Monitor Winds with Navionics App

[Tyler Brinks]

I wanted to share a tip for those of you who have the Navionics app. In addition to just maps, you can also monitor tides, wind speed and weather right from the app. The wind feature is pretty cool because it shows speed and direction over the next three hours.

To access it click the weather icon (sun and cloud) on the location you want to monitor.

Then you will see the current weather and below that will be an icon that says wind. From there you will get this picture below that shows the wind over the next three days. You can also click the pull out tab on the upper left to get a key that shows what each arrow color means in terms of wind speeds.

 

[ILHG]

Very Cool! How do you get the tides to show?

 

[Tyler Brinks]

Same principle. Just click tides instead of wind and will show the tides for a period of time from the closest tide station to the area you select.

 

[ILHG]

Thanks!

 

[Willyjim]

Thanks for the tip! I’ve been using the Navionics app on an old iPad with a Garmin Glo connected to it for a few years. I’ve used the current and tide functions, but I think the wind forecast must be fairly new.

 

[fishbadger]

I've loved that app for a couple years now, and it just got a lot better! Thanks!

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[seascene]

I've loved that app for a couple years now, and it just got a lot better! Thanks!

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... ditto

 

[Tyler Brinks]

I've loved that app for a couple years now, and it just got a lot better! Thanks!

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no problem. The app is definitely getting better and better.

 

[Redfisher]

I have the app on my iphone and want to turn off the high detail contour lines (Mine shows up like the fish and chips option, way too many black contour lines). Any idea how to get just the basic contour lines like on the images above?

 

[tubber]

if you tap the symbol that looks like 3 smiles (see top image above), you should be able to pick Navionics instead of Sonar Charts.

That's how it works on the web app. https://webapp.navionics.com/?lang=en#boating@6&key=_|_oHnilxU
My phone isn't smart enough to have it on there.

 

[Tyler Brinks]

if you tap the symbol that looks like 3 smiles (see top image above), you should be able to pick Navionics instead of Sonar Charts.

That's how it works on the web app. https://webapp.navionics.com/?lang=en#boating@6&key=_|_oHnilxU
My phone isn't smart enough to have it on there.

Yes, exactly. Hit the blue sonarchart button (see below) to switch to standard charts. That or you can zoom out a little bit.

 

[Redfisher]

if you tap the symbol that looks like 3 smiles (see top image above), you should be able to pick Navionics instead of Sonar Charts.

That's how it works on the web app. https://webapp.navionics.com/?lang=en#boating@6&key=_|_oHnilxU
My phone isn't smart enough to have it on there.

that works...thanks....way easier to read now

 

[tincan]

I really, really wish the BC Fishing App had partnered with Navionics to get their charts, overlay, etc. As others have mentioned, the Navionics app is great. By far the #1 app I'd recommend to anyone boating/fishing in BC.

 

[Bennie]

Which version of the app do you get for B.C. coastal (Boating US & Canada HG), Will mainly be using on a IPad, do you have to buy another one if you also wish to use on Android.?
I have INavX and like, only thing is you have to renew every two years if you want to download more charts or get revisions.