0.85
May 1, 2026
New Live Feed — a real-time regional activity stream showing community posts, visibility reports, marine sightings and who's in the water right now. Open to everyone. Region aware, depending where you are on the map. Find it in the menu.
New Echo³ Seafloor — interactive 3D bathymetric maps of dive sites. Explore the underwater terrain of your favourite sites from any angle before you even get wet. Available to Pro members.
New Regional swell cards — live swell height, period, and direction for every mapped region, floating directly on the map. At a glance, know what the ocean is doing across the entire coastline before you zoom in to a single site.
New Conditions scores now appear directly on dive site markers on the map — green, amber, or red at a glance, no tap required. Know immediately which sites are firing and which to skip.
New Weather forecasts integrated into regional forecast charts — air temperature, weather conditions, and sky icons now sit alongside swell and wind data, giving you the complete picture for your dive week in a single view.
New California is coming. Pelagic's mapping of California's coastline is nearing completion — all the best dive sites, bathymetry, trails, and full conditions intelligence. Launching this winter. If you dive California, you already know what this means.
Improved The conditions and visibility forecasting models have been through their most extensive refinement to date — improved rain decay curves, tidal phase weighting, Ekman upwelling direction-neutrality across regions, floating-point epsilon tolerance in scoring, and graduated penalty curves that produce more accurate, stable scores across all site types.
Improved NaviCode system refined and being deployed across all mapped sites. Every dive site will carry a unique navigation code — copy it directly onto your dive slate to follow the most ideal route at any site.
Improved Significant design refresh across the platform — the live weather box, regional swell cards, site modals, and map interface have all been sharpened. Cleaner hierarchy, better contrast, and a more consistent visual language throughout.
0.80
March 22, 2026
New Dedicated dive site pages for every mapped site — each with full forecasts, tide charts, conditions breakdown, marine life sightings, and site information, accessible directly via a shareable URL.
New Dive site social feeds — post dive reports, photos, and conditions updates directly to any dive site. Build a living record of what's happening at every site across the region.
New Check-ins — let the community know you're in the water, planning a dive, or looking for a buddy. Check in to any dive site and connect with other divers via Telegram, right from the site modal.
New Next-generation 6-day visibility forecasts for every dive site. The new model incorporates swell energy, site exposure, seabed composition, wind chop, rain runoff, seasonal algae cycles, Ekman upwelling, and multi-day swell turbidity memory — the most comprehensive visibility model Pelagic has ever produced.
New Profile avatars — upload a profile photo that appears alongside your check-ins, feed posts, and marine sightings across the platform.
New Post likes — react to feed posts from other divers. Likes are open to everyone, no account required.
New Telegram integration — add your Telegram username to your profile and let other divers message you directly when you're checked in at a site. Available to Essential and Pro members.
New Visibility heatmap layer — a live, colour-coded map overlay showing predicted visibility across all dive sites at a glance. Updated hourly.
Improved Site check-in system now supports three distinct modes — Diving Now, Planning a Dive, and Looking for a Buddy — each with its own expiry window and map presence.
Improved Ekman upwelling model now accumulates and decays across forecast days, capturing the multi-day visibility impact of persistent offshore winds more accurately than before.
Improved Marine sighting photos, feed photos, and profile avatars now stored on AWS S3 — faster global delivery and no local storage constraints as the platform grows.
Improved Annual-only membership pricing — a cleaner, more focused model that improves value for committed divers and supports the platform's long-term development.
Fixed Numerous stability and performance improvements across conditions calculations, forecast rendering, tide charts, and mobile layout across site modals.
0.75
March 5, 2026
New 64 new dive sites added, extending coverage from Port Stephens to Jervis Bay. Every site includes entry points, parking, approach trails, Smart Dive Trails, points of interest, amenities, and full bathymetric data.
New Site-specific forecast charts for Sydney, the Illawarra, and the Hunter Coast — clean, easy-to-read graphs for swell height, period, direction, and wind across a 7-day window.
New Every dive site now has its own tailored forecast, generated by sophisticated algorithms that account for each site's unique exposure, orientation, and depth profile.
New Daily dive forecast audio briefs. Pelagic reads the forecast charts for you — a relaxed, conversational summary of swell, wind, and the best diving windows, updated each morning.
New Dive Log is now available on the free tier. Log your dives with visibility, depth, conditions, and notes. Every entry helps train the Azure model, making Pelagic's forecasts more accurate over time.
New Free account registration is now live. Create a free Pelagic account to submit dive logs, report visibility conditions, and record marine life sightings.
New Live weather data now sourced directly from weather stations across Sydney, the Illawarra, and the Hunter Coast — real-time tracking of swell height, wind speed and direction, and rainfall.
Improved Swell directional intelligence now determines how incoming swell affects each individual site based on its orientation and exposure, giving far more accurate surge and turbidity predictions.
Improved Dive site conditions now update every 10 minutes, capturing rapid transitions into and out of favourable tidal windows for each site.
Improved The Azure swell turbidity model now accounts for each site's sediment sensitivity — factoring in bottom composition and depth to more accurately predict how swell suspends sediment and reduces visibility.
Improved Help documentation significantly expanded with a detailed look at how Pelagic intelligence works — covering the Azure model, conditions scoring, tidal analysis, and more.
Improved Various performance enhancements across the platform.
0.72
December 17, 2025
Improved Complete redesign of dive site modals featuring live conditions scoring and hourly-updated visibility forecasts. The new interface delivers critical dive planning information at a glance.
New Conditions breakdown view now shows exactly what's affecting each dive site right now — from swell energy to tidal phase and water clarity — with easy-to-understand informational cards.
New Optimal dive times calculated for each site based on tidal phase analysis, helping you plan dives during the best possible conditions.
Fixed Extensive refinements to conditions calculations deliver the most intelligent site analysis yet. Each dive site now receives more accurate, real-time condition assessments based on improved algorithms.
New 11 new Smart Dive Trails and 6 new dive sites added for premium members: Yena Gap, South Malabar, Kutti Beach, Parsley Bay, Rocky Point Island, and Bennett Beachside.
New Dive shop information modals featuring key details and quick access links to partner dive operators.
Improved Enhanced reef mapping extending further south around Kurnell, with detailed bathymetry additions throughout the Eastern Suburbs.
Improved Isobath (depth contour) detail refined across multiple dive sites for more accurate underwater topography visualization.
New Comprehensive help documentation now accessible directly from the menu.
0.71
November 2, 2025
New Full launch of Pelagic's Azure visibility forecasting model, now live across 54 dive sites in Sydney.
Improved The Azure prediction model is now smarter. New turbidity and "dirty water memory" features track rain and swell events. Live weather and tidal flows are now fully integrated into all dive sites. Seasonal water clarity effects predict visibility even better than before. User reports now snapshot live conditions in real time, improving machine learning and making the Azure model increasingly accurate over time.
New Tidal forecasting and visibility effects modal added for all dive sites.
New Trending arrows added to the live weather widget.
New Four animated dive site tours for premium members.
Fixed Various positioning fixes across both desktop and mobile versions.
0.70
October 17, 2025
New Live weather display with visibility prediction.
New New settings panel with map legend.
Fixed PWA cache issues now resolved.
Improved 14 new Smart Dive Trails added to Sydney.
Improved Various search improvements and predictive text.
Improved Parking and public bathrooms added for free users.
0.69
September 28, 2025
New Reef and drop-off layers now available for Sydney.
Improved Reef and drop-off style improved.
Improved Conditions feed now has improved icons.
0.68
September 4, 2025
New Interactive dive site map with detailed bathymetry.
New Satellite and street view map styles.