Know Before You Leave the House
Most boaters check the weather app and hope for the best. DockWise tells you exactly what to expect at your home dock — or any dock — before you ever leave. It reads how wind will affect you specifically while departing or arriving, and gives you a real difficulty rating from Easy to Extreme, so you can plan your trip with confidence, or skip it entirely if today's not the day.
This is just one piece of what DockWise does. No other app reads the water like this.
Try DockWise FreeAn 8 mph wind blowing you onto the dock feels effortless. The same 8 mph wind blowing you off the dock will make you look like you've never docked before — with the exact same technique. Wind direction relative to your slip, not skill, is usually the real variable.
Read the full explanationMost Boaters Are Looking at the Wrong Forecast
Most boaters check a normal weather forecast before heading out, temperature and chance of rain, and stop there. Most don't even know they should be checking a marine forecast instead. Wind direction, wind speed, wave height, and dominant period are what actually affect you on the water, and even when that information is available, very few people know how to interpret it. DockWise gives you all of the marine weather data that matters and tells you exactly how it will affect you while docking, at your home dock, the gas dock, or any dock, in real time. Plan properly. Never get embarrassed at the dock again.
How It Works
Enter your dock location
Pinpoint your slip on the map.
Set your boat heading and approach
Tell DockWise how you come in.
Get real-time guidance
Wind load, line priority, difficulty rating, and more.
Features
- Live NOAA wind data
- Difficulty rating 1–12
- Which lines load first
- Red drift arrow
- Departing and returning guidance
- Passenger safety advice
- Best docking window forecast
See DockWise in Action
Watch real docking situations, walkthroughs, and on-the-water examples from the DockWise playlist.
Nobody ever asks about the physics of the dock.
When you join a marina or yacht club, staff show you what's open — and most boaters pick based on how close it is to the pool, the clubhouse, or the bathroom. What nobody tells you: every dock has two sides, and one can be far tougher than the other because of how the prevailing wind hits it. Some slips let you glide in on your boat's own momentum; others force you to kill your speed and rotate 90° — a much harder maneuver. A narrow fairway leaves little room to correct if either one catches you off guard. Compare Docks rates any slip's real difficulty — from Beginner Friendly to Very Seasoned Boaters Only — based on all three, using historical wind patterns, not just today's forecast.
The dock that's easiest to reach isn't always the easiest to dock at. Compare Docks tells you which is which, before you commit to a slip.