Buoy Alerts

Alert Message

Cause

Device Action

Buoy synced.

The buoy synced with the paired dive computer after a dive.

The buoy sends location heat maps for the dive to the Garmin Dive™ app.

Buoy sync failed. Go to buoy settings to manually sync.

The buoy failed to sync with the paired dive computer after a dive.

The buoy will not send location heat maps for the dive until it is manually synced with the paired dive computer.

Leaving SubWave buoy communication range.

You are more than 100 m (328 ft.) away from the buoy.

The dive computer loses connection with the buoy.

Nearing SubWave buoy. Distance guidance only.

You are close to the buoy.

The direction to the buoy will no longer be updated on your dive computer.

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November 2025