Vic Wind provides up-to-date and accurate wind observation and forecast information for Victoria, Australia. It displays real time sea and land wind observations, as well as current air temperatures, tide information and sun rise/set information.
Vic Wind uses data provided by the Bureau of Meteorology.
The app also includes a Weather page which provides a 7-day weather forecast for a specified location.
Great for windsurfers, kite surfers, sailors, surfers, fisherman, swimmers, hikers and all other individuals involved in outdoor activities and/or interested in Victorias current weather conditions.
Key Features:
-Displays wind observations visually on a map for Port Phillip Bay and the Victorian Coast, showing wind average speed, gust and air temperature.
-Shows wind history for each station in a graph format.
-Lets users know when the next wind observations will be available via a countdown timer.
-Includes a Weather page showing a detailed 7-day weather forecast for a specified location, as well as land temperatures and sun rise/set information.
-Displays interactive wind and wave forecast maps.
-Displays tide information for various locations across Victoria.
-Shows weather forecast information from various sources such as Bouy Weather, Seabreeze, Coastalwatch and Port of Melbourne Corporation.
-Includes features for sharing content via SMS and Email.
The following wind stations are included in this app:
•Fawkner Beacon
•Frankston
•St Kilda
•South Channel
•Pt Wilson
•Cerberus
•Moorabbin
•Avalon
•Melbourne Airport
•Geelong Racecourse
•Melbourne
•Laverton
•Yanakie/Sandy Point
•Port Fairy
•Aireys Inlet
•Cape Nelson
•Portland Airport
•Mt Gellibrand
•Warrnambool
•Cape Otway
•Mortlake
•Wonthaggi
•Pound Creek
•Wilsons Promontory
•Hogan Island
•Yarram Airport
•Latrobe Valley
•East Sale
•Mt Baw Baw
•Bairnsdale
•Lakes Entrance
•Orbost
•Pt Hicks
•Mallacoota
•Gabo Island
•Phillip Island
•Rhyll
•Westmere
•Ballarat
•Kilmore Gap
•Lake Eildon
•Willow Grove
•Kingfish B
•Dartmoor
•Casterton
•Hamilton
•Mt William
•Edenhope
•Mt Moornapa
•Sheoaks
•Scoresby
•Ferny Creek
•Coldstream
Weather forecasts can be displayed for the following locations:
•Melbourne
•Gellong and Surf Coast
•Cape Otway
•Mornington Peninsula
•West Gippsland
•South Gippsland
Tide information is provided for the following locations:
•Altona
•Barwon Heads
•Cario Bay
•Cowes Jetty
•Flinders Jetty
•Geelong
•Hovell Pile/Rye
•Lakes Entrance
•Lorne
•Port Phillip Heads/Point Lonsdale
•Portland
•Sandy Point
•Stony Point
•Torquay
•West Channel Pile
•Williamstown