User Guide — Wave Clock

Getting started

Set it up in a few steps

Step 1

Plug it in

Connect the black 90 degree USB-C connector to the bottom of WaveClock and have it pointing towards the back. Then plug the white USB-C cord into it and any charging block. Finally put the WaveClock on the wooden stand and slide it to the left. Beautiful.

Step 2

Join your WiFi (first time only)

On your phone, join the network called "WaveClock-Setup", the same way you'd join any other WiFi network. A setup page will pop up automatically — just pick your home WiFi, enter the password, and your Wave Clock takes it from there. This page is WiFi setup only; you'll pick your town in the next step, right on the clock itself.

Step 3

Finish setup on the clock

Once it's connected, the clock walks you through the rest itself, one screen at a time: your state, then your town, then Screen Cycle, then which Screens you want on, then your Sunset Reminder preference. Turn the wheel to choose on each screen, then press the wheel in or the bottom button to confirm and move on. After the last one, it drops right into the Tide screen.

On Android and the setup page didn't pop up in Step 2? That's a known quirk with some phones, not your clock — see the quick fix →

That's it — your Wave Clock is ready to go.

Design your own

Fun way to show what you want

No app needed.

Watching a photo turn into a hand-drawn sketch right in front of you never gets old. Your display shows whatever you want — from special events to tonight's dinner plans.

Turn on the Custom screen in Settings, then just look at it — you'll see a QR code to scan right there. Already have something published? Press the wheel anytime to bring the QR code back up.

Wave Clock custom screen showing a hand-drawn scene of a rowboat with an anchor, flag, seagull, and crab, plus sun and cloud stickers and the text OCEAN CITY N.J.

The controls

What each button does

Top button

Next screen

Wheel – up/down

Browse screens either direction

Wheel – press

Turn screens on/off (while in Settings), or show/hide the QR code (while viewing your Custom screen)

Bottom button

Open Settings — press again to flip through pages, once more to close

Hold top button (5 sec)

Open Diagnostics — see Troubleshooting

The seven screens

What it cycles through

It cycles through these on its own, or flip through them anytime.

Tide & Conditions — today's tide, temps, wind, and sky. The default screen.
Wave Forecast — five-day wave heights, rated Clean, Fair, or Choppy.
Weather Forecast — five-day highs, lows, and rain.
Beach Day — rip current risk, high tide, wave and water conditions, wind, UV, humidity, and fly risk, all at a glance.
Sunset — by default, pops up on its own about 30 minutes before sunset, then returns to normal once it's passed. Fully configurable in Settings — including turning it off, or having it always available to browse to.
Lifeguard / Surf Report — rip current risk, swell, and the next tide.
Custom — draw, write, stamp an icon, or upload a photo (auto-converted to line art) — all from your phone.

About Sunset: by default, it takes over about 30 minutes before sunset so you don't miss it. Adjust the timing — or turn it off entirely — in Settings. Once the sun's actually down, the screen flips to a dark, nighttime look — a real moon (correctly shaped for whichever phase it's in that night) and a scattering of stars, with the upcoming sunrise time shown instead of the next sunset.

Settings

Press the bottom button to open

Press it again to flip through the pages, and once more to close.

Screen Cycle — how often it auto-advances: Off, 1 Minute, or 5 Minutes.
Location — change your town anytime.
Screens — turn any screen on or off (Wave Forecast, Weather, Beach Day, Lifeguard, Custom, Sunset). Wheel to pick one, press to toggle it.
Sunset Reminder — how long before sunset it pops up: None, 30 Minutes, or 60 Minutes.

Troubleshooting

If something's off

A small warning triangle shows up

Just a WiFi hiccup — hold the top button for 5 seconds to check its connection.

Checking for a software update

It checks on its own every night. To check right now: hold the top button 5 seconds, then press the wheel.

Holding the top button for 5 seconds also shows technical details (firmware version, WiFi signal, device ID) — handy to have on hand if you ever need to reach out for support.

Switching to a different WiFi network

Unplug it, hold the bottom button, and plug it back in while still holding it. This only forgets your WiFi — everything else stays put. Then set up WiFi again like the first time.

The screen seems frozen or stuck

Hold the top button 5 seconds to check its WiFi connection.
Unplug and plug it back in — nothing gets erased.
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