From the Salish Sea to the California coast — the West Coast is wide open and ruthlessly unpredictable. Real-time weather and tides from NOAA buoys, ships at sea, and coastal weather stations. Live, free, in one tool.
On the West Coast, tidal currents and weather interact constantly. Helm WX is one of the only free tools that shows both on the same page — see if that outflow wind aligns with a strong ebb, or time your bar crossing to the tidal window, before you go.
The West Coast has excellent NOAA coverage: dozens of weather stations, multiple NDBC buoys offshore from Washington to California, C-MAN stations, and a dense tide gauge network. Helm WX taps all of it — live observations, not model guesses.
West Coast mariners range from day-sailors to offshore cruisers running the Pacific Coast. Helm WX works for all of them — free, mobile-friendly, no download, no subscription. Pull it up anywhere you have signal.
The West Coast marine environment spans radically different water bodies — from the sheltered inlets of South Puget Sound to the exposed Pacific coast with 20-foot seas. Helm WX covers it all, pulling live data from NOAA's dense network of stations across the region. Whether you're navigating the Salish Sea, transiting the Oregon coast, or working the California bight, the data you need is in one place.
Real-time marine weather and tides for the entire West Coast — Puget Sound, Washington, Oregon, and Northern California. Free, no app needed.
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