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.
Academy, regional coverage and improved buoy pages 1.1.5 • 2026-07-09
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 improved buoy and station page SEO with canonical tags, hreflang, structured data and an updated sitemap.
Added regional pages for Chile and Valparaiso connecting buoys, physical stations and model points while clearly distinguishing measured observations from estimates.
Connected Academy, guides, regions and individual pages with relevant examples from around the world, and made layouts more compact for easier desktop and mobile navigation.
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
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