindfinderPro this is absolutely useless.

I have used WindfinderPro to check wind on numerous locations along the Columbia River. I must say that it’s been 99% correct. If it’s blowing more than 10mph I don’t go fishing. It tells me where and when I should go. WindfinderPro has given me wonderful fishing days. Thanks.

Fantastic boating tool for sail and power.. right on forecast for irma in 2017. Wind, tide, waves, rain and temp in one place. Only reason for four not five stars is the long range forecast on map was about 10 days and now just two days. I use it almost every day!!

I don’t like that on the very first screen winds on the varios locations shows as forecast and not actual report. Don’t understand why because last year most locations had an actual “Report”, but since 2018 started most locations show a “forecast” report.

Just got this. Seems super powerful and easy to use! But it seems like all the information is forecast. I’d like to also be able to see real time reports from the various locations. Like what is the wind actually doing right now? Maybe that’s in there and I’m missing it. Hard to tell. :-/

I just downloaded WindfinderPro for kayak fishing. It has pretty much EVERYTHING I need in one place. I used to go to 2-3 different apps and places to get info on tides, weather, etc. The only thing WindfinderPro lacks for me is an actual tide graph. It’s much easier to look at a graph and read the tides. That is my only suggestion!

Windfinder is exactly that. Easily pick locations on a map near your favorite launch site or airport and get a 3 hour chunk forecast 10 days in advance or get a 1 hour detailed forecast for the next three days. Easily scroll between your saved favorite locations and get real time wind reports from weather stations. As a bonus, there is a great wind map in motion that is fun to play with a useful for deciding to stay inland on go kiting on a lake or weather it’s worth the drive to the coast.

Most helpful app that I have found for reading off shore conditions a must when planning trips off shore for me as a reasonable forecast as far as wind and waves is important as I am 7 hr drive from OB and important to have an accurate predictions on conditions for planning trips off shore great resource

I own a 61’ Viking Flybridge Cruiser and live in Miami and cross the Gulf Stream to where it is better the Bahamas often but never without checking Windfinder plus first so I know what the ride will be like. Honestly the boat can take way more than it’s skipper. I love the fun hate the work. Windfinder tells me which I will have.

I am surprised that there are not several boating specific apps that give wave height and weather reports. I have looked into and tried several other apps and forecast web sites, but Windfinder has given me the best info presented in an easy to see at a glance just what I am looking for. The “Superforecast” has been great - providing an hourly snapshot of what to expect, and customizable notifications are a bonus.

Thank you for a great app!

I rely on Windfinder to set my daily activity. Recent updates have improved the already highly effective app. I can find all I need (weather, tide, sun and moon times) to make sure that a beach visit is going to be pleasant. I’m not a wind person now, though I have done performance sailing in the past. Thanks again for your great app!

I use it several times a day to see what weather, wave height, and wind are doing in my area. That’s the Pascagoula river basin and about 8 miles out to the barrier islands. With the knowledge from WindfinderPro I can safely boats and decide if it’s a good day for fishing. You can look at the forecast and know that cold front has arrived buy the speed and direction.

Wind Finder Pro works great on Lake Travis, Austin Texas. We have a Weather beacon at a local park one mile away. The 5 day forecast is mostly accurate.
I seldom use the super forecast feature or the fancy wind maps. (Don’t know how).

Suggestion: place online documentation on your system so sailors can learn how to use your fancy features and icons.
Overall, this weather app is good and reliable. Thanks! Hector

I’ve been using WindfinderPro for years. I fly general aviation, skydive, surf and sail. All my hobbies are wind intensive. WindfinderPro is usually very accurate and and map function makes it easy to visualize what the wind is doing locally and across whatever geography I’ll be traversing through.