Is Wave down right now?
Wave reports normal operation and user reports are at a normal level. This page updates itself every few minutes.
OKWorking normally
Official status read from status.waveapps.com, checked just now. Checked every 5 minutes.
Official status
Wave reports normal operation. All Systems Operational
User reports
People press this button when Wave is not working for them. A spike here usually shows up before the official status changes.
Last 24 hours, one bar per 15 minutes. 0 in the last 15 minutes, 0 in the last hour, 0 in 24 hours.
Parts of Wave
Wave reports status per part. In your account you can watch only the parts you use.
| Part | Status |
|---|---|
| Accounting | OKWorking normally |
| Invoicing | OKWorking normally |
| Mobile Application | OKWorking normally |
| Payments | OKWorking normally |
| Payroll | OKWorking normally |
| Receipts Processing | OKWorking normally |
| Web Application | OKWorking normally |
While Wave is down
- Take payments and record sales on paper or in a spreadsheet, then enter them later.
- If payroll is due today, pay from your bank using last period's amounts and reconcile when it is back.
- Bank feeds catch up on their own once the service recovers.
The full guide: what to do when a service you rely on is down
Recent incidents
- Incorrect Payout Date Display, resolved after 1.8 hours
- Error page when trying to access Wave, resolved after 1 hour
- Latency across Wave, resolved after 24 minutes
- Investigating reports of login errors, resolved after 41 minutes
- Investigating reports of delayed or failed receipt scan uploads, resolved after 2.6 hours
- Investigating reports of business logos not appearing on invoice or estimate emails and exported PDF's, resolved after 37 minutes
- Timesheet Saving Errors - Payroll, resolved after 2.4 hours
- Wave Payroll Impacted by 3rd party incident, resolved after 9.8 hours
- Investigating reports of login errors, resolved after 45 minutes
- Payout delay for some U.S. Payments customers, resolved after 4 days
- Availability, 30 days
- 100% by official status
- User-report spikes, 30 days
- 0
- Businesses watching
- 0
Common questions
Is Wave down right now?
As of 2 Nov 2026, 5:52 am, Wave reports normal operation. 0 user reports in the last 15 minutes.
Is it just me or is Wave down for everyone?
Compare the official status above with the user reports. Many reports from different places means it is Wave; none means check your own internet, sign-in or browser first.
What should I do while Wave is down?
Take payments and record sales on paper or in a spreadsheet, then enter them later.
How do I get told when Wave goes down?
Add Wave to your free account. You get an email when its official status changes; Fast Tool Alerts adds two-minute checks, SMS, and alerts on spikes in user reports.
Get an alert when Wave goes down
Official status changes by email, free. Add Fast Tool Alerts for two-minute checks, SMS, and user-report spikes before the vendor admits it.