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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	Fri		Saturday 02			Sunday 03			Monday 04			Tuesday 05			Wed		Thu				Fri
	PM	Night	PM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	PM	PM	Night	AM	PM	AM	AM	PM	Night	PM	PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Iowa	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Scorpion Bay (San Juanico) Baja Sur	Seaside Heights/Casino Pier New Jersey	Celestino Sinaloa	Scorpion Bay (San Juanico) Baja Sur	Scorpion Bay (San Juanico) Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Alabama Point Alabama	Scorpion Bay (San Juanico) Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Topsail Island Carolina North	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Scorpion Bay (San Juanico) Baja Sur	Scorpion Bay (San Juanico) Baja Sur	Egg Island Eleuthera	Scorpion Bay (San Juanico) Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Scorpion Bay (San Juanico) Baja Sur	Egg Island Eleuthera	Celestino Sinaloa
Rating	3	3	1	2	2	2	2	0	2	2	3	2	3	3	2	2	1	2	2	2	1	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.7 SW	0.8 SSW	0.7 E	0.7 SW	0.8 S	0.7 SW	0.8 SSW	0.5 S	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.5 SSW	0.6 E	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.8 NNE	0.9 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.1 NNE	0.9 SSW
Period(s) (?)	15	14	6	18	10	16	16	4	14	14	17	8	16	16	15	15	10	14	14	13	10	13
Energy(?)	545	468	65	634	257	494	475	9	357	463	262	59	622	555	558	497	188	367	519	328	341	509
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross	glass	cross- on	on	glass	cross- off	cross	cross- on	cross	cross- on	glass	cross	cross	glass	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	on
High Tide / height (m)		3:12AM 0.87		3:14PM 1.69			6:42PM 1.52		4:51AM 7:32AM 0.29 0.28			8:17AM 1.32	5:56PM 1.57		8:34AM 1.38	7:39PM 1.63		8:23AM 1.42	7:20PM 1.77		9:19AM 1.53
Low Tide / height (m)	4:13PM 0.01	9:06PM 0.70			11:59PM 0.69			12:37AM 0.44	6:22AM 0.28	6:14PM -0.06	1:24AM 0.39	11:55AM 1.16		1:56AM 0.26	12:46PM 1.07		2:12AM -0.00			2:55AM 0.09		2:09PM 0.87
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	risk thund- der	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	19	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	29	23	22	30	23	26	30	29	25	27	25	29	30	26	26	28	28	26	28	24	28	29
Low °C	28	22	22	29	22	24	29	28	23	27	22	28	29	22	23	26	28	24	28	23	28	28
Chill °C (?)	29	23	22	30	23	26	30	29	25	27	25	29	30	26	26	28	28	26	28	24	28	29
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	5:56	-	-	5:56	-	-	-	-	-	5:56	-	6:35	5:58	-	-	-	-
Sunset	7:24	-	8:08	6:50	-	-	7:23	-	-	7:22	-	8:07	7:22	-	-	7:13	-	-	7:21	-	7:47	6:45
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.7 S	0.8 SSW	0.4 ESE	0.9 SSW	0.8 S	0.7 SW	0.8 SSW	-	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.6 WNW	0.6 E	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.8 NNE	0.9 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.1 NNE	0.9 SSW
Period (s)	12	14	8	9	10	16	16	-	14	14	5	8	16	16	15	15	10	14	14	13	10	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 SW	0.7 S	0.1 S	0.7 SW	0.7 W	0.7 S	0.7 S	-	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SW	0.4 SE	0.4 S	0.9 WNW	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.2 ENE	0.5 W	0.9 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.6 E	0.6 S
Period (s)	15	10	6	18	5	9	9	-	8	8	13	8	15	5	6	5	10	7	8	8	7	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.9 WNW	0.7 W	0.7 E	-	-	-	1.0 WNW	0.5 S	-	0.8 WNW	-	-	1.0 WNW	1.1 NW	-	-	0.7 E	-	0.3 SE	-	0.3 NE	0.5 SW
Period (s)	4	5	6	-	-	-	5	4	-	7	-	-	4	6	-	-	7	-	3	-	4	3

	Friday 01				Saturday 02								Sunday 03								Mon
	4PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	4PM	7PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Iowa	Alabama Point Alabama	Scorpion Bay (San Juanico) Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Punta Abreojos Baja Sur	Scorpion Bay (San Juanico) Baja Sur	Alabama Point Alabama	Alabama Point Alabama	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Celestino Sinaloa	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Scorpion Bay (San Juanico) Baja Sur	Scorpion Bay (San Juanico) Baja Sur	Scorpion Bay (San Juanico) Baja Sur	Celestino Sinaloa	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur
Rating	0	2	3	2	3	3	3	3	0	0	3	3	2	3	3	2	2	2	3	2	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.4 SW	0.5 SW	0.8 SSW	0.7 SW	1.2 S	1.2 S	0.8 SW	0.7 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	1.0 S	0.8 SSW	0.7 SW	1.1 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.7 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.9 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SW
Period(s) (?)	3	20	15	15	12	12	14	18	3	3	11	13	16	13	13	16	16	16	15	15	15	15
Energy(?)	2	436	649	398	674	650	505	704	2	2	580	525	460	688	710	494	412	354	508	311	285	325
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass
Tide State(?)	-	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	low-flow	mid-flow	high	low	low-ebb	low	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	low-flow	mid-flow	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)							5:34AM 1.13
Low Tide / height (m)				10:36PM 0.83				8:31AM 0.76		4:56PM -0.02			11:50PM 0.62				11:15AM 0.75				12:47AM 0.54
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	risk thund- der	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-
Temp. °C	31	26	24	22	21	20	22	25	30	30	25	22	27	21	21	26	26	25	26	23	22	21
Chill °C (?)	31	26	24	22	21	20	22	25	30	30	25	22	27	21	21	26	26	25	26	23	22	21
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:58	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:01	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	7:15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:43	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:15	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	-	0.7 S	0.9 SSE	0.9 WNW	1.2 S	1.2 S	0.8 S	0.9 S	-	-	1.0 S	0.9 S	0.8 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.7 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.9 SSW	0.9 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.8 WNW
Period (s)	-	10	12	5	12	12	10	11	-	-	11	10	8	13	13	16	16	16	15	5	5	7
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	0.6 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSE	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.8 SW	0.7 SW	-	-	0.7 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.8 SSW	0.7 S	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.6 SSW	0.7 S	0.7 S	0.7 SW
Period (s)	-	15	15	10	14	14	14	14	-	-	13	13	16	16	16	9	9	8	8	9	8	15
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.4 SW	0.6 W	1.0 WNW	1.3 NW	1.1 NW	0.9 NW	0.8 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	1.1 WNW	0.9 WNW	-	0.7 WNW	-	-	-	-	-	1.2 NW	1.2 NW	-
Period (s)	3	3	5	6	5	5	5	6	3	3	5	5	-	5	-	-	-	-	-	5	6	-

	Friday 01												Saturday 02
	2PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	10PM	11PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Iowa	Alabama Point Alabama	Scorpion Bay (San Juanico) Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Punta Abreojos Baja Sur	Scorpion Bay (San Juanico) Baja Sur	Alabama Point Alabama	Alabama Point Alabama	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Celestino Sinaloa	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Scorpion Bay (San Juanico) Baja Sur	Scorpion Bay (San Juanico) Baja Sur	Scorpion Bay (San Juanico) Baja Sur	Celestino Sinaloa	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur
Rating	0	2	3	2	3	3	3	3	0	0	3	3	2	3	3	2	2	2	3	2	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.4 SW	0.6 SSW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.6 SW	0.7 SW	0.3 SW	0.4 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.8 SSW	1.2 S	1.2 S	0.8 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.7 SW	1.0 S	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW
Period(s) (?)	3	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	3	3	15	15	15	12	12	14	14	14	14	11	14	14
Energy(?)	3	332	469	469	545	545	441	502	1	2	398	398	557	674	674	504	618	626	356	614	601	646
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross	cross- off	off	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	cross	glass	cross	cross	cross	glass
High Tide / height (m)				2:08PM 1.68													3:12AM 0.87
Low Tide / height (m)												10:36PM 0.83
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	31	27	29	29	28	28	27	23	30	30	23	22	28	22	21	23	23	23	28	20	22	24
Chill °C (?)	31	27	29	29	28	28	27	23	30	30	23	22	28	22	21	23	23	23	28	20	22	24
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:37	6:01	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	-	0.6 SSW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 S	0.7 S	0.8 S	0.8 S	-	-	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.8 SSW	1.2 S	1.2 S	0.8 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.7 SW	1.0 S	0.9 S	1.0 S
Period (s)	-	15	15	15	12	12	10	10	-	-	5	5	9	12	12	14	14	14	14	11	11	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	0.6 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.6 SW	0.7 SW	-	-	0.8 SSE	0.8 SSE	0.8 SSW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.8 S	0.8 S	0.8 S	0.7 S	0.7 SW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW
Period (s)	-	11	10	10	15	15	15	15	-	-	10	10	15	14	14	10	10	11	9	14	14	14
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.4 SW	0.4 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.6 W	0.3 SW	0.4 SW	-	1.3 NW	-	1.1 NW	1.1 NW	0.7 W	0.7 W	0.7 W	-	0.5 WNW	0.5 WNW	0.6 WNW
Period (s)	3	6	7	7	4	4	4	4	3	3	-	6	-	6	5	5	5	5	-	5	5	5

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