Who we are
Precise weather forecasts and personal consultation for safe decisions at sea and ashore.
Built on 27 years of experience.
SMS Weather Service
40,00 € – 125,00 €
incl. VAT
60-hour sea, land and route forecasts in six-hour steps by text message, with near-global coverage. One forecast is delivered as three messages and uses one credit; credit is valid for one year.
Already booked? Check your current credit.
60 HOURS BY TEXT MESSAGE.
Sea, land and route weather by text message.
The SMS Weather Service provides 60-hour sea and land forecasts in six-hour steps with near-global coverage. Request a regional or coordinate-based forecast, or route weather from your current position.
One forecast is delivered as three reply messages and uses one credit. Request forecasts at any time or arrange automatic delivery for a predefined area up to twice daily. Your mobile provider may charge for the outgoing request message.
Credit is valid for one year from activation. Remaining units carry over only if you top up before expiry; otherwise they expire. Satellite and Iridium phones are not supported.
THE UNCOMPLICATED WAY.
Six parts of the SMS service.
01
Region or coordinates
Send a three-letter area code or geographic coordinates to +49 160 633 6401. Area codes are not case-sensitive.
02
Route weather
Send your position, course in degrees and speed in knots. The projected track is calculated and answered with a 60-hour forecast.
03
On demand or automatic
Request forecasts yourself around the clock. You can also arrange automatic delivery for an agreed area up to twice daily.
04
Sea and land weather
Sea weather includes wind, gusts, wave height and weather conditions. Land weather includes wind, pressure, temperature and weather conditions, all in six-hour steps.
05
Valid for one year
Credit is valid for one year from activation. Remaining units carry over only if you top up before expiry. An information message is sent before expiry and below ten units.
06
Mobile networks, not satellite
Requests work over mobile networks when text messages can be sent to the German request number. Satellite and Iridium phones are not supported.
HOW TO REQUEST A FORECAST.
Area: KIB · Coordinates: 3600N 00500E · Route weather: 3600N 00500E 090 05 · Land weather: KIB LAND. Send the relevant entry to +49 160 633 6401.
For setup and usage questions, our service is available Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 09:00 to 14:00 Central European time at +49 431 97 99 08 0.
THREE QUOTAS.
As often as you sail.
35 forecasts
40,00 €
incl. VAT, that is 1,14 € per forecast
- 35 credits for sea, land or route weather
- One credit = one 60-hour forecast delivered as three messages
- Valid for one year from activation
- Check your credit online
Remaining credit carries over when you top up before expiry.
66 forecasts
75,00 €
incl. VAT, that is 1,14 € per forecast
- 66 credits for sea, land or route weather
- One credit = one 60-hour forecast delivered as three messages
- Valid for one year from activation
- Check your credit online
Remaining credit carries over when you top up before expiry.
115 forecasts
125,00 €
incl. VAT, that is 1,09 € per forecast
- 115 credits for sea, land or route weather
- One credit = one 60-hour forecast delivered as three messages
- Valid for one year from activation
- Check your credit online
Remaining credit carries over when you top up before expiry.
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