KnowWake description

Explore all the dockside and waterfront locations across the United States, Canada, Caribbean, Mexico, South Africa, United Kingdom, parts of Europe, the Arabian Peninsula and NOW Australia and New Zealand!!

Salt and freshwater points of interest include over 50,000+ VERIFIED locations: restaurants, marinas, fuel docks, services, dive shops, boat ramps, dive sites, snorkel areas, bridges and locks, raft ups, popular spots, town docks, anchorages, inlets and more!

A FULL Marine Weather suite with current and forecasted conditions reported at 5000+ stations across the globe:
· tides
· temperature
· wind speed & direction
· swell heights
· water temperature
· precipitation
· sunrise & set
· moon phase
· plus more

KnowWake uses crowdsourcing to see and report things like hazards, police and other important information in real-time. Other features include:

· Wake zones - Simplified, color-coded waterways
· NOAA Channel Markers, Buoys & Beacons
· Anchor Alarm - get an alert of you move outside of a pre-determined area
· Virtual Dive Flag - ALERT other vessel there are swimmers in the water
· Routing - Point to point waterway routing with distance to location
· Depth - See current location depth or anywhere on the chart
· Location sharing - Share location with a single person, group or everyone
· Vessel Tracks - Leave tracks along the way to see or share later
· Offline mode - Use KnowWake anywhere, even with bad service
· Augmented reality - See what's ahead including distance and direction to all KnowWake points of interest
· SOS button, Safety Checklists and Float Plans

Sharing your favorite trips and locations with friends and groups is easier than ever. Just click the share button and choose who you want to share with - This feature is perfect to re-trace steps, show friends how to get somewhere or just share your adventures for others to follow along!

The updated SOS system is our newest super-cool feature to make the water safer. Send an SOS to the community OR rescue services with a short message and your location. Anyone within 7 miles gets a message and everyone on the chart can see your location that updates every 30 seconds. Please only use this feature if you really need help.

Adding to the chart is easy and helps everyone. Whether you are adding a real-time waterway report, adding a missing point or editing an existing one - you can help the community and keep the chart current and accurate with local knowledge!

Thank you to all the KnowWakers that have helped grow KnowWake everyday - see everyone on the water!!