Read the wind.
Then launch.
Wind and gusts hour by hour, a weather map with moving wind and rain radar, and every air curve that moves fish, for the water you fish.
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Tap 24H, 3D or 7D. Past a day, each bar is the average wind for its stretch and the pale bar its strongest gust.
The weather in Cobia, the free fishing app, is built for one question: can I fish it, and when. It shows wind speed, direction and gusts hour by hour, a weather map with moving wind and rain radar over your water, and the air temperature, humidity, rain chance and pressure curves for today, the next three days or the week.
Key facts
- Wind
- Speed, direction and gusts by the hour, with an arrow for where it blows.
- Weather map
- Moving wind and rain radar over your water, with an hour scrubber.
- Air
- Temperature and feels like, humidity and dew point, rain chance, pressure and its trend.
- How far ahead
- 24 hours, 3 days or 7 days.
- Safety
- Marine warnings, watches and advisories lead the briefing.
- Saved spots
- Up to six places in the weather switcher.
- Price and platforms
- Free on iPhone and Android.
Watch the wind move over your water
Tap Weather map on the wind card and the wind comes alive over your own coastline or lake, with the rain radar on the same map. Drag through the day to find the lull.
Drag the hour, or switch Wind and Radar on and off. Radar loops its latest frames, and when you move to an hour radar can't show, it fades and says Live only.
Scrub midnight to 11 PM and the wind field changes under you, so you can see the afternoon breeze fill in before you pick a launch time.
Turn on Radar to see the shower coming across the water. A frame that's a short look ahead is marked est.
Wind and Radar are layers on the main map as well, and they stay on until you turn them off. See the maps
Every air curve, hour by hour
Open Full Weather from the briefing and the day is laid out card by card. Night is shaded, now is marked, and each card says its high and low.
Min 72°
Min 60%
Min 5%
Min 1015 mb
- Pressure says which way it's going. Rising, falling or steady, in words next to the number.
- The sky rides along the temperature curve, sun, cloud, rain or storm for each part of the day.
- Press and hold any chart to read the exact hour under your finger.
- Tide, bite windows, water temperature and swell sit on the same screen. Tides and solunar · Water conditions
Warnings first, your spots one tap away
Marine alerts lead the briefing
When there's a marine warning, watch or advisory for your water, or for the water your plan sends you to, it sits at the top of the briefing until it ends. Tap it for the full alert, the waters it covers and what to do.
The alert shown is an example. Thunderstorms close by also hold the bite score down.
Your spots in one switcher
The place name at the top of Full Weather is a menu. Save up to six spots, a home ramp, a regular run or somewhere you're headed, and flip between them without leaving the screen.
Sample menu.
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Questions about weather and wind
What weather does Cobia show for fishing?
Wind speed, direction and gusts by the hour, air temperature and feels like, humidity and dew point, rain chance, and pressure with its trend. The weather map adds moving wind and rain radar over your water.
Does the wind map work away from the coast?
Yes. The wind on the map comes from the forecast wherever you are, so it draws over lakes and rivers inland as well as the coast.
How far ahead can I see the wind?
Full Weather switches between 24 hours, 3 days and 7 days. The weather map's slider covers the hours of today.
Why does Cobia show gusts and not just the wind speed?
Fifteen with gusts to 18 and fifteen with gusts to 28 are different days on the water. Every wind bar carries its gust behind it, so you see the worst of it before you go.
Will Cobia tell me about a small craft advisory?
Yes. Marine warnings, watches and advisories from the National Weather Service show at the top of the briefing while they're in effect, with the details a tap away.
Is the weather in Cobia free?
Yes. Full Weather, the weather map with radar and the briefing are free in Cobia on iPhone and Android.
Know the wind
before the ramp.
Download Cobia, set your water, and check the wind before you hook up the trailer.
