The Bigsalty Weather Data Suite

This is the core weather data that we provide for our users.

Noaa Weather Buoys provide important swell data for Bigsalty Weather users

We collect a range of forecasting data to ensure you’ve got the right information to get you on the water, fast.

Here’s a quick summary of the types of data Bigsalty brings you:

• Graphical forecast charts for wind speed, wave height and wave period, pressure, surface temperature and cloud cover.

• Location forecasts for our database of beaches and inland water bodies around the UK. Forecast coverage includes some or all of the following for your local breaks: wind speed and direction, wave height and wave period, tidal data, cloud cover, temperature and rainfall.

• Current weather observations sourced from land-based stations and marine buoys, which include wind reports, wind history, atmospheric information, wave period, wave height and wave direction.

• Location information and detailed beach searches for the specific interest of windsurfers and beach users.

• Tidal data for all major primary and secondary ports.