NOAA Buoy Data, Marine Forecasts, and Tides for iOS
We are extremely excited to share a screenshot of Bombora, our upcoming surf and ocean forecasting application for iPhone and iPod Touch. It's taken a lot of work to get to this point, and we think things are shaping up pretty spectacularly. As you can see, we've filtered the buoys to provide … [Read more...]
'Bombora' is an indigenous Australian term for "large sea waves breaking over submerged rock shelves or reefs"; We think it's a fantastic name for a surf and marine forecasting application. After all, how better to find or avoid large waves breaking over shallow reefs than with an ocean forecasting … [Read more...]
Weather forecasting services provided by institutions like NOAA and Scripps are the core of Bombora. Data provided by these agencies are essential to the operation of Bombora as well as many other surf and marine forecasters. This information, in addition to assisting surf forecasters, is vital … [Read more...]
We like to bring attention every once in a while to one of the many agencies that provide data to Bombora - here's a little information on our source for current tidal data (which differentiates us from other tide apps in that we provide ACTUAL tide readings): The Center for Operational … [Read more...]
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