Surfline: Wave & Surf Reports: iPhone vs Android
Surfline: Wave & Surf Reports gets 1k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, October 2026, rounded down to a band).
Surfline: Wave & Surf Reports by Surfline/Wavetrak is on both the App Store and Google Play. Here are both versions together: downloads, users, revenue, ratings and chart positions, store by store with totals.
Weather GrossingSurfline: Wave & Surf Reports at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-10-24. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
Surfline is a specialized weather forecasting app for surfers that provides live cam feeds, expert swell and tide data, and session tracking to help users determine optimal surfing conditions. The app demonstrates strong commercial traction in the Weather category, ranking #1 in Australia and within the top 5 in the US, UK, and Indonesia grossing charts, indicating high user willingness to pay for premium surf-specific features.
Similar apps: Magicseaweed, Windfinder, Windy
App Store
App details
App privacy Measured
Surfline: Wave & Surf Reports’s App Store privacy label declares 2 data categories used to track you across other companies’ apps and websites, 7 linked to your identity and 2 collected anonymously.
As declared by the developer on the App Store — Apple requires every app to publish this label. We track changes over time.
Google Play
App details
Tech stack
Trackers and permissions of build v9.8.2, from the εxodus privacy report (CC BY-SA).
Surfline: Wave & Surf Reports downloads & installs
Both stores, worldwide. Bands are open; exact numbers are free with an account.
| Store | Downloads / day | Lifetime installs |
|---|---|---|
| iPhone | 1k+ | 1M+ |
| Google Play | 100+ | 1M+ Measured |
| Total | 1k+ Confidence | 1M+ Confidence |
How this is calculated
Where Surfline: Wave & Surf Reports's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Retention · share of new users still active
Time spent · per daily user
How this is calculated
In-app revenue
Worldwide, what users spend before Apple and Google take their fee.
| Store | Per day | Per month | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| App Store | |||
| Google Play | |||
| Total | Confidence | 100% |
Business model: Subscription-led
How Surfline: Wave & Surf Reports makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
Top in-app purchases · App Store US, most popular first
| 1 | Surfline Premium subscription | |
| 2 | Surfline Premium subscription | |
| 3 | Surfline Premium subscription | |
| 4 | SL Premium - Monthly subscription | |
| 5 | Surfline Premium+ subscription | |
| 6 | Surfline Premium subscription | |
| 7 | Surfline Forecast membership subscription | |
| 8 | SL Premium - Monthly subscription | |
| 9 | Surfline Premium subscription | |
| 10 | Surfline Premium subscription |
Where it ranks now
Both stores, across every country we track.
Ratings
Both stores. Store data, measured.
| Store | Rating | Ratings |
|---|---|---|
| App Store | 4.7 ★ | 31k |
| Google Play | 4.0 ★ | 9.3k 2.5k written reviews |
| Both stores | 4.5 ★ weighted by ratings | 40k |
What users say about Surfline: Wave & Surf Reports
From the 93 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Users value the app's comprehensive wave data and live cameras but are increasingly frustrated by aggressive paywalls that restrict free access to essential features. Significant complaints focus on technical bugs, inaccurate forecasts for lesser-known breaks, and intrusive ads even for paying subscribers.
Mixed but leaning positive (71% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for good value, and being easy to use. The main complaints are about price and subscriptions, and ads.
What people like
- Price & subscription: “Great app so far, worth the cost”
- Ease of use: “Easy access to video feed from beaches”
- Useful: “If you surf it’s a must have”
- Features & content: “I’m really enjoying all the new features”
Common complaints
- Price & subscription: “Too many tiers for premium”
- Ads: “An ad literally almost every 10 seconds, it’s absolutely ridiculous”
- Crashes & bugs: “App is broken on apple watches”
- Login & account: “Constantly logged out saying I’m sharing an account”
About Surfline: Wave & Surf Reports
Check live surf cams, expert forecasts, wind, tide, swell data, real-time surf reports and track your sessions at spots around the world.
Since 1985, Surfline has helped millions of surfers make better decisions about where and when to surf. Designed by surfers, for surfers, Surfline combines proprietary forecast models, an expert in-house forecast team, and an exclusive global network of advanced live surf cams.
Find your next session with everything you need to check the surf
- Get the read on today’s conditions from our team of expert forecasters*
- Find your window to surf with hourly ratings, surf height, wind, swell, and tide
- Preview tomorrow’s conditions with footage from similar days
- See what other forecasts miss with our best-in-class nearshore forecast model
- Get alerted when your preferred conditions line up
- Plan your next session or trip with 10-day forecasts, charts, and spot guides
- Make the forecast your own by customizing your setup
- Track your progress and stay motivated with insights and highlights of every session
Know before you go with Premium:
- Watch the surf live with 1000+ ad-free cams around the world
- Rewind the cams to review sets, lulls, and conditions over time
- Capture your waves with clips of rides and wipeouts from your session
- See what our forecasters see with incoming swell analysis, days to watch, and region-specific outlooks*
- Plan your next session or surf trip with 16-day extended forecasts, charts, and spot guides
- Access exclusive offers and giveaways from brands we use and trust
- Follow the action with new, higher-res Action Cam angles that follow the break, available at select spots across Southern California
Get Premium for less with Premium with Ads:
- Unlock everything in Premium — unlimited live cam access, cam rewind, 16-day forecasts, and more — by watching a quick ad each time you view a cam
Get everything you need to score with Premium+, powered by the world’s most advanced surf cam network***
- Track every wave with a timeline of wave height and ridden waves
- See what’s going unridden with insights on wave distribution and crowds
- Track storm and swell patterns with the highest-resolution wave charts available
- Find and share your rides by skipping through ridden waves
Plus, integrate with partner apps and your wearable devices to unlock deeper insights
- Sync with your Apple Watch to log sessions and get clips of your waves sent straight to your phone**
- Link Surfline Sessions with partner apps like Strava, Dawn Patrol, and Garmin
*Local forecasts are region dependent.
**This feature uses HealthKit to monitor and record your calories and heart rate while you surf.
***Premium+ features are powered by Smart Cams, available regionally in the US, AU and UK
Payment for paid Surfline memberships will be charged to your Apple ID Account at confirmation of purchase. All prices e
Surfline: Wave & Surf Reports iPhone
Surfline: Wave & Surf Reports gets 1k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, October 2026, rounded down to a band).
Surfline: Wave & Surf Reports is #4 in Weather Grossing in United States and charting in 15 of 30 countries we track.
Updated 25 Oct 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
24 Sep 2026
Weather GrossingSurfline: Wave & Surf Reports at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-10-24. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
Surfline is a specialized weather forecasting app for surfers that provides live cam feeds, expert swell and tide data, and session tracking to help users determine optimal surfing conditions. The app demonstrates strong commercial traction in the Weather category, ranking #1 in Australia and within the top 5 in the US, UK, and Indonesia grossing charts, indicating high user willingness to pay for premium surf-specific features.
Similar apps: Magicseaweed, Windfinder, Windy
Surfline: Wave & Surf Reports on the App Store
App details
App privacy Measured
Surfline: Wave & Surf Reports’s App Store privacy label declares 2 data categories used to track you across other companies’ apps and websites, 7 linked to your identity and 2 collected anonymously.
As declared by the developer on the App Store — Apple requires every app to publish this label. We track changes over time.
Surfline: Wave & Surf Reports downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Where Surfline: Wave & Surf Reports's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Retention · share of new users still active
Time spent · per daily user
How this is calculated
In-app revenue
Worldwide, what users spend in Surfline: Wave & Surf Reports before Apple and Google take their fee.
How this is calculated
Business model: Subscription-led
How Surfline: Wave & Surf Reports makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
Top in-app purchases · App Store US, most popular first
| 1 | Surfline Premium subscription | |
| 2 | Surfline Premium subscription | |
| 3 | Surfline Premium subscription | |
| 4 | SL Premium - Monthly subscription | |
| 5 | Surfline Premium+ subscription | |
| 6 | Surfline Premium subscription | |
| 7 | Surfline Forecast membership subscription | |
| 8 | SL Premium - Monthly subscription | |
| 9 | Surfline Premium subscription | |
| 10 | Surfline Premium subscription |
Where it ranks now
Every top chart it appears in across 30 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| United States | WeatherGrossing | #4 |
| Australia | WeatherGrossing | #1 |
 United Kingdom | WeatherGrossing | #3 |
| United States | WeatherFree | #17 |
 Japan | WeatherGrossing | #19 |
 Germany | WeatherGrossing | #12 |
 France | WeatherGrossing | #9 |
 South Korea | WeatherGrossing | #13 |
 Brazil | WeatherGrossing | #9 |
 China | WeatherGrossing | #34 |
 Indonesia | WeatherGrossing | #6 |
| United Kingdom | WeatherFree | #21 |
| Canada | WeatherGrossing | #12 |
| Australia | WeatherFree | #15 |
 United Arab Emirates | WeatherGrossing | #7 |
 Italy | WeatherGrossing | #16 |
| Germany | WeatherFree | #45 |
 India | WeatherGrossing | #33 |
| Japan | WeatherFree | #97 |
| Canada | WeatherFree | #34 |
| France | WeatherFree | #50 |
 Russia | WeatherGrossing | #36 |
| Russia | WeatherFree | #38 |
| Indonesia | WeatherFree | #30 |
| Brazil | WeatherFree | #56 |
| Italy | WeatherFree | #44 |
| India | WeatherFree | #84 |
Apps near Surfline: Wave & Surf Reports on the chart
Weather Grossing, around #4.
Ratings
App Store, worldwide.
What users say about Surfline: Wave & Surf Reports
From the 93 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Users value the app's comprehensive wave data and live cameras but are increasingly frustrated by aggressive paywalls that restrict free access to essential features. Significant complaints focus on technical bugs, inaccurate forecasts for lesser-known breaks, and intrusive ads even for paying subscribers.
Mixed but leaning positive (71% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for good value, and being easy to use. The main complaints are about price and subscriptions, and ads.
What people like
- Price & subscription: “Great app so far, worth the cost”
- Ease of use: “Easy access to video feed from beaches”
- Useful: “If you surf it’s a must have”
- Features & content: “I’m really enjoying all the new features”
Common complaints
- Price & subscription: “Too many tiers for premium”
- Ads: “An ad literally almost every 10 seconds, it’s absolutely ridiculous”
- Crashes & bugs: “App is broken on apple watches”
- Login & account: “Constantly logged out saying I’m sharing an account”
About Surfline: Wave & Surf Reports
Check live surf cams, expert forecasts, wind, tide, swell data, real-time surf reports and track your sessions at spots around the world.
Since 1985, Surfline has helped millions of surfers make better decisions about where and when to surf. Designed by surfers, for surfers, Surfline combines proprietary forecast models, an expert in-house forecast team, and an exclusive global network of advanced live surf cams.
Find your next session with everything you need to check the surf
- Get the read on today’s conditions from our team of expert forecasters*
- Find your window to surf with hourly ratings, surf height, wind, swell, and tide
- Preview tomorrow’s conditions with footage from similar days
- See what other forecasts miss with our best-in-class nearshore forecast model
- Get alerted when your preferred conditions line up
- Plan your next session or trip with 10-day forecasts, charts, and spot guides
- Make the forecast your own by customizing your setup
- Track your progress and stay motivated with insights and highlights of every session
Know before you go with Premium:
- Watch the surf live with 1000+ ad-free cams around the world
- Rewind the cams to review sets, lulls, and conditions over time
- Capture your waves with clips of rides and wipeouts from your session
- See what our forecasters see with incoming swell analysis, days to watch, and region-specific outlooks*
- Plan your next session or surf trip with 16-day extended forecasts, charts, and spot guides
- Access exclusive offers and giveaways from brands we use and trust
- Follow the action with new, higher-res Action Cam angles that follow the break, available at select spots across Southern California
Get Premium for less with Premium with Ads:
- Unlock everything in Premium — unlimited live cam access, cam rewind, 16-day forecasts, and more — by watching a quick ad each time you view a cam
Get everything you need to score with Premium+, powered by the world’s most advanced surf cam network***
- Track every wave with a timeline of wave height and ridden waves
- See what’s going unridden with insights on wave distribution and crowds
- Track storm and swell patterns with the highest-resolution wave charts available
- Find and share your rides by skipping through ridden waves
Plus, integrate with partner apps and your wearable devices to unlock deeper insights
- Sync with your Apple Watch to log sessions and get clips of your waves sent straight to your phone**
- Link Surfline Sessions with partner apps like Strava, Dawn Patrol, and Garmin
*Local forecasts are region dependent.
**This feature uses HealthKit to monitor and record your calories and heart rate while you surf.
***Premium+ features are powered by Smart Cams, available regionally in the US, AU and UK
Payment for paid Surfline memberships will be charged to your Apple ID Account at confirmation of purchase. All prices e
Latest updates
Store changes
What Surfline: Wave & Surf Reports changed on its store page: name, icon, screenshots, price, size, languages, requirements.
More from Surfline/Wavetrak
Surfline: Surf Forecast & Cams Android
Surfline: Surf Forecast & Cams gets 1k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, October 2026, rounded down to a band).
Surfline: Surf Forecast & Cams is #10 in Weather Grossing on Google Play in United States and charting in 13 of 23 countries we track.
Updated 25 Oct 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
Weather GrossingSurfline: Surf Forecast & Cams at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-10-21. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
Surfline is a specialized weather forecasting app for surfers that provides live cam feeds, expert swell predictions, and session tracking tools. The app demonstrates strong global monetization performance, ranking within the top 10 Weather Grossing charts in ten international markets including Australia, the UK, and several Asian and European countries.
Similar apps: Magicseaweed, Windguru, Windy
Surfline: Surf Forecast & Cams on Google Play
App details
Tech stack
Trackers and permissions of build v9.8.2, from the εxodus privacy report (CC BY-SA).
Surfline: Surf Forecast & Cams downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Where Surfline: Surf Forecast & Cams's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Retention · share of new users still active
Time spent · per daily user
How this is calculated
In-app revenue
Worldwide, what users spend in Surfline: Surf Forecast & Cams before Apple and Google take their fee.
How this is calculated
Business model: Subscription-led
How Surfline: Surf Forecast & Cams makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
Top in-app purchases · App Store US, most popular first
| 1 | Surfline Premium subscription | |
| 2 | Surfline Premium subscription | |
| 3 | Surfline Premium subscription | |
| 4 | SL Premium - Monthly subscription | |
| 5 | Surfline Premium+ subscription | |
| 6 | Surfline Premium subscription | |
| 7 | Surfline Forecast membership subscription | |
| 8 | SL Premium - Monthly subscription | |
| 9 | Surfline Premium subscription | |
| 10 | Surfline Premium subscription |
Where it ranks on Google Play
Every top 200 chart it appears in across 23 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| United States | WeatherGrossing | #10 |
| United Kingdom | WeatherGrossing | #5 |
| Australia | WeatherGrossing | #4 |
| India | WeatherGrossing | #10 |
| United States | WeatherFree | #68 |
 Mexico | WeatherGrossing | #10 |
 Saudi Arabia | WeatherGrossing | #10 |
| Indonesia | WeatherGrossing | #10 |
 Netherlands | WeatherGrossing | #10 |
 Turkey | WeatherGrossing | #10 |
| United Arab Emirates | WeatherGrossing | #10 |
| United Kingdom | WeatherFree | #61 |
 Thailand | WeatherGrossing | #10 |
 Vietnam | WeatherGrossing | #9 |
| Australia | WeatherFree | #49 |
| France | WeatherFree | #142 |
Apps near Surfline: Surf Forecast & Cams on the chart
Weather Grossing, around #10.
Ratings
Google Play, worldwide.
What users say about Surfline: Surf Forecast & Cams
From the 115 most recent Google Play reviews in the US.
Users praise the app's live camera quality and detailed swell data for planning surf sessions. However, recent updates have caused significant frustration due to a clunky new interface, frequent crashes, and aggressive monetization of previously free features.
Mixed but leaning positive (62% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for being useful, and its features and content. The main complaints are about price and subscriptions, and crashes and bugs.
What people like
- Useful: “I highly recommend this app”
- Features & content: “excellent tool and great entertainment!”
- Ease of use: “Accurate and easy to access, a great resource”
- Fun: “I truly enjoy looking for surf”
Common complaints
- Price & subscription: “they love your money though”
- Crashes & bugs: “Wayy too buggy for a paid app”
- Updates: “The new UI update to the app is terrible”
- Design: “really don't like new layout”
About Surfline: Surf Forecast & Cams
Check live surf cams, expert forecasts, wind, tide, swell data, real-time surf reports and track your sessions at spots around the world.
Since 1985, Surfline has helped millions of surfers make better decisions about where and when to surf. Designed by surfers, for surfers, Surfline combines proprietary forecast models, an expert in-house forecast team, and an exclusive global network of advanced live surf cams.
Find your next session with everything you need to check the surf
- Get the read on today’s conditions from our team of expert forecasters*
- Find your window to surf with hourly ratings, surf height, wind, swell, and tide
- Preview tomorrow’s conditions with footage from similar days
- See what other forecasts miss with our best-in-class nearshore forecast model
- Get alerted when your preferred conditions line up
- Plan your next session or trip with 10-day forecasts, charts, and spot guides
- Make the forecast your own by customizing your setup
- Track your progress and stay motivated with insights and highlights of every session
Know before you go with Premium:
- Watch the surf live with 1000+ ad-free cams around the world
- Rewind the cams to review sets, lulls, and conditions over time
- Capture your waves with clips of rides and wipeouts from your session
- See what our forecasters see with incoming swell analysis, days to watch, and region-specific outlooks*
- Plan your next session or surf trip with 16-day extended forecasts, charts, and spot guides
- Access exclusive offers and giveaways from brands we use and trust
- Follow the action with new, higher-res Action Cam angles that follow the break, available at select spots across Southern California
Get Premium for less with Premium with Ads:
- Unlock everything in Premium — unlimited live cam access, cam rewind, 16-day forecasts, and more — by watching a quick ad each time you view a cam
Get everything you need to score with Premium+, powered by the world’s most advanced surf cam network**
- Track every wave with a timeline of wave height and ridden waves
- See what’s going unridden with insights on wave distribution and crowds
- Track storm and swell patterns with the highest-resolution wave charts available
- Find and share your rides by skipping through ridden waves
Plus, integrate with partner apps and your wearable devices to unlock deeper insights
- Log sessions manually, or sync them from Garmin and Strava
*Local forecasts are region dependent.
**Premium+ features are powered by Smart Cams, available regionally in the US, AU and UK
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What Surfline: Surf Forecast & Cams changed on its store page: name, icon, screenshots, price, size, languages, requirements.
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