http://goingapps.com/default.aspx

Application Description
The first application to let you measure the wind speed using your iPhone. Know the approximate wind speed between 0 and 28 mph wherever you go!

To use, press the start button. Wait a few seconds. Press stop. The final reading is the average of the period between stop and start, giving you the approximate average wind speed. Point the microphone at the bottom of the iPhone directly into the wind.

Easily convert between mph, kmh, knots, and Beaufort.

This application uses sound conversion to gauge wind velocity. As the wind speed increases, the application converts the louder noise on the microphone into a wind velocity reading.

For precise measurement, a scientific anemometer should be used.

Derive approximate wind velocity for a multitude of recreational uses such as windsurfing, sailing, kitesurfing, golfing, hunting, kite flying, etc.

This application is not meant to take the place of a scientific anemometer and is for recreational use only.

Someones been lurking in the windsurfing forum.

hmm. who has...???

I reckon all that salt air blowin into my iphone would destroy it pretty quick,I,ll stick to
the white caps method thanx

lick ya finger and stick it in the air

so that's my problem , I've been licking my finger and sticking it in my ear,- now i understand.
luv
istt

If you have an iphone why not just hit the seabreeze graphs page? (/end plug)

errr... aaaaa...

isn't it a bit late for an April Fools's joke???

i dont even have an iPhone. i just thought it may have been interesting for others who do...

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surfingboye said...

i dont even have an iPhone. i just thought it may have been interesting for others who do...

I bought a copy to test it out. I'll put it alongside a wind meter and check how accurate it is.

258 what the **** when did this happen?

pfft what a joke, i tried another app that uses the same measurement method...Doesn't work at all.

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sk1nner said...

pfft what a joke, i tried another app that uses the same measurement method...Doesn't work at all.

Tested it today in 9 knots, it was surprisingly accurate, but I could only test it in the current windspeed today.

Whether it works in stronger wind is a different question altogether.