In typical fashion, I stumbled upon an entertaining buoy-related rant about four months after it was published over at Transworld Surf. Incited by a predicted swell that more than managed to disappoint, it encourages everyone to learn the buoys as a tool for your surf forecasting arsenal (and refers … [Read more...]
Bombora Location-Aware Buoys Preview!
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One of the most exciting and oft-touted features of iPhone and iPhone 3G are the location-aware services provided by GPS, the cellular network, and / or any nearby WiFi souces. Using this fantastic technology, Bombora is able to figure out where you are, and display a comprehensive list of the … [Read more...]
Bombora Buoy Screen Preview
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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...]
Oceanography
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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...]
Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services (CO-OPS)
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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...]
NOMAD Buoys
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The 6-meter NOMAD is an aluminum-hulled, boat-shaped buoy which provides relatively high cost effectiveness and excellent long-term survivability in severe seas. These buoys are highly directional and have a quick rotational response. There have been no known capsizings of 6-meter NOMAD hulls. … [Read more...]
C-MAN: The Coastal Marine Automated Network
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The Coastal-Marine Automated Network (C-MAN) was established by the National Data Buoy Center (NDBC) for the National Weather Service (NWS) in the early 1980’s. The development of C-MAN was in response to a need to maintain meteorological observations in U. S. coastal areas. Such observations, … [Read more...]
