--- title: "Surf-Forecast.com vs Windy: Which is searched more in New Zealand?" description: "Is Surf-Forecast.com or Windy more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Surf forecast sites set in New Zealand. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/surf-forecast-com-vs-windy" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Surf-Forecast.com vs Windy: Which is searched more in New Zealand? Is Surf-Forecast.com or Windy more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Surf forecast sites set in New Zealand. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time. ## Key facts - **Compared**: Surf-Forecast.com and Windy - **Competitive set**: Surf forecast sites - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Surf-Forecast.com Share of Search**: 0.76% - **Windy Share of Search**: 8.7% ## Is Surf-Forecast.com or Windy more popular in search? - In September 2026, Windy had more branded searches than Surf-Forecast.com among surf forecast sites in New Zealand. Windy had about 2,400 branded searches, while Surf-Forecast.com had 210. Windy made up 8.7% of all surf forecast site searches we track, and Surf-Forecast.com accounted for 0.76%. - Windy was ahead of Surf-Forecast.com in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Surf-Forecast.com’s share of searches among surf forecast sites in New Zealand moved from 0.96% to 0.76%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 330 to 210. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Windy’s share of searches among surf forecast sites in New Zealand moved from 12.8% to 8.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 4.4K to 2.4K. ## Top surf forecast sites in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Windy was mentioned in three out of five: in all three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. Surf-Forecast.com was mentioned in two out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. Windy was listed before Surf-Forecast.com in every answer. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Swellmap | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Surfline | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Windy | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Surf-Forecast.com | 4th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Surf2Surf | 5th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about surf forecast sites - Asked ChatGPT "Which surf forecast site should I use in New Zealand?": 1. Swellmap, 2. Surfline, 3. Windy - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best surf forecast sites in New Zealand?": 1. Swellmap, 2. Surfline, 3. Windy, 4. Surf-Forecast.com, 5. Surf2Surf - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best surf forecast site in New Zealand for wave conditions?": 1. Surfline, 2. Swellmap, 3. Windy, 4. Surf-Forecast.com, 5. Surf2Surf - Searched Google, AI Overview "surf forecast nz": 1. Swellmap - Searched Google, AI Overview "surf report nz": 1. Swellmap Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in New Zealand on October 21, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand surf forecast sites in September 2026? - In September 2026, Windy lost share of searches among surf forecast sites in New Zealand, from 12.2% to 8.7%. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Surf-Forecast.com in New Zealand fell 36.4% over 12 measured months, from 330 to 210 in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Surf-Forecast.com estimated searches | Surf-Forecast.com Share of Search | Surf-Forecast.com rank | Windy estimated searches | Windy Share of Search | Windy rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 330 | 0.96% | 4 | 4.4K | 12.8% | 3 | | Nov 2025 | 330 | 0.77% | 5 | 2.4K | 5.6% | 3 | | Dec 2025 | 400 | 0.78% | 5 | 4.4K | 8.6% | 3 | | Jan 2026 | 490 | 0.92% | 5 | 5.4K | 10.2% | 3 | | Feb 2026 | 400 | 0.89% | 5 | 3.6K | 8% | 3 | | Mar 2026 | 330 | 0.73% | 5 | 3.6K | 8% | 3 | | Apr 2026 | 410 | 0.8% | 5 | 14.8K | 29% | 2 | | May 2026 | 930 | 2.9% | 4 | 1.9K | 5.8% | 3 | | Jun 2026 | 230 | 0.79% | 5 | 2.4K | 8.3% | 3 | | Jul 2026 | 150 | 0.62% | 5 | 2.4K | 9.9% | 3 | | Aug 2026 | 180 | 0.76% | 5 | 2.9K | 12.2% | 3 | | Sep 2026 | 210 | 0.76% | 5 | 2.4K | 8.7% | 3 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Surf-Forecast.com’s and Windy’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading. - **Surf-Forecast.com**: Measured on the search terms “surf forecast com” and “surf forecast com surf forecast”, summed into one figure. - **Windy**: Measured on the search term “windy app”. - [Surf-Forecast.com profile](/demand/nz/brands/surf-forecast-com) - [Windy profile](/demand/nz/brands/windy) - [All surf forecast sites in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-surf-forecast-sites): The set both shares are measured inside, 5 brands. ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is Surf-Forecast.com or Windy more popular in search? In September 2026, Windy had more branded searches than Surf-Forecast.com among surf forecast sites in New Zealand. Windy had about 2,400 branded searches, while Surf-Forecast.com had 210. Windy made up 8.7% of all surf forecast site searches we track, and Surf-Forecast.com accounted for 0.76%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Surf-Forecast.com vs Windy: Which is searched more in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/surf-forecast-com-vs-windy This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/surf-forecast-com-vs-windy. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.