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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	Friday 06			Saturday 07			Sunday 08			Monday 09			Tuesday 10			Wednesday 11			Thursday 12			Fri
	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	Boynton Beach Florida - South	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Scorpion Bay (San Juanico) Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Punta Abreojos Baja Sur	Higgins Beach Maine	Cocoa Beach Pier Florida - North	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Assateague Maryland	Egg Island Eleuthera	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Egg Island Eleuthera	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Scorpion Bay (San Juanico) Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Indicas Great Abaco	Celestino Sinaloa	Scorpion Bay (San Juanico) Baja Sur	Hatteras Light House Carolina North
Rating	1	5	5	4	4	3	1	2	3	2	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	1	2	2	1
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.8 N	1.9 WNW	2.4 WNW	1.8 W	2.4 WNW	1.6 W	0.8 E	1.0 ENE	1.4 WNW	1.2 ENE	2.1 N	1.3 WNW	1.8 NNE	1.4 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.0 W	1.1 WNW	1.0 WNW	0.9 NE	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 ENE
Period(s) (?)	8	18	17	16	16	15	11	10	13	11	12	12	12	15	14	14	13	13	11	16	15	7
Energy(?)	673	2202	3352	1689	2774	1124	146	214	740	399	1387	789	1189	1120	942	724	819	597	173	443	351	65
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross	cross- off	off	cross	off	off	cross- on	cross	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- off	cross	glass	cross- off	cross- on	off	off	cross- on	off	cross
High Tide / height (m)	10:32AM 1.57		11:38PM 1.33	11:11AM 0.91		11:40PM 1.73	11:58AM 1.14		12:20AM 1.68			2:46AM 1.02			3:12AM 1.66				4:33AM 1.75		7:26PM 1.34	5:26AM 1.88
Low Tide / height (m)		4:33PM 0.67		5:04AM 0.06	4:43PM 0.82		6:50AM 0.89	4:40PM 0.94		9:06AM 0.87			11:09AM 0.74			11:56AM 0.58		1:19AM 0.64	12:27PM 0.44	1:38PM 0.39	11:08PM 1.18	12:55PM 0.31
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	14	21	18	22	20	19	-8	18	20	-3	19	19	19	21	19	21	21	18	22	24	19	3
Low °C	9	19	16	20	18	17	-11	17	18	-8	19	17	19	19	16	19	19	16	22	23	17	2
Chill °C (?)	12	21	18	22	20	19	-16	18	20	-7	19	19	19	21	19	21	21	18	22	24	18	0
Sunrise	7:01	-	-	7:11	-	-	6:48	-	-	6:58	-	-	6:45	-	-	7:07	-	-	6:46	-	-	6:50
Sunset	-	5:22	-	-	5:22	-	-	6:07	-	-	5:55	-	-	5:24	-	-	5:24	-	-	6:00	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.4 N	1.9 WNW	2.4 WNW	1.8 W	2.4 WNW	1.6 W	0.8 E	1.0 ENE	1.4 WNW	1.2 ENE	2.1 N	1.3 WNW	1.8 NNE	1.4 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.0 W	1.1 WNW	1.0 WNW	0.9 NE	0.7 SSW	0.6 W	0.7 ENE
Period (s)	8	18	17	16	16	15	11	10	13	11	12	12	12	15	14	14	13	13	11	16	12	7
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 NE	0.3 S	0.4 SSW	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.5 W	-	0.1 E	0.4 SSW	0.4 ESE	0.4 NNW	0.6 WNW	0.7 N	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.1 E	0.6 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.1 S
Period (s)	10	12	14	11	11	4	-	9	15	15	12	17	11	14	14	13	18	13	8	12	15	5
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.8 N	0.4 WNW	-	0.7 WNW	-	0.7 WNW	0.7 NNW	-	0.8 WNW	0.9 NNW	0.3 N	-	0.3 NNE	0.4 WNW	0.5 NW	0.5 WNW	-	0.6 WNW	-	0.6 WSW	0.7 WNW	0.6 NNE
Period (s)	8	3	-	4	-	4	4	-	5	4	12	-	12	3	4	4	-	4	-	12	4	4

	Friday 06						Saturday 07								Sunday 08
	7AM	10AM	2PM	7PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	5PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	11AM	1PM	7PM	7PM	10PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Iowa	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Scorpion Bay (San Juanico) Baja Sur	Assateague Maryland	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	Scorpion Bay (San Juanico) 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	Higgins Beach Maine	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur
Rating	3	3	2	1	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	1	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.3 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.1 W	0.6 E	2.1 WNW	2.2 WNW	2.4 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.4 WNW	1.7 W	2.2 WNW	2.1 WNW	2.0 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.4 W	1.6 WNW	0.6 ESE	1.4 WNW	1.3 WNW
Period(s) (?)	15	15	15	7	18	18	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	14	14	14	14	9	13	13
Energy(?)	720	919	553	40	2736	2922	3352	3351	3218	3122	2865	1481	2284	1947	1677	1480	1347	850	1046	70	738	634
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	glass	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	off	cross- off	off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass
Tide State(?)	low	mid-flow	high	low	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	low	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)			11:13AM 1.40				11:10PM 1.76				11:09AM 1.34				11:40PM 1.73				11:58AM 1.14
Low Tide / height (m)	4:45AM 0.78			4:38PM -0.03	4:33PM 0.67				5:37AM 0.84				4:43PM 0.82				6:50AM 0.89	8:47AM 0.66			4:40PM 0.94
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	17	19	25	1	19	18	17	16	16	18	20	20	18	17	17	16	16	17	21	-10	21	20
Chill °C (?)	17	19	25	1	19	18	17	16	16	18	20	20	18	17	17	16	16	17	21	-18	21	20
Sunrise	6:20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:18	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.3 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.1 W	0.6 E	2.1 WNW	2.2 WNW	2.4 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.4 WNW	1.7 W	2.2 WNW	2.1 WNW	2.0 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.4 W	1.6 WNW	0.6 ESE	1.4 WNW	1.3 WNW
Period (s)	15	15	15	7	18	18	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	14	14	14	14	9	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.3 SSW	0.1 E	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.4 SSW	0.3 SW	0.2 S	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 S	0.6 WNW	0.5 W	0.2 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.4 WNW	0.3 SSW	0.1 NE	0.4 SW	0.4 SW
Period (s)	12	12	12	8	12	12	14	14	11	11	11	11	11	4	4	16	16	5	16	6	16	15
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	0.4 WNW	-	0.6 WNW	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.5 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.7 NW	0.7 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.5 W	-	0.5 W	0.6 NNW	0.7 WNW	0.6 WNW
Period (s)	-	-	3	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	4	4	4	4	4	-	5	3	5	5

	Friday 06																			Saturday 07
	5AM	6AM	8AM	11AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	5PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	11PM	11PM	3AM	1AM	2AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Iowa	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Scorpion Bay (San Juanico) Baja Sur	Assateague Maryland	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	Scorpion Bay (San Juanico) 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	Higgins Beach Maine	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur
Rating	3	3	2	1	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	1	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	0.9 W	0.5 NE	1.4 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.0 W	1.9 WNW	2.0 WNW	2.1 WNW	2.1 WNW	2.2 WNW	1.8 W	2.3 WNW	0.5 E	2.4 WNW	2.4 WNW
Period(s) (?)	15	15	15	5	15	15	15	15	15	15	18	15	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	5	17	17
Energy(?)	740	730	411	15	817	919	957	1078	1078	1091	2202	710	2208	2429	2736	2736	2955	2101	3145	16	3352	3277
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)				10:25AM 1.00			10:32AM 1.57													2:36AM 2.77
Low Tide / height (m)	4:45AM 0.78												4:33PM 0.67
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	17	17	22	-1	18	19	20	20	21	21	22	24	20	19	19	18	18	20	18	-5	17	17
Chill °C (?)	17	17	22	-3	18	19	20	20	21	21	22	24	20	19	19	18	18	20	18	-10	17	17
Sunrise	-	-	7:11	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	0.9 W	0.5 NE	1.4 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.0 W	1.9 WNW	2.0 WNW	2.1 WNW	2.1 WNW	2.2 WNW	1.8 W	2.3 WNW	0.1 SE	2.4 WNW	2.4 WNW
Period (s)	15	15	15	5	15	15	15	15	15	15	18	15	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	9	17	17
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.3 SSW	0.1 SE	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.6 WSW	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.4 SW	0.3 S	0.1 S	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW
Period (s)	12	12	12	9	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	18	12	12	12	12	12	14	12	8	14	14
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	0.4 WNW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 WNW	0.5 WNW	0.5 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.5 WNW	-	0.5 E	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	-	5	-	-

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