Marine & Ocean Wave Forecast Scraper

Marine & Ocean Wave Forecast Scraper — a fast, reliable marine weather scraper that needs no API key. You pay only for the results you get: failed or empty runs are always free.

This marine weather scraper runs on the Apify platform, so you can call it from the API, run it on a schedule, or export results to JSON, CSV, Excel, or Google Sheets.

What this scraper does

• Extracts structured marine weather data with no browser or API key required
• Returns clean JSON, one record per result — ready for sheets, databases, or apps
• Pay-per-result pricing: you are never charged for a run that returns nothing
• Runs on demand or on a schedule, and integrates with 5,000+ apps via the Apify API and webhooks

What data you get

Each result record includes fields such as:

• Mode (mode) — e.g. "current"
• Location (location) — e.g. "Brighton, England"
• Latitude (latitude) — e.g. 50.791664
• Longitude (longitude) — e.g. -0.12498474
• Time (time) — e.g. "2026-07-11T22:45"
• Wave Height (waveHeight) — e.g. 0.64
• Wave Direction (waveDirection) — e.g. 74
• Wave Period (wavePeriod) — e.g. 3.6
• Swell Wave Height (swellWaveHeight) — e.g. 0.32
• Wave Height Max (waveHeightMax) — e.g. null
• Wave Direction Dominant (waveDirectionDominant) — e.g. null
• Url (url) — e.g. "https://www.windy.com/?waves,50.791664,-0.12498474,7"

Input

Field	Type	Description
locations	array	Coastal or ocean place names to geocode, e.g. "Brighton, UK", "Newquay", "Bondi Beach, Australia". Each is ...
latitude	number	Optional direct latitude for a single coastal/ocean point (use together with Longitude). Adds one forecast ...
longitude	number	Optional direct longitude for a single coastal/ocean point (use together with Latitude).
mode	string	current = one record with the latest sea state; hourly = one record per hour (capped by Max hours); daily =...
forecastDays	integer	Number of forecast days for hourly/daily modes (1-16). Ignored in current mode.
maxHours	integer	Cap on the number of hourly rows returned per location when mode is hourly.
maxResults	number	Maximum records to return per location or coordinate.
skipInland	boolean	Drop records that have no wave data (inland or non-ocean coordinates return null wave fields).

Example output

{
  "type": "marine-forecast",
  "mode": "current",
  "location": "Brighton, England",
  "latitude": 50.791664,
  "longitude": -0.12498474,
  "time": "2026-07-11T22:45",
  "waveHeight": 0.64,
  "waveDirection": 74,
  "wavePeriod": 3.6,
  "swellWaveHeight": 0.32,
  "waveHeightMax": null,
  "waveDirectionDominant": null,
  "url": "https://www.windy.com/?waves,50.791664,-0.12498474,7",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-07-11T23:00:00Z"
}

Use cases

• Automate research and data collection
• Feed dashboards, sheets, and databases
• Enrich records in your CRM or app
• Monitor changes on a schedule

Pricing

This actor uses pay-per-result pricing at $0.0004 per record. There is no monthly fee and no start fee — and empty or failed runs cost $0, so you only ever pay for data you actually receive.

Frequently asked questions

Do I need an API key or account for the source? No. This marine weather scraper works out of the box with no API key required.

What happens if a run returns no results? You are not charged. Billing is per result, so empty or failed runs are free.

Can I run the marine weather scraper on a schedule? Yes. Use the Apify Scheduler to run it hourly, daily, or on any cron schedule, and get results by webhook or API.

What export formats are supported? Results can be exported as JSON, CSV, Excel, HTML, or pushed to Google Sheets, a database, or your own app via the Apify API.

Is the data structured? Yes. Every marine weather result is a clean, flat JSON record you can use immediately.