Me and my mate built BeachGo — free surf forecasts, tides and sewage information. Would love your feedback
Hi all,
Me and my mate are both from Cornwall and have been building BeachGo, a free app that brings beach conditions and practical information together in one place.
A massive thank you to everyone who’s tried it so far ❤️ We got some really helpful feedback from r/Cornwall, and we’d love to hear from people here about the surfing side.
It currently includes:
- Seven-day wave forecasts, including height, period and direction.
- Wind and weather forecasts alongside tide times.
- Sewage discharge information on the map.
- Parking, toilets, cafés and beach access information where available.
- Community reports, photos and corrections.
- Home-screen widgets for quick checks before heading out.
You can see the recent additions on our What’s new page.
On the sewage side, we currently link monitored overflows to beaches within 5 km in a straight line. This highlights nearby discharge activity; it doesn’t confirm that pollution has reached that beach. We want to make this more accurate in future by better understanding which beaches a discharge could affect.
We’re particularly interested in how the wave forecasts compare with what you actually see at your usual beach. Local conditions matter, so if something looks off, we’d appreciate knowing the beach, day and time.
Local-business discounts are coming soon, with partners already enrolling and creating their pages. Community rewards and leaderboards are coming too.
If you run a surf school, hire business, café or another coastal business and want to get involved, you can get in touch here or email admin@beachgo.co.uk.
The current beach features are free. You can try it on iPhone, Android, or straight in your browser.
What would make this useful when you’re deciding where and when to surf? Honest feedback welcome — missing information, confusing bits or anything that doesn’t match what you’re seeing.
Cheers ❤️