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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	Mon	Tuesday 23			Wednesday 24			Thursday 25			Friday 26			Saturday 27			Sunday 28			Monday 29
	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night
Best forecast wave conditions in Iowa	Fernandina Beach Pier Florida - North	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Cocoa Beach Pier Florida - North	Celestino Sinaloa	Fernandina Beach Pier Florida - North	Higgins Beach Maine	Celestino Sinaloa	Higgins Beach Maine	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Alabama Point Alabama	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Punta Hughes Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Punta Hughes Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Jensen Beach Florida - South	Punta Conejo Baja Sur	Alabama Point Alabama
Rating	2	1	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	0	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	1	1	1	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.8 E	0.4 SSW	1.5 E	0.5 SSW	0.7 ESE	1.9 E	0.4 SW	1.1 ESE	0.4 SSW	0.7 W	0.2 SSE	1.3 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.3 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.4 NE	0.3 WNW	-
Period(s) (?)	8	15	9	14	9	8	13	9	12	8	5	11	14	13	13	13	12	12	11	10	10	-
Energy(?)	601	170	348	127	79	505	79	211	109	97	3	503	865	967	714	816	404	504	117	42	44	0
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross	off	cross- on	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	cross	off	off	cross	off
High Tide / height (m)	10:55PM 1.28	9:22AM 1.68		11:05PM 1.40	10:49AM 1.77		11:49PM 1.45	10:30AM 1.73		11:39PM 0.91	11:58AM 1.06	n/a n/a	1:31AM 1.64	1:49PM 1.09	1:06PM 1.64		4:53AM 2.82	5:00PM 2.61	2:27AM 0.97		4:55PM 1.27
Low Tide / height (m)	3:24AM 0.93		5:04PM 0.28	3:31AM 1.05	4:40AM 0.06	5:02PM 0.39		4:32AM 1.09	5:01PM 0.00		5:39AM 0.14	n/a n/a		8:32AM 0.90		10:13PM 0.11	11:08AM 0.19		7:49PM 0.10	10:46AM 0.54		12:21AM 0.12
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	clear	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	19	24	22	22	22	-2	23	0	23	21	19	22	18	19	19	20	19	21	17	23	23	4
Low °C	15	21	22	20	18	-2	21	-2	22	19	19	20	17	19	18	19	18	20	16	18	23	-2
Chill °C (?)	19	24	22	22	22	-7	23	-5	23	21	19	22	18	19	19	19	19	21	16	23	23	-1
Sunrise	-	6:22	-	-	7:20	-	-	7:11	-	-	6:43	-	-	6:24	-	-	6:24	-	-	7:09	-	-
Sunset	-	-	5:30	-	-	4:07	-	-	4:50	-	-	4:50	-	-	4:51	-	-	5:49	-	-	5:45	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.4 E	0.5 WNW	1.5 E	0.5 SSW	0.7 ESE	1.9 E	0.4 SW	1.1 ESE	0.6 W	0.7 W	0.2 SSE	1.3 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.3 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.4 NE	0.3 WNW	-
Period (s)	8	11	9	14	9	8	13	9	8	8	5	11	14	13	13	13	12	12	11	10	10	-
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	0.4 SSW	-	0.1 S	-	-	0.3 S	0.1 S	0.5 NW	0.5 NW	0.1 S	0.4 SW	1.2 WNW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.1 SW	0.5 WNW	0.3 S	0.2 SSW	-
Period (s)	-	15	-	20	-	-	11	9	12	12	9	12	10	15	15	12	12	11	6	5	13	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.8 E	0.3 NW	-	-	-	-	0.2 WNW	0.4 SW	0.3 WNW	0.4 NW	-	-	-	-	0.3 N	1.0 NW	0.3 NNW	-	-	0.5 NNW	0.3 ENE	0.8 NNE
Period (s)	8	3	-	-	-	-	3	3	2	3	-	-	-	-	3	6	3	-	-	4	2	4

	Mon		Tuesday 23							Wednesday 24								Thursday 25
	8PM	11PM	2AM	4AM	10AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	7AM	11AM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	4AM	7AM	1PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Iowa	Celestino Sinaloa	Celestino Sinaloa	Punta Hughes Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Fernandina Beach Pier Florida - North	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Assateague Maryland	Cocoa Beach Pier Florida - North	Cocoa Beach Pier Florida - North	Sauble Beach Lake Huron	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Celestino Sinaloa	Fernandina Beach Pier Florida - North	Higgins Beach Maine	Nantasket Beach Massachusetts	Higgins Beach Maine	Indicas Great Abaco	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Nantasket Beach Massachusetts
Rating	1	1	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	3	2	2	1	1	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.6 NW	0.5 WNW	1.4 E	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.7 S	1.2 E	1.2 E	1.8 NW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SW	0.6 E	1.7 E	1.9 ENE	1.5 ESE	1.3 E	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	1.1 E
Period(s) (?)	16	16	12	11	8	15	15	15	6	9	9	8	14	13	9	9	9	8	9	13	13	9
Energy(?)	69	79	220	152	277	170	147	137	53	333	377	403	89	84	55	434	566	302	301	80	90	203
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	off	glass	cross- off	off	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off
Tide State(?)	-	high	high	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	high	mid-ebb	low	-	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)		10:55PM 1.28	11:03PM 1.42			9:09AM 2.03			9:39PM 0.87			n/a n/a		9:56AM 1.57
Low Tide / height (m)				2:46AM 1.02							3:45AM 0.10	n/a n/a					8:11PM 0.06				4:32AM 1.09
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	cloudy	clear	cloudy	clear	rain shwrs	some clouds	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Temp. °C	23	22	22	19	20	21	24	23	10	21	21	-5	22	25	24	-2	-1	-3	21	21	21	3
Chill °C (?)	23	22	22	19	20	21	24	23	8	21	21	-10	22	25	24	-5	-4	-7	21	21	21	-1
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	7:18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:22	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:49	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:30	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.6 NW	0.5 WNW	1.4 E	0.5 WNW	0.5 WNW	0.5 W	0.7 S	1.2 E	1.2 E	1.8 NW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SW	0.6 E	1.7 E	1.9 ENE	1.5 ESE	1.3 E	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	1.1 E
Period (s)	16	16	12	11	8	11	10	10	6	9	9	8	14	13	9	9	9	8	9	13	13	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.5 W	0.4 SW	-	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.3 ESE	0.8 E	1.0 E	-	0.3 WNW	0.3 SSW	-	0.1 S	-	0.1 S	0.5 NNE	0.4 NW	0.4 NW	-
Period (s)	8	7	12	16	-	15	15	15	10	9	8	-	10	11	-	9	-	9	8	13	12	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	0.3 NW	0.3 NW	-	0.5 W	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.3 WSW
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	3	3	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2

	Monday 22	Tue	Mon	Tuesday 23
	6PM	7PM	8PM	8PM	0AM	10PM	11PM	0AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	5AM	7AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	12PM	1PM	5PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Iowa	Celestino Sinaloa	Celestino Sinaloa	Punta Hughes Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Fernandina Beach Pier Florida - North	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Assateague Maryland	Cocoa Beach Pier Florida - North	Cocoa Beach Pier Florida - North	Sauble Beach Lake Huron	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Celestino Sinaloa	Fernandina Beach Pier Florida - North	Higgins Beach Maine	Nantasket Beach Massachusetts	Higgins Beach Maine	Indicas Great Abaco	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Nantasket Beach Massachusetts
Rating	1	1	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	3	2	2	1	1	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.2 SSW	0.4 SW	0.8 WNW	0.6 WNW	1.4 E	0.6 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.3 ESE	1.9 E	1.8 E	1.2 S	0.5 WNW	0.4 SW	1.4 E	0.3 ESE	0.2 E	0.3 ESE	2.5 ENE	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.2 E
Period(s) (?)	16	16	11	11	8	11	11	11	9	8	8	6	11	15	8	9	10	9	9	15	15	10
Energy(?)	30	69	212	163	390	162	160	160	17	458	432	98	149	72	277	17	9	17	1495	147	147	7
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	off	cross	cross	cross- on	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	on	on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	glass	on	cross- off	on	on	glass	glass	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)							10:26PM 1.38					n/a n/a						12:49PM 2.83
Low Tide / height (m)									3:02AM 0.07			n/a n/a
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	clear	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	23	23	22	20	17	21	21	20	5	22	21	2	19	20	20	-1	1	0	23	24	24	1
Chill °C (?)	23	23	22	20	16	21	21	20	1	22	21	-2	19	20	20	-4	-2	-3	23	24	24	-2
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:46	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.2 SSW	0.4 SW	0.8 WNW	0.6 WNW	1.4 E	0.6 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.3 ESE	-	-	-	0.5 WNW	0.4 SW	1.4 E	0.3 ESE	0.2 E	0.3 ESE	1.9 NE	0.5 WNW	0.5 WNW	0.2 E
Period (s)	16	16	11	11	8	11	11	11	9	-	-	-	11	15	8	9	10	9	8	10	10	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 WNW	0.2 S	0.3 SW	0.4 SW	-	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.1 NE	-	-	-	0.4 SW	0.2 S	-	-	0.1 NE	-	-	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	-
Period (s)	4	8	16	16	-	16	16	16	4	-	-	-	16	7	-	-	5	-	-	15	15	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	0.2 WNW	-	1.3 ENE	-	-	-	0.6 SSW	1.9 E	1.8 E	1.2 S	-	-	-	-	-	-	2.5 ENE	0.3 NW	0.3 NW	-
Period (s)	-	-	2	-	7	-	-	-	3	8	8	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	3	3	-

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