Sources and context

Sources & licences

Wavy combines public observations and forecast guidance with its own boating summaries. Check timestamps and official advisories. Wavy is not endorsed by these providers and is not for navigation.

Know what you are reading

Observations are measurements at a particular station and time. Forecasts describe expected conditions; models are guidance rather than measurements. Wavy’s summaries and comfort windows are its own interpretation. None of these guarantees conditions at a launch, along a route or later in the day.

Coverage varies by harbor, season and source availability. A nearby station may not measure waves, and an open-lake buoy can differ from sheltered water. Check each reading’s source, age and distance. Lake levels and river stages are not navigable depths. Missing or stale data is a reason to check another official source before heading out.

NOAA National Data Buoy Center

Buoy and coastal observations; eligible BuoyCAM stills.

Data source: NOAA NDBC and the station operator identified by the source. Government-produced information is public domain unless otherwise noted. Third-party and camera rights remain source-specific.

Official source: NOAA National Data Buoy Center · Licence and notices: NOAA National Data Buoy Center

National Weather Service

Forecasts and official U.S. weather advisories.

Data source: NOAA / National Weather Service. Wavy’s summaries and derived scores are independent interpretations, not official forecasts or agency endorsements. Retain official advisory text and check source times.

Official source: National Weather Service · Licence and notices: National Weather Service

NOAA CO-OPS

Lake levels, gauge temperatures and Great Lakes operational model guidance.

Data source: NOAA CO-OPS. Preliminary observations may be revised. Modeled values are guidance, separate from measurements. Lake level is not navigable depth.

Official source: NOAA CO-OPS · Licence and notices: NOAA CO-OPS

NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory

Permitted camera stills and links to satellite water-temperature imagery.

Data source: NOAA GLERL. Images retain their provider credits. Satellite imagery describes analyzed surface conditions; numeric satellite import is unavailable in this release. Third-party source notices take precedence.

Official source: NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory · Licence and notices: NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory

NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science

Lake Erie bloom and hypoxia bulletin context.

Data source: NOAA NCCOS. These are dated regional bulletins, not local toxin measurements, beach closures or a safe-water determination.

Official source: NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science · Licence and notices: NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science

U.S. Geological Survey

Connected river gauge observations.

Data source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). USGS-produced data are public domain; third-party exceptions remain protected. Preserve provisional status. River stage is not depth and discharge is not boat current speed.

Official source: U.S. Geological Survey · Licence and notices: U.S. Geological Survey

Environment and Climate Change Canada

Canadian marine forecast and warning context from GeoMet.

Contains information licenced under the Data Server End-use Licence of Environment and Climate Change Canada. Data source: Environment and Climate Change Canada and any identified third-party contributor. Licence v2.1.1 permits commercial reuse subject to attribution and other conditions. Weather alerts retain their content and intent. No official status or endorsement is implied.

Official source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · Licence and notices: Environment and Climate Change Canada

OpenStreetMap

Community mapped marinas, ramps and lighthouses; currently available through source links.

© OpenStreetMap contributors. OpenStreetMap data are available under the Open Database Licence (ODbL) 1.0. Derived database redistribution has share-alike obligations. Access, opening hours and operation are unverified. In-app place imports are unavailable pending suitable hosting.

Official source: OpenStreetMap · Licence and notices: OpenStreetMap

NOAA Office of Coast Survey

Chart coverage and edition metadata; links to official chart resources.

Data source: NOAA Office of Coast Survey. Wavy provides metadata and official source links, not navigation charts. Wavy does not redistribute ENC chart packages; obtain charts and their applicable agreement and updates from NOAA.

Official source: NOAA Office of Coast Survey · Licence and notices: NOAA Office of Coast Survey

Independent external sources

Wavy 1.0 shows credited NOAA BuoyCAM and GLERL still images in the app. Other webcams are links to the provider’s own page, opened in an in-app Safari view. Wavy does not play, embed, copy, cache or rebroadcast those feeds or display their thumbnails. The provider’s terms and privacy policy apply on its site. A link does not imply a partnership, endorsement or permission to reuse content. Local feed imagery can be delayed or unavailable, and does not establish safe conditions. See the external-link notice.

Have a correction, broken link or rights concern? Contact Wavy support with the source name and page address.

Photography

Great Lakes scenes bundled in the app have individual creator, source and rights records. In Wavy, open Settings → Sources & licences → Great Lakes photo credits to see those records. A data licence does not automatically permit reuse of a provider’s photographs, video or logo.

Website typography

Inter is distributed under the SIL Open Font License 1.1. Its copyright and licence notice are retained with the bundled font.