Buoys that say what they know
See active, old, and unavailable stations across Lake Michigan. Tap into wind, waves, water temperature, report age, and direct links back to the source.
Waves · Lake Michigan boating conditions
know the lake.
before it knows you.
A clearer way to check Lake Michigan before leaving the dock: waves, wind, buoy reports, forecasts, water temperature, cameras, and a simple anchor-drag alarm.
Public lake data is useful. Reading six government web pages in a crosswind is less useful. Waves puts the practical part in one place.
// built for the actual lake
less decoding. more boating.
LAKE MICHIGAN ISN'T A VIBECHECK
It is a large body of water that can be glassy at the harbor and ugly ten miles out. The point is to make that distinction easier to see.
THE WHOLE PITCH
Waves combines public NOAA and Great Lakes observations with plain-language conditions, a map built for the lake, and the planning tools a boater reaches for repeatedly.
No account. No mystery score. Just clearly labeled live reports, forecasts, map layers, and source links when you want the official detail.
// signals, not noise
the useful stuff.
A lake-first map
Switch among waves, wind, buoys, water temperature, current guidance, ENC chart geometry, cameras, and more—without turning the map into an aircraft cockpit.
Before-you-go forecast
Nearshore forecasts, weather, marine alerts, buoy trends, and a departure planner in plain language. The official report is always one tap away.
Anchor Lock
Set your anchor point and alert radius. If the boat drifts outside it, Waves keeps sounding the alarm until you acknowledge and clear it.
// the lake, at a glance
built to be read outside.
// almost at the dock
coming to the app store.
ONE LAKE. MANY WAYS TO CHECK IT.
Waves is in final release preparation for Lake Michigan, from Chicago and Northwest Indiana to Milwaukee, Michigan's coast, and north toward the Straits.
AVAILABLE ON
Built for iPhone, iPad, and Mac, with an adaptive layout that stays useful when the screen changes shape.
iPhoneiPadMacLake Michigan
Worth saying: Waves is a planning aid, not a chartplotter, emergency service, or substitute for official forecasts, required equipment, prudent seamanship, or your own judgment. Public reports can be delayed, missing, seasonal, or wrong.