Iowa Surf Map – Wind and Wave forecasts

Iowa wave (swell) map for surfers, windsurfers and sailors showing open ocean wave size, wave period and wave energy. You can customize the wave and wind maps with overlays for wind arrows, pressure and general weather for surfing. There are also options to display live wind observations from ships, wave buoys and weather stations on the wave maps in the Iowa region.

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Long range 3-hourly Hourly

	Monday 09			Tuesday 10			Wednesday 11			Thursday 12			Friday 13			Saturday 14			Sunday 15			Mon
	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Iowa	Alabama Point Alabama	Celestino Sinaloa	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Alabama Point Alabama	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Scorpion Bay (San Juanico) Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Alabama Point Alabama	Scorpion Bay (San Juanico) Baja Sur	Celestino Sinaloa	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Jones Beach State Park Long Island NY	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Scorpion Bay (San Juanico) Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Assateague Maryland	Scorpion Bay (San Juanico) Baja Sur
Rating	0	2	3	0	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	0	2	3	3	1	4	4	3	4	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.4 SSE	0.4 SSW	1.8 WSW	0.4 SSE	0.8 S	0.9 S	1.0 S	1.0 S	1.0 S	0.9 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.2 SSE	0.7 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	1.1 S	0.6 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.7 SSE	1.2 SSW
Period(s) (?)	6	11	7	5	21	20	18	18	16	16	15	6	14	14	14	7	21	20	19	18	6	16
Energy(?)	11	87	422	9	748	731	686	710	556	393	610	6	228	456	432	133	554	1032	832	1207	215	764
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	on	cross- on	cross	on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross	cross- off	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	12:20PM 0.84		12:43AM 0.98	11:31AM 0.86	2:01PM 0.28	1:32AM 0.94		2:01PM 0.76	10:09PM 1.35			8:57PM 4:59AM 1.34 1.63				6:02AM 1.77	7:56PM 1.49		6:47AM 1.90		8:07PM 1.62	7:25AM 2.01
Low Tide / height (m)		6:05PM 0.16		6:18AM 0.72			8:08AM 0.23			12:25PM 0.57		10:47PM 1.33	5:32AM -0.04		12:06AM 1.16	1:19PM 0.38		12:48AM 1.02	1:42PM 0.29		1:23AM 0.84
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	cloudy	risk thund- der	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	rain shwrs	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-
High °C	22	23	16	22	20	18	20	24	23	25	29	13	22	25	23	5	23	22	21	25	14	24
Low °C	21	22	15	22	20	15	15	23	20	23	29	10	20	24	20	5	23	20	19	25	13	21
Chill °C (?)	22	23	15	22	20	18	20	24	23	25	29	11	22	25	23	-1	23	22	21	25	12	24
Sunrise	7:07	-	-	7:05	-	-	6:50	-	-	6:41	-	-	6:41	-	-	7:07	-	-	6:39	-	-	6:37
Sunset	-	6:13	-	-	6:42	-	-	6:43	-	-	6:44	-	-	6:15	-	-	6:45	-	-	6:45	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.4 SSE	0.4 SSW	0.4 S	0.4 SSE	0.8 S	0.9 S	1.0 S	1.0 S	1.0 S	0.9 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.2 SSE	0.7 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	1.1 S	0.6 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.3 SSW	0.1 E	1.2 SSW
Period (s)	6	11	11	5	21	20	18	18	16	16	15	6	14	14	14	7	21	20	19	18	10	16
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	0.2 SSW	0.3 SSW	-	0.4 S	0.6 W	0.5 NW	0.4 NW	0.5 WNW	0.5 W	0.2 WNW	0.1 SW	0.3 WNW	0.3 SSW	0.5 NW	0.1 E	0.7 SSW	0.7 S	0.6 SSW	0.6 S	-	0.2 W
Period (s)	-	16	23	-	12	6	10	9	5	5	12	6	5	24	12	10	13	13	12	12	-	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.5 W	1.8 WSW	-	1.1 W	0.6 NW	0.4 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.8 WNW	-	0.7 WNW	0.7 NE	-	0.3 WNW	-	1.1 W	-	-	-	0.7 WNW	1.7 SSE	0.5 WNW
Period (s)	-	3	7	-	6	4	5	5	5	-	11	4	-	2	-	4	-	-	-	10	6	4

	Monday 09							Tuesday 10									Wednesday 11
	5AM	8AM	11AM	11AM	4PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	4PM	8PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Iowa	Assateague Maryland	Assateague Maryland	Assateague Maryland	Celestino Sinaloa	Alabama Point Alabama	Assateague Maryland	Assateague Maryland	Assateague Maryland	Celestino Sinaloa	Celestino Sinaloa	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Alabama Point Alabama	Higgins Beach Maine	Punta Conejo Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur
Rating	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	2	3	3	3	0	1	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.7 S	0.7 SSE	0.6 SSE	0.4 SW	0.3 SSE	0.7 S	0.4 SSE	0.3 ESE	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.5 S	0.6 S	0.3 SSE	0.6 SSE	0.9 SSW	0.9 S	0.9 S	0.9 SSW	1.0 S	1.0 S	1.0 S	1.0 S
Period(s) (?)	6	6	6	16	6	6	6	10	22	22	22	21	5	6	20	20	20	19	18	18	18	18
Energy(?)	85	74	69	108	8	76	45	54	479	508	635	575	7	62	944	1296	731	712	832	686	710	710
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	on	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	-	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	high	high	mid-flow	high-flow	high	high-ebb	mid-ebb	low-ebb	low	low-flow
High Tide / height (m)					1:07PM 0.27			12:43AM 0.98					2:01PM 0.28	5:01PM 2.26			12:34AM 1.64
Low Tide / height (m)		6:11AM 0.12				6:05PM 0.16						8:11AM 0.82									11:25AM 0.77
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	16	14	15	24	22	16	17	18	20	20	15	18	22	18	19	17	16	15	15	20	23	24
Chill °C (?)	16	14	14	24	22	15	17	18	20	20	14	18	22	18	19	17	16	14	15	20	23	24
Sunrise	-	7:20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:50	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	6:53	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:54	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:43
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.7 S	0.7 SSE	0.6 SSE	0.4 SSW	0.3 SSE	0.4 E	0.4 SSE	0.4 SSE	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	1.4 W	1.1 W	0.2 SSW	0.6 SSE	1.1 W	0.9 WNW	0.9 S	0.9 SSW	1.0 S	1.0 S	1.0 S	1.0 S
Period (s)	6	6	6	11	6	9	6	6	22	22	7	6	5	6	7	11	20	19	18	18	18	18
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 E	0.4 E	0.4 E	0.4 SW	0.1 SW	0.2 ESE	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 S	0.6 S	-	0.4 SE	0.9 SSW	0.9 S	0.6 W	0.6 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.5 NW	0.5 NW	0.4 NW
Period (s)	9	9	9	16	5	11	9	8	11	11	22	21	-	8	20	20	6	11	10	10	10	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	0.2 SSE	0.7 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	-	-	1.6 WNW	1.1 WNW	0.3 SSE	0.6 S	1.4 WNW	1.3 WNW	0.6 NW	-	-	0.4 WNW	0.5 W	0.8 WNW
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	3	6	4	4	-	-	7	6	5	5	8	11	4	-	-	5	5	5

	Monday 09
	3AM	4AM	5AM	3AM	6AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	2PM	4PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Iowa	Assateague Maryland	Assateague Maryland	Assateague Maryland	Celestino Sinaloa	Alabama Point Alabama	Assateague Maryland	Assateague Maryland	Assateague Maryland	Celestino Sinaloa	Celestino Sinaloa	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Alabama Point Alabama	Higgins Beach Maine	Punta Conejo Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur
Rating	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	2	3	3	3	0	1	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.8 S	0.7 S	0.7 S	0.5 SSW	0.4 SSE	0.7 SSE	0.7 SSE	0.6 SSE	0.5 S	0.5 S	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	0.4 SSE	0.5 ESE	0.5 S	1.6 SW	1.7 SW	1.8 SW	1.9 SW	1.9 SW	1.9 SW	1.9 WSW
Period(s) (?)	6	6	6	11	6	6	6	6	11	11	5	5	6	9	11	6	7	7	7	7	7	7
Energy(?)	98	85	85	134	11	74	77	68	130	130	144	144	11	81	135	308	287	326	362	362	391	371
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	off	glass	cross- off	cross- on	glass	cross	cross	glass	cross- off	on	on	on	cross- on	on	on	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)													1:07PM 0.27
Low Tide / height (m)																		4:34PM 0.96
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	clear	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	risk thund- der	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	some clouds	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	1	1	1	-	1	1	-
High °C	16	16	16	20	21	14	14	14	21	21	17	17	22	13	21	17	17	17	17	17	16	16
Chill °C (?)	16	16	16	20	21	14	14	13	21	21	16	16	22	11	21	16	16	16	16	16	15	15
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	7:20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:42	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.8 S	0.7 S	0.7 S	0.5 SSW	0.4 SSE	0.7 SSE	0.7 SSE	0.6 SSE	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.5 NW	0.5 NW	0.4 SSE	0.5 ESE	0.5 S	0.4 WNW	0.4 S	0.4 S	0.4 S	0.4 S	0.4 S	0.4 S
Period (s)	6	6	6	11	6	6	6	6	11	11	10	10	6	9	11	10	11	11	11	11	11	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 E	0.4 E	0.4 E	0.4 SW	0.1 S	0.4 E	0.4 E	0.4 E	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	-	-	0.4 SW	0.4 S	0.4 NW	0.4 NW	0.4 NW	0.4 NW	0.4 NW	0.4 NW
Period (s)	9	9	9	15	8	9	9	9	16	16	11	11	-	-	13	11	10	10	10	10	10	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	0.2 SSE	1.0 S	0.4 SW	1.6 SW	1.7 SW	1.8 SW	1.9 SW	1.9 SW	1.9 SW	1.9 WSW
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	5	2	4	3	6	7	7	7	7	7	7

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