Tomorrow, graded against your boat.
And the hour to be off the water.
FaiSH reads the forecast for the water off your ramp and grades each hour against the wind and sea limits you set for your boat. The limits tighten for the kind of trip: fishing, a family day, an island camp, a dive, skiing. The answer comes with the time to be off the water, and the time to set your alarm.
On the same screen
- The Bureau of Meteorology's marine wind warningsIn the Bureau's own words, with the hours they close.
- The tide at the nearest Bureau stationHigh and low water for the day, with the ramp register's own tide warnings beside them.
- Bite windows, and what is worth chasingFrom the sun and moon, and from the fisheries agencies' published seasons and closures for the water you launch into.
- Australian boat ramps566 of them from the state registers of Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and Western Australia.
What it is not
FaiSH is a planning aid. It is not the official forecast, it does not contact rescue services, and it is not a chart. The decision to go, and when to come home, stays with the skipper.
In an emergency, call 000 or use VHF channel 16.
Using FaiSH
The iPhone app is in preparation.