Live wind,
right now.
Stop checking group chats to find out if it's on. Live wind speed, gusts and direction from weather stations near you, next to the forecast, plus user reports from the water: who's out and what gear they're using. Plan the day on the forecast map, and record your sessions on your phone or watch.
Station readings are real. The user reports are examples.
Why WindNow
Trust the forecast? Check it live.
Every station shows the measured wind of the last 2 hours next to the forecast for the same place. When the wind is already above or below the forecast, you see it before you drive out.
A wind forecast map, hour by hour
The Forecast tab colours the map by forecast wind speed. Slide through the hours to see where the wind fills in and when it drops, and compare spots before you choose one. Turn on Stations vs forecast to see which stations agree with the forecast right now. With an account, the map and the station charts show the next 2 hours; Premium shows 48 hours from every forecast model.
Stop looping through bookmarks
No bookmarked stations to remember and check one by one: every wind station near you is on one live wind map, and the closest station is tracked automatically.
Record your session, then see your speed and jibes
Start a recording on your phone, Apple Watch or Wear OS watch before you go out. Afterwards the session shows your track on the map, your top speed over 2 and 10 seconds, your best 500 m, how many jibes and tacks you landed and, if a station is nearby, the wind it measured while you were out. Progress compares your last 60 days with an earlier two-month period, in the wind range you pick. You can also import a GPX file from another app.
Kite, wing or windsurf: what gear is everybody using?
User reports show the kite, wing or windsurf sail size each user is out on, next to the knots they feel. See what size the others rigged before you pick yours, or start from the kite size calculator.
- 18kts3min ago9 m Kite
- 17kts6min ago5 m Wing
- 19kts11min ago6.2 m Windsurf
Wind reports from users on the water
No station at your spot, but a buddy is already out? They can report the wind for everyone else. User reports also catch a station that reads off.
Live wind on Apple Watch and Wear OS
Check the wind from the beach or the water without digging out your phone: the same live wind map runs on Apple Watch and Wear OS. From the watch you can also send a user report or record your session. The Apple Watch app comes with the iPhone app; the Wear OS app is on Google Play.
Apple Watch
Comes with the iPhone app
Wear OS
On Google Play
Where it works today
We only list a coast once its wind stations are live in the app. This is the coverage today; it grows with each launch.
France
200+ stationsAtlantic · Channel · Méditerranée · Corse
Météo-France observations, updated every 6 minutes
Italia
200+ stationsLiguria · Tirreno · Adriatico · Sicilia · Sardegna
MeteoNetwork stations, ISPRA harbours, regional networks and airports
United Kingdom
40+ stationsEngland · Wales · Scotland · Northern Ireland
Met Office stations, coastal monitoring sensors and airports
Danmark
25+ stationsVestkysten · Limfjorden · Kattegat · Øresund · Bornholm
DMI stations, 10-minute wind and gusts
Nederland
20+ stationsNoordzee · Zeeland · Waddenzee · IJsselmeer
KNMI and Rijkswaterstaat stations, 10-minute wind, gusts from KNMI
Hrvatska
25+ stationsIstra → Dubrovnik, the full Adriatic run
DHMZ observations with 10-minute gusts
Slovenija
15 stationsGulf of Trieste · Karst wind country
ARSO stations, 10-minute wind and gusts
Ελλάδα
on the wayAegean & Ionian
Provider talks under way
Everywhere else
user reportsNo station near you? WindNow works on any coast or lake where users report the wind. Send the first report from your beach and it shows on the map for everyone, marked as user reported.
Get WindNow
WindNow is a live wind app for kitesurfing, wing foiling and windsurfing, with the forecast for every station, a forecast map and session recording. The phone app is on the App Store and Google Play, and the Apple Watch app comes with the iPhone download. You can also sign in and use the same map in your browser.