Top Mobile Apps for 2024
Our friends at Mariner Insurance have listed their favourite mobile apps for ocean goers - and we think it's worth a look over the list if your passion is jetski fishing or any open ocean exploration. You can never have too much information!
Safety and Navigation
Coastguard App simplifies trip reporting and marine weather updates for boaters and fishers in Aotearoa, offering features like trip logging, weather forecasts, VHF channels, and tide information to enhance safety and convenience on the water.
Marinemate provides New Zealand boaties with tide information, safety checklists, marine reserve guidelines, local VHF channels, and details on nearby boat ramps to help with trip planning and staying safe on the water.
Navionics provides nautical charts. While savvy boaters are told not to rely on their GPS, this is a useful app and a sound backup to your main plotter. It has features such as marina phone numbers, tidal height, stream and drift. This app doesn’t need to be in cell phone range as it uses the on-board GPS.
iNavX is a comprehensive marine navigation app with features like NMEA integration, offline maps, and weather forecasts. This app is a reliable option for boaties seeking detailed navigation tools beyond basic charts.
Weather and Tides
PredictWind is a must-have for Kiwi boaties, offering highly accurate, localised wind and weather forecasts from six models, plus features like weather routing, departure planning, live maps, and alerts to help navigate New Zealand’s unpredictable waters safely.
The MetService Marine App offers New Zealand boaties comprehensive coastal and recreational marine forecasts, severe weather alerts, tide information, live rain radar, and surface pressure charts, along with the ability to set favourite locations and upload boating photos, making it a convenient tool for safe and informed boating trips.
Windy is a popular weather app known for its accurate marine forecasts. It provides detailed information on wind, waves, temperature, and more. The app also includes interactive maps, which can be invaluable for boaties navigating New Zealand’s unpredictable weather.
SwellMap delivers detailed marine forecasts for New Zealand, covering swell size, wind speed, tides, and sea temperature. Its clear charts makes it easy to plan safe and enjoyable boating, fishing, or diving trips.
Fishing and Entertainment
The NZ Fishing Rules App provides easy access to local fishing regulations, including size limits, catch restrictions, and closed areas, while also offering features like species identification, safe shellfish collection locations, poaching reports, and instructional videos on fish handling—all available offline once downloaded.
Fishbrain helps anglers discover new fishing spots, log and track catches, and access community-shared data on best fishing locations, times, and baits, with features like GPS-marked waypoints, weather forecasts, and social sharing to enhance the fishing experience.
Fishtrack offers advanced data like sea surface temperatures, ocean currents, and chlorophyll charts. These features can help maximise fishing success in New Zealand's diverse waters.
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