Check what's recently changed in SwellOracle. We are constantly adding new data sources, improving forecasts, and adding tools to help you better understand the ocean.
Actionable analytics and a faster-opening app 1.1.7 • 2026-07-14
Connected the app directly to GA4 and added measurement for navigation, regions, buoys, favorites, alerts, sign-up, login and subscriptions without sending email addresses or personal data.
The app now opens saved favorite buoys first when a selection exists and takes new users directly to the map.
Deep links to a buoy or location continue to open the map at the requested point.
Improved first-screen performance by rendering the interface before remote requests, refreshing data in the background and avoiding Leaflet initialization when the map is not visible.
Added regression tests for analytics, initial-view selection and alert-settings persistence.
Added bilingual Mexico and Portugal hubs for marine-model coverage, clearly distinguishing estimates from physical buoys.
Visible buoy, station and model coordinates now use degrees, minutes and seconds while decimal values remain available for maps, calculations and structured data.
Published a fifth bilingual Academy lesson about using a marine forecast for surf, combining wave forecast, buoys, models and sea conditions.
Strengthened hub, buoy, model and Academy metadata for surf, swell, wave, marine forecast and sea-conditions searches.
More consistent SEO for buoys and regions 1.1.6 • 2026-07-11
Fixed the classification of known NOAA buoys so a temporarily incomplete reading no longer turns a valid page into noindex.
Optimized titles and descriptions across buoy, guide and regional pages to avoid excessive length and preserve distinct English and Spanish versions.
Strengthened canonical, indexing and metadata signals for priority pages, including buoy 46025, without exposing missing stations or transient sources to the index.
Cleaned up the dynamic sitemap by excluding transient Copernicus In-Situ stations and reducing unstable URLs reported as 404.
Completed a comprehensive pre-deployment audit of the sitemap, metadata, structured content, internal links and indexable pages.
Opened a bilingual Spain cluster with dedicated pages for Barcelona, Valencia, the Balearic Islands and Galicia, separating physical stations, models and coastal basins.
Connected Academy with Mediterranean examples, added a Barcelona station-versus-model comparison, and protected Spain coverage from transient or cross-border stations.
Organized California into bilingual clusters for the north, San Francisco Bay, Central Coast, Southern California and San Diego, with buoys, models and swell exposure filtered by area.
The preference to hide settings for a favorite alert now survives reloads and can also sync with the account profile.
Added regression checks, direct Academy links, localized model names, explained regional overlaps and stable editorial dates for the new clusters.
Academy, regions, history and improved buoy pages 1.1.5 • 2026-07-10
Published a new SwellOracle Academy lesson about swell period, with practical ranges and comparisons that explain how wave energy changes.
Created stable bilingual routes and strengthened buoy and station SEO with canonical tags, hreflang, technical facts, FAQs, breadcrumbs, structured data and an expanded sitemap.
Added regional pages for Chile, Valparaiso, California, Hawaii, Peru and Australia, connecting physical observations and models without presenting estimates as real measurements.
Added deduplicated seven-day history, accessible 24-hour tables and charts, clear states when samples are missing, and comparisons between physical stations and models.
Prepared representative hourly production capture through Cloud Run and Cloud Scheduler, with secret protection, limits, retries and health monitoring.
Improved links between Academy, guides, regions and stations; related pages now prioritize locations from the same country and published regional models.
Published the third bilingual Academy lesson about swell direction, with examples connected to California, Hawaii, Chile, Peru and Australia, plus educational structured data and lesson navigation.
Added robots.txt and an automated SEO audit for sitemap, metadata, canonical tags, H1 headings, structured data, duplicates and internal links before each deployment.
Simplified public pages by removing the favorites button, which remains available inside the app.
Academy and a more dynamic home page 1.1.4 • 2026-07-07
Added SwellOracle Academy in English and Spanish, starting with a first lesson on reading swell height, period and direction.
The home page now highlights a real buoy with recent data when a complete reading is available, while keeping a stable fallback if data is unavailable.
Improved educational navigation so guides, Academy, sources, news and what's new are easier to discover.
More coastal coverage in South America 1.1.3 • 2026-07-03
Added Peru to the Copernicus In-Situ real-observation scan and registered DHN Peru as an official candidate source.
Expanded Peru coverage with coastal model points aligned with DHN/Naylamp forecast areas, including Bayovar, Salaverry, Chimbote, Callao/Lima, Pisco, Mollendo and Ilo.
Added more Chile coastal model points from north to south, including Arica, Iquique, Antofagasta, Coquimbo, Pichilemu, Valdivia, Chiloe, Aysen and Magallanes.
Extended Brazil coverage with coastal model points in Para, Ceara, Rio Grande do Norte, Pernambuco, Bahia, Espirito Santo, Cabo Frio, Santos, Florianopolis and Rio Grande.
The app is prepared to show real Peruvian buoys when a public source provides wave height, period and direction without inventing readings.
The public buoy index and sitemap now exclude stations without recent useful wave readings.
More guides and better organized pages 1.1.2 • 2026-07-02
Simplified the interactive app so it stays focused on the map, favorite buoys and alerts.
Added new guides about NOAA/NDBC buoys, wave height, direction, choosing buoys, swell components and alert setup.
Station pages without useful readings are prepared to stay out of the index until they have enough data.
Automatic language and visual continuity 1.1.1 • 2026-07-01
The home page now opens in English by default when the browser is not configured for Spanish, while keeping Spanish for users with a Spanish language preference.
When opening the app from the landing page, SwellOracle now carries the selected language into the app for a consistent Spanish or English experience.
Refined the app interface so cards, guide blocks, colors and the hero area feel more consistent with the new cinematic landing page.
Global coverage, buoy pages and visual experience 1.1 • 2026-06-30
Expanded coverage with new real data sources, including AODN Australia and Copernicus Marine In-Situ for the Mediterranean.
Improved map loading: buoys appear sooner, sources update progressively and each provider now shows its loading status.
Redesigned the landing page and app with a darker, cinematic visual style aligned with the SwellOracle brand.
Added a full buoy and station index by country, with individual indexable pages and localized country names in Spanish and English.
Improved the visual distinction between real buoys, model points, DART stations and other marine stations, including more useful map labels.
Navigation improvements 1.0.1 • 2026-06-19
Removed full buoy directory to simplify navigation.
Practical takeaway
We will keep improving SwellOracle. If you have ideas or feedback, don't hesitate to contact us.