Weather
NOAA Point & Click Forecast Just click on the map for the desired forecast
Windy Click on the map for desired forecast, you can also add additional layers to the forecast such as ocean waves, tides, snow and any weather you desire.
Tides, Currents
Note - currents in coastal bays and rivers can be greatly affected by heavy rainfall to the point where an incoming tide will be non existent
Deep Zoom Clicking on the arrows will give you the current, clicking on the numbers will give you tide height.
Columbia River Forecast Actual river height, flow, temperature
Ocean Swell & Surf forecast
Buoy Forecast Times are in Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) so you will need to subtract 8 hours for the US Pacific Coast
What’s the difference between short and long period swell? A Visualization Comparing 3ft@8 & 3ft@18 sec A 3 ft swell on the open ocean can have a different amount of energy depending on the period/length/time. This video shows an example of 3ft@8 and 3ft@18 second ocean swell.
Nautical Charts
NEW NOAA Chart Maker A great way to make custom charts. I highly recommend watching their 5min training video before trying to use this application.
NOAA Chart Finder Click on the paper chart tab. Then find the desired chart, open with the View tab, or the PDF tab to download
US Navigation Symbols quick reference to navigation symbols and rules
Chart One definition of all chart symbols
Time over distance calculator How long will it take at your given paddle speed