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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	Saturday 07			Sunday 08			Monday 09			Tuesday 10			Wednesday 11			Thursday 12			Friday 13			Sat
	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	Punta Abreojos Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Punta Abreojos Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Jensen Beach Florida - South	Kitty Hawk Pier Carolina North	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Alabama Point Alabama	Jensen Beach Florida - South	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Egg Island Eleuthera	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Punta Abreojos Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Indicas Great Abaco
Rating	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	0	3	3	2	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	3	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.0 W	2.3 WNW	1.6 W	1.7 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.7 NE	1.7 NE	1.2 WNW	1.2 WNW	-	1.6 NE	1.3 WNW	1.5 NNE	1.2 WNW	1.0 WNW	0.8 SSW	0.7 SSW	1.6 WNW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 SSW	1.1 NNE
Period(s) (?)	16	16	15	14	14	10	12	12	12	-	12	14	12	13	13	16	16	6	15	14	13	8
Energy(?)	2059	2559	1132	1160	851	615	747	628	799	0	761	948	632	885	603	656	467	482	390	371	230	172
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	cross	off	cross	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	on	glass	on	cross- on	cross	cross- off	cross	off	glass	cross- off	off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	off
High Tide / height (m)	11:09AM 1.34		11:40PM 1.73	11:58AM 1.14		3:34AM 1.41			1:27AM 1.64							4:33AM 1.75		7:26PM 1.34	5:26AM 1.88	4:32PM 0.66		5:02AM 1.02
Low Tide / height (m)		4:43PM 0.82		6:50AM 0.89	4:40PM 0.94	8:40PM 0.73	9:06AM 0.87			11:09AM 0.74		12:25AM 0.77	11:56AM 0.58		1:19AM 0.64	12:27PM 0.44		11:08PM 1.18	12:55PM 0.31		10:27PM 0.08	11:31AM 0.04
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	clear	risk thund- der	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	18	20	20	21	21	18	-4	22	19	17	20	19	21	22	18	22	21	20	20	19	16	23
Low °C	18	18	16	19	20	17	-5	19	17	17	20	16	21	20	16	19	19	16	18	18	14	23
Chill °C (?)	18	20	20	21	21	18	-7	22	19	17	20	19	21	22	18	22	21	20	20	19	16	23
Sunrise	7:16	-	-	6:18	-	-	6:56	-	-	6:33	-	-	6:43	-	-	6:16	-	-	6:15	-	-	6:43
Sunset	-	5:22	-	-	5:22	-	-	5:23	-	-	6:07	-	-	5:24	-	-	5:25	-	-	5:27	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.0 W	2.3 WNW	1.6 W	1.7 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.7 NE	1.7 NE	1.2 WNW	1.2 WNW	-	1.6 NE	1.3 WNW	1.5 NNE	1.2 WNW	1.0 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.6 SW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.3 ESE
Period (s)	16	16	15	14	14	10	12	12	12	-	12	14	12	13	13	12	12	15	15	14	13	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 SSW	0.2 S	0.6 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.3 SSW	-	-	0.4 SSW	0.6 WNW	-	-	0.7 SSW	0.2 N	0.7 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.4 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.1 NE
Period (s)	11	11	5	5	16	-	-	15	17	-	-	14	11	18	13	16	16	12	11	11	10	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	0.8 WNW	-	0.6 WNW	-	1.4 N	-	-	-	-	0.5 W	-	-	0.8 NW	-	0.7 NW	1.6 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.7 NW	1.1 NNE
Period (s)	-	-	5	-	5	-	7	-	-	-	-	4	-	-	4	-	4	6	5	5	5	8

	Saturday 07								Sunday 08								Monday 09
	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	5PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	11AM	1PM	4PM	8PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	1PM	4PM	7PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Iowa	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Punta Abreojos Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Punta Abreojos Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Punta Abreojos Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Kitty Hawk Pier Carolina North	Kitty Hawk Pier Carolina North	Assateague Maryland
Rating	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.4 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.4 WNW	1.9 W	2.2 WNW	2.1 WNW	2.0 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.4 W	1.6 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.3 W	1.4 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.6 NE	1.5 ENE	0.9 ENE
Period(s) (?)	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	11
Energy(?)	3352	3351	3218	3122	2865	1783	2284	1957	1685	1476	1335	850	1034	851	649	731	740	671	654	747	680	217
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	off
Tide State(?)	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	low	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	high	mid-ebb	low
High Tide / height (m)	11:10PM 1.76				11:09AM 1.34				11:40PM 1.73				11:58AM 1.14				12:20AM 1.68			12:29PM 0.65
Low Tide / height (m)			5:37AM 0.84				4:43PM 0.82				6:50AM 0.89	8:47AM 0.66										6:54PM 0.17
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	17	17	16	18	20	22	18	18	16	15	16	18	21	21	19	21	19	19	18	-4	-1	-2
Chill °C (?)	17	17	16	18	20	22	18	18	16	14	16	18	21	21	19	21	19	19	18	-7	-3	-5
Sunrise	-	-	6:18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:18	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	6:20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:22	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:37	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.4 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.4 WNW	1.9 W	2.2 WNW	2.1 WNW	2.0 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.4 W	1.6 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.3 W	1.4 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.6 NE	1.5 ENE	0.9 ENE
Period (s)	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 SSW	0.3 SW	0.2 S	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 S	0.8 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.5 W	0.4 WNW	0.4 W	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SW	0.4 SSW	-	1.0 NNE	-
Period (s)	14	14	11	11	11	11	11	5	5	5	5	5	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	-	7	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.8 WNW	1.0 NW	0.8 WNW	-	-	0.5 WNW	-	0.6 WNW	0.6 WNW	-	-	-	-	1.2 N	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	5	5	-	-	5	-	5	5	-	-	-	-	7	-	-

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	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	5AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	11AM	11AM	12PM	2PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	9PM	10PM	11PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Iowa	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Punta Abreojos Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Punta Abreojos Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Punta Abreojos Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Kitty Hawk Pier Carolina North	Kitty Hawk Pier Carolina North	Assateague Maryland
Rating	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.3 WNW	2.3 WNW	2.4 WNW	2.4 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.0 W	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.0 W	2.5 WNW	2.4 WNW	2.0 W	2.4 WNW	2.4 WNW	2.3 WNW	2.3 WNW	0.6 E	0.6 E	0.5 E
Period(s) (?)	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	10	11	11
Energy(?)	3145	3129	3352	3277	3362	2289	3311	3257	3218	3190	3193	2059	3122	2865	2002	2830	2810	2559	2497	86	88	56
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- on	cross	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		11:10PM 1.76												11:09AM 1.34	1:29PM 1.39
Low Tide / height (m)								5:37AM 0.84											4:43PM 0.82
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	18	17	17	17	17	18	16	16	16	16	17	18	19	20	20	20	20	20	20	-5	-6	-13
Chill °C (?)	18	17	17	17	17	18	16	16	16	16	17	18	19	20	20	20	20	20	20	-15	-17	-26
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:22	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.3 WNW	2.3 WNW	2.4 WNW	2.4 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.0 W	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.0 W	2.5 WNW	2.4 WNW	2.0 W	2.4 WNW	2.4 WNW	2.3 WNW	2.3 WNW	0.6 E	0.6 E	0.5 E
Period (s)	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	10	11	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 S	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.3 SW	0.3 S	0.3 SW	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.3 S	0.3 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	-
Period (s)	12	14	14	14	14	11	14	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	8	8	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3.0 N	3.0 N	2.0 NNW
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	8	6

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