Most reliable weather tools

[mimiagaj]

Hi everyone. I’m a later‑in‑life cruiser and recent R27 owner, and I’d love to hear what weather tools you all trust the most. I’m bouncing between PredictWind, Windy, NOAA charts, and Savvy Navvy as I plan a trip up to the San Juans.
What I haven’t found is one app that gives wind, gusts, wave height/period, and tidal flow in a single snapshot. Does such a thing exist, or is it always a mix‑and‑match approach? I would greatly appreciate any input!

 

[Submariner]

I use Windy and Ayetides, from Everett to Glacier Bay. Works great. I've actually got AI working directly with NOAA now and have been experimenting with that a bit.

 

[Submariner]

I've got AI (Claude) working with an MCP server to access NOAA directly. Still playing with this...

My first task was make figuring out when I need to launch at Dagmars to get through Deception. I have some rules set. Less than 4 knots of current at Deception. I need +1.5 tide to launch at Dagmars. I need at least a -1.5 foot tide to go down the Snohomish River. It's 130 minutes from Deception to the dock at Dagmars... I wrote a system prompt to articulate all this, and format the output in a concise 1 pager.

 

[Mastercraft]

I use ventusky.com
Most people never heard of it or aren't willing to try it. I think it is great. It even has fog.