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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Iowa Wavefinder

Long range 3-hourly Hourly

	Saturday 28			Sunday 29			Monday 30			Tuesday 31			Wednesday 01			Thursday 02			Friday 03			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	Scorpion Bay (San Juanico) Baja Sur	Punta Conejo Baja Sur	Alabama Point Alabama	Alabama Point Alabama	Celestino Sinaloa	Alabama Point Alabama	Scorpion Bay (San Juanico) Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Alabama Point Alabama	Scorpion Bay (San Juanico) Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Punta Abreojos Baja Sur	The Wall New Hampshire	Assateague Maryland	Alabama Point Alabama	Alabama Point Alabama	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Cupsogue Long Island NY	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur
Rating	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	2	1	1	1	0	0	2	2	2	3	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.9 E	1.2 ESE	0.4 SSW	0.8 SE	0.4 SSW	0.4 SW	0.8 SE	0.4 SW	0.5 S	0.4 S	-	1.4 S	1.1 SSE	1.0 SSE	0.5 S	0.4 SSW	1.3 S	0.8 S	1.0 S	1.2 S
Period(s) (?)	13	12	5	6	12	6	12	15	6	14	16	16	-	6	6	6	14	20	6	18	18	16
Energy(?)	143	157	36	109	77	54	108	142	42	112	207	141	0	156	77	80	156	269	141	518	804	943
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	on	on	cross	cross- on	glass	cross- off	cross- off	on	on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		7:34PM 1.64					7:35AM 1.95			7:11AM 1.50		10:59PM 0.16	10:54AM 0.19		8:27PM 1.74	9:22AM 1.82		8:43PM 1.76	9:26AM 1.53			9:54AM 1.46
Low Tide / height (m)	1:01PM 0.31		12:58AM 0.89	6:09AM 0.01		12:05AM 0.02	1:59PM 0.33		1:52AM 0.52	1:08PM -0.26	2:05PM 0.37	3:16AM 0.12		6:29PM 0.05	2:47AM 0.28		2:42PM 0.54	3:11AM 0.24			8:07PM 0.02
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	some clouds	cloudy	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	22	22	16	17	26	20	21	21	21	20	23	19	20	23	21	22	25	20	5	23	20	23
Low °C	21	21	15	16	25	19	19	21	20	18	22	19	17	22	21	22	23	17	2	23	18	18
Chill °C (?)	22	22	14	16	26	20	21	21	21	20	23	19	20	23	21	22	25	20	2	23	20	23
Sunrise	6:24	-	-	6:43	-	-	6:22	-	-	6:22	-	-	6:26	-	-	6:37	-	-	6:31	-	-	6:24
Sunset	-	6:37	-	-	6:22	-	-	6:52	-	-	6:52	-	-	7:22	-	-	6:53	-	-	6:54	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	-	-	0.4 SSW	0.8 SE	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	-	0.4 SW	0.5 S	0.4 S	1.5 S	-	-	-	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.5 E	0.8 S	1.0 S	1.2 S
Period (s)	13	12	-	-	12	6	12	12	-	14	16	16	7	-	-	-	14	13	6	18	18	16
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 WNW	0.4 SSE	-	-	0.4 SW	-	0.3 SW	0.4 SSE	-	0.3 S	0.4 SSE	0.4 S	-	-	-	-	0.4 SW	0.4 SSW	0.1 SE	0.4 SSE	0.5 SSW	0.3 SSE
Period (s)	5	11	-	-	4	-	15	10	-	16	9	9	-	-	-	-	13	20	10	12	16	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.3 S	0.4 SW	0.9 E	1.2 ESE	-	-	-	0.2 S	0.8 SE	-	-	0.2 WNW	0.4 WSW	1.4 S	1.1 SSE	1.0 SSE	1.1 NW	0.7 NW	1.3 S	1.2 NW	0.8 WNW	0.8 WNW
Period (s)	2	3	5	6	-	-	-	3	6	-	-	9	4	6	6	6	5	5	6	5	5	11

	Saturday 28								Sunday 29								Monday 30
	2AM	5AM	8AM	1PM	4PM	8PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	8AM	8AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	1PM	4PM	5PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Iowa	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Alabama Point Alabama	Alabama Point Alabama	Assateague Maryland	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Punta Conejo Baja Sur	Ocean Isle Beach/pier Carolina North	Celestino Sinaloa	Alabama Point Alabama	Alabama Point Alabama	Alabama Point Alabama	Celestino Sinaloa	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Celestino Sinaloa	Celestino Sinaloa	Celestino Sinaloa	Alabama Point Alabama	Alabama Point Alabama	Scorpion Bay (San Juanico) Baja Sur
Rating	1	2	1	0	0	1	2	2	1	2	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	1
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.7 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.8 NE	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.6 SSW	1.5 E	0.4 SSW	1.2 ESE	1.1 SE	1.0 SE	0.4 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SW	1.0 SE	0.9 SE	0.4 SW
Period(s) (?)	14	14	14	5	6	6	13	13	12	8	12	7	7	7	12	12	12	12	12	7	6	12
Energy(?)	178	365	178	1	2	92	240	245	162	298	82	116	116	85	75	158	73	73	57	86	68	86
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off
Tide State(?)	low	mid-flow	high	mid-flow	mid-flow	mid-ebb	high	mid-ebb	low	high	high	mid-flow	mid-flow	high-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)			5:58AM 1.82				7:34PM 1.64			5:35AM 1.48	6:44AM 1.56				7:44PM 1.57				7:22AM 1.64
Low Tide / height (m)	12:11AM 1.10								12:50AM 0.88								1:30AM 0.62				1:33PM 0.10
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	cloudy	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	23	22	23	19	23	7	23	23	20	8	23	17	17	18	23	19	22	22	23	20	20	21
Chill °C (?)	23	22	23	18	23	5	23	23	20	5	23	16	16	18	23	19	22	22	23	20	20	21
Sunrise	-	-	6:31	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:05	6:01	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:01	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:06	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:45
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.7 SSW	0.8 WNW	0.7 SSW	0.1 S	-	0.8 NE	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.6 SSW	-	0.4 SSW	-	-	1.0 SE	0.4 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SW	-	0.9 SE	0.4 SW
Period (s)	14	10	14	5	-	6	13	13	12	-	12	-	-	7	12	12	12	12	12	-	6	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 WNW	0.8 SSW	0.6 NW	-	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.6 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.4 SSE	-	0.4 SW	-	-	-	0.4 SW	0.4 WNW	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.4 SW	-	-	0.3 S
Period (s)	5	14	10	-	6	6	10	10	11	-	4	-	-	-	4	10	10	10	4	-	-	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	0.6 NE	0.4 NE	0.8 NNE	-	-	-	1.5 E	-	1.2 ESE	1.1 SE	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.0 SE	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	4	4	6	-	-	-	8	-	7	7	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	-	-

	Saturday 28
	0AM	1AM	2AM	5AM	6AM	8AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	12PM	10AM	1PM	2PM	3PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	9PM	10PM	9PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Iowa	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Alabama Point Alabama	Alabama Point Alabama	Assateague Maryland	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Punta Conejo Baja Sur	Ocean Isle Beach/pier Carolina North	Celestino Sinaloa	Alabama Point Alabama	Alabama Point Alabama	Alabama Point Alabama	Celestino Sinaloa	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Celestino Sinaloa	Celestino Sinaloa	Celestino Sinaloa	Alabama Point Alabama	Alabama Point Alabama	Scorpion Bay (San Juanico) Baja Sur
Rating	1	2	1	0	0	1	2	2	1	2	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	1
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.5 E	0.8 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.6 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.7 E	0.9 E	0.6 SSW
Period(s) (?)	14	14	14	5	5	5	14	14	13	5	13	5	5	6	13	13	13	12	12	4	4	13
Energy(?)	348	178	178	1	2	28	365	178	147	6	135	1	1	2	133	268	128	126	126	17	30	133
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	glass	off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	on	cross- on	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)							5:58AM 1.82													8:17PM 0.26
Low Tide / height (m)		12:11AM 1.10			5:32AM -0.04
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	23	23	23	18	16	1	22	22	20	10	25	19	21	22	26	25	25	25	24	16	15	21
Chill °C (?)	23	23	23	17	14	-6	22	22	20	6	25	18	21	22	26	25	25	25	24	14	13	21
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:31	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:22	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.8 WNW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	-	0.1 S	0.5 E	0.8 WNW	0.7 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.1 S	0.1 S	-	0.6 SSW	0.7 WNW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	-	-	0.6 SSW
Period (s)	11	14	14	-	5	5	10	14	13	5	13	5	5	-	13	10	13	12	12	-	-	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 SSW	0.5 WNW	0.5 WNW	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.3 SSE	0.8 SSW	0.6 NW	0.4 SSE	-	0.4 SW	-	-	0.1 S	0.3 S	0.7 SSW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.1 S	-	0.3 W
Period (s)	14	5	5	5	5	6	14	10	10	-	4	-	-	6	10	13	4	4	4	6	-	6
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.1 NW	1.1 NW	-	0.4 N	0.7 NNE	0.9 N	-	-	-	1.2 NE	-	0.6 NE	0.5 NE	0.4 NE	0.4 SW	-	-	-	-	0.7 E	0.9 E	-
Period (s)	11	11	-	3	4	4	-	-	-	6	-	4	4	4	5	-	-	-	-	4	4	-

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