Sofar Ocean
Sofar Ocean is an ocean intelligence platform company that operates a global network of ocean sensing platforms and provides maritime weather and voyage optimization software.
Last updated September 15, 2026
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Overview
Sofar Ocean describes itself as the leading ocean intelligence platform. Its platform captures real-time ocean data intended to reduce fuel costs, lower emissions, detect threats, and protect maritime assets at a global scale. The company operates the Spotter Platform, a global network of solar-powered sensing platforms measuring waves, weather, and subsurface data in real time, and Wayfinder, voyage optimization software that recommends route, speed, and schedule for each voyage. Sofar states its data and models are trusted by NOAA and the U.S. Navy. The company is based in San Francisco, United States.
History
Sofar Ocean presents itself as the leading ocean intelligence platform, with a mission to connect the world's oceans to power a more sustainable future. The company operates the Spotter Platform, described as a global network of solar-powered sensing platforms that measure waves, weather, and subsurface data in real time, and Wayfinder, voyage optimization software for shipping companies, commercial operators, charterers, and vessel performance managers. Sofar states that from its own sensor network it runs intelligence models from global weather to hyperlocal forecasts, and that it is trusted by NOAA and the U.S. Navy. The company is based in San Francisco, United States.
Products and positioning
The leading ocean intelligence platform
Spotter Platform
A turnkey, all-in-one solution for real-time ocean data; a global network of solar-powered sensing platforms that measure waves, weather, and subsurface data in real time, built for governments, researchers, and defense.
Wayfinder
Voyage optimization software that recommends the best route, speed, and schedule for each voyage, built for shipping companies, commercial operators, charterers, and vessel performance managers; combines live maritime weather data, vessel performance models, and commercial constraints.
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