MADS scores 101 dive sites from New York to Virginia using NWS marine forecasts, tides, wind direction and what divers actually saw. Find a buddy, log your dives and see who's going.
Each site knows which way it faces, so MADS can tell which spots are protected from the wind. Visibility counts most: a 9 or better needs 25 ft of visibility.
Example of a site card in the app.
Five days of scores for 101 shore, boat and wreck sites, with the best window to dive around the tides. Lakes and quarries too.
Every site on a map with the wind moving across the water and darker water for bigger seas. Pinch to zoom anywhere.
Post that you're diving, tap "I'll meet you there" on someone else's dive, and reply to plan the meet-up. Group dives for clubs and shops.
Log depth, time, temp, vis and up to 3 photos, plus suit, weight, air and the life you saw. Rate every site out of 5 and see each site's rating. Export your log anytime.
Star your favorite sites and get a heads-up when one scores 8.5 or better, plus a weekend outlook every Friday afternoon.
Season stats, dive streaks and badges like Deep dive 100+ ft. See the regulars at every site and follow your dive friends.
Forecast models can't see the water. Divers can. Every visibility report fine-tunes that site's score for everyone.
Check the scoreNWS marine forecasts, NOAA tides and wind direction against the way each site faces.
Go divingPost your plan if you want company, and see who else is going.
Log what you sawYour visibility report tunes the estimate for that site. Takes 30 seconds.
Planning a dive here used to mean one app for the weather, another for wind, another for tides, then guessing which sites would be protected. MADS puts it all in one place. It's free, it's the sister app of NEDS in New England, and it's built with the dive community, so send ideas anytime.
Until then, use MADS in your browser: same scores, dive log and buddies. Want the app early? Email us the Gmail you use on your phone and we'll send a tester invite.
