Was directed here from another post.
I am trying to find a quicker way to get my local/closest tide data without having to zoom way in on my android device. There are a lot of tide stations near me and I have pinch zoom a bunch just to get to the correct data. I feel like I'm doing something wrong. I wish there was a button somewhere when you have the tide layer on that would just pop up the data for the station closest to your location. I'm hoping this is just user error.
I might be missing something, but the only way I can find to get tide info is to zoom way in and pick the station.
If so, I'd like to request a button somewhere that gives you the tide info from the closest station to your point on the map. Assuming of course that you have the tide layer turned on.
I can't seem to find a setting to have sea temp in Fahrenheit when you select a point on the map. The arbitrary points in the water show correctly, but not the point you select.
I thought it was free through NOAA, but not sure how that is handled commercially.
I know you can get free tide data with a personal api key on wunderground, but that may be cumbersome to have users signing up for it and entering their key in the app.
If no one comes up with a better solution, I would suggest a paid plugin/addon option. I would be happy to pay for that or even donate for the app as it is. I still can't believe this app is free so maybe you don't ever want to make it commercial?
Something to consider though...
In 2010, 123.3 million people, or 39 percent of the nation’s population lived in counties directly on the shoreline.
Tide data could really help a lot of people. Wish I could be more helpful with ideas to implement it.
@meteo-gr
Thanks for the info! Still learning the app and completely missed the sea temp, which makes me wonder if I'm missing something with the "wind, waves, swell" map you posted. I see it gives current conditions of wave height (and future predictions), but is there any place it shows actual tide times?
Thanks!
Tide chart and water temp.
Living on the Outer Banks requires a keen interest in the weather. Where I live I get flooded many times per year so I'm always flipping through many weather apps to get all the information needed to get the complete picture. This app is fairy new to me and I love it so far, but coastal communities really need tide and water temp data to be fully informed.
I set up an alert for the particular wind direction and strength that affects me, but being able to add a tide state would make it much more accurate. Water temp is less important, but is yet another stat I need another app for. Not sure if tide information would work as a layer, but being able to look it up in the app would be awesome.
Lastly, in the android app I'd love to see a true graph style weather outlook widget. I do like the detailed 4x2 widget, but I just can't read the tiny numbers when it doesn't contrast with the background colors. A graph is just so much easier to digest quickly. I still keep my weatherunderground 2x2 widget (with chart) on my home screen for quick weather glances, I just wish it had an added wind graph line for strength and arrows at the bottom like your widget, and it would be almost perfect. So for now I keep your widget, the Wunderground widget, and the androtide widget to get my complete picture at a glance. For further detailed information I open your app. It's not even close.
Thanks for the great app and site!