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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Long range 3-hourly Hourly

	Monday 19			Tuesday 20			Wednesday 21			Thursday 22			Friday 23			Saturday 24			Sunday 25			Mon
	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	Seaside Heights/Casino Pier New Jersey	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Celestino Sinaloa	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Punta Abreojos Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Assateague Maryland	Assateague Maryland	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Egg Island Eleuthera	Punta Hughes Baja Sur	Celestino Sinaloa	Cocoa Beach Pier Florida - North	Indicas Great Abaco	Indicas Great Abaco	Celestino Sinaloa	Topsail Island Carolina North	Assateague Maryland	Assateague Maryland
Rating	1	2	2	1	2	3	2	3	3	1	1	2	1	2	1	1	2	2	1	2	3	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.5 SE	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.4 SW	0.8 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.8 W	0.9 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.5 ESE	0.5 ESE	0.9 WNW	1.2 ENE	0.9 WNW	0.4 SW	1.0 E	1.4 E	1.4 E	0.4 SSW	0.9 ESE	1.2 ENE	1.6 ENE
Period(s) (?)	8	15	13	18	14	13	12	12	15	10	10	13	10	13	13	10	10	10	15	10	8	8
Energy(?)	37	447	360	153	365	428	346	549	578	88	71	340	337	412	69	196	394	392	101	166	221	522
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	cross	glass	glass	cross- on	cross- off	glass	cross- on	glass	cross- off	off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- on	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)			9:26PM 1.53	8:34AM 2.17		9:42PM 0.29	9:08AM 2.07		10:23PM 1.65	9:45AM 1.91		10:55PM 1.71	11:28AM 1.55		11:31PM 1.76	11:17AM 1.48		12:15AM 1.81	12:34PM 1.24		2:00AM 1.27
Low Tide / height (m)		3:04PM 0.11	2:19AM 0.86		4:15PM -0.11			3:58PM 0.25	3:43AM 0.84		4:24PM 0.36		5:21AM 0.27	5:10PM 0.50		5:40AM 0.85	5:21PM 0.67		7:09AM 0.83	5:54PM 0.85		8:14AM 0.53
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	rain shwrs	some clouds	clear	cloudy	some clouds	clear	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	0	24	21	23	22	20	21	23	20	9	10	19	23	19	22	23	24	23	26	-4	-7	-6
Low °C	-3	22	19	22	21	18	20	21	18	5	9	18	23	18	21	22	23	22	23	-4	-10	-9
Chill °C (?)	-6	24	21	23	22	20	21	23	20	6	8	19	23	19	22	23	24	23	26	-10	-15	-12
Sunrise	7:13	-	-	6:50	-	-	7:22	-	-	7:11	-	-	6:52	-	-	7:13	-	-	6:50	-	-	7:09
Sunset	-	5:07	-	-	5:07	-	-	5:08	-	-	5:10	-	-	6:07	-	-	5:43	-	-	5:31	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.5 SE	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.4 SW	0.8 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.8 W	0.9 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.7 S	0.5 ESE	0.9 WNW	1.2 ENE	0.9 WNW	0.4 SW	1.0 E	1.4 E	1.4 E	0.5 WNW	0.9 ESE	0.5 ESE	1.2 E
Period (s)	8	15	13	14	14	13	12	12	15	6	10	13	10	13	13	10	10	10	5	10	9	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 E	0.4 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.4 SW	0.5 W	0.5 SW	0.4 SW	0.7 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.5 ESE	0.5 S	0.4 SSW	0.6 N	0.4 SW	0.2 WNW	-	-	-	0.4 SSW	-	-	0.2 S
Period (s)	6	11	11	18	12	16	14	16	11	10	5	13	7	13	3	-	-	-	15	-	-	7
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.6 W	0.4 NW	0.5 WNW	-	0.3 SW	0.6 NW	-	-	0.4 WNW	0.4 WSW	-	0.4 WNW	0.1 SE	0.6 NW	-	-	-	-	-	0.7 NNE	1.2 ENE	1.6 ENE
Period (s)	4	9	4	-	7	4	-	-	4	3	-	4	11	5	-	-	-	-	-	4	8	8

	Monday 19								Tuesday 20								Wednesday 21
	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	2PM	6PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	2PM	5PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	2PM	5PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Iowa	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Scorpion Bay (San Juanico) Baja Sur	Alabama Point Alabama	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	Celestino Sinaloa	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	Punta Abreojos Baja Sur
Rating	2	2	2	2	1	0	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	3	3	3	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.7 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.6 W	-	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.7 W	0.4 SSW	0.8 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.7 W	0.7 W
Period(s) (?)	16	16	15	15	15	-	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	13	13	13	12	13	12
Energy(?)	402	354	340	451	215	0	344	316	360	282	307	307	229	120	357	459	428	547	567	510	282	336
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	glass	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	off	glass	cross- off	off	glass	cross- off	off	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	-	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)				8:01AM 2.21				9:26PM 1.53				8:34AM 2.17				9:54PM 1.59				9:08AM 2.07
Low Tide / height (m)		1:43AM 0.90								2:19AM 0.86				3:54PM 0.14				2:59AM 0.84
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	22	21	21	23	26	11	22	21	20	19	19	21	23	24	21	20	19	19	18	22	24	22
Chill °C (?)	22	21	21	23	26	9	22	21	20	19	19	21	23	24	21	20	19	19	18	22	24	22
Sunrise	-	-	6:26	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:26	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:26	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:45	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:07
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.7 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.6 W	-	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.7 W	0.4 SSW	0.8 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.7 W	0.7 W
Period (s)	16	16	15	15	15	-	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	13	13	13	12	13	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	-	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.4 WNW	0.3 WNW	0.4 SW	0.4 WNW	0.2 SSW	0.5 W	0.4 SSW	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	0.5 WNW	0.5 WNW	0.4 WSW	0.5 W
Period (s)	11	11	11	11	11	-	11	11	11	4	4	14	5	18	12	15	16	16	18	18	18	16
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	0.3 SW	-	0.6 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.5 WNW	0.6 NW	-	-	0.4 WNW	0.3 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.6 NW	-	-	-	0.3 WNW	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	7	-	4	4	4	4	-	-	5	2	3	3	4	-	-	-	4	-

	Sun	Monday 19
	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	4AM	6AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	12PM	1PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	8PM	9PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Iowa	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Scorpion Bay (San Juanico) Baja Sur	Alabama Point Alabama	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	Celestino Sinaloa	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	Punta Abreojos Baja Sur
Rating	2	2	2	2	1	0	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	3	3	3	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.6 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.5 W	-	0.7 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.6 W	0.4 SW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.7 W	0.7 W
Period(s) (?)	16	16	16	16	16	-	16	16	15	15	15	15	16	16	15	15	15	15	14	14	15	14
Energy(?)	346	409	402	398	206	0	335	327	340	401	386	451	220	108	444	467	447	447	442	356	241	233
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	off	glass	off	glass	off	glass	off	off	off	off	glass	cross- off	on	cross- on	cross	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)											8:01AM 2.21
Low Tide / height (m)				1:43AM 0.90	3:09AM 0.22													3:04PM 0.11
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	clear	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	23	22	22	22	23	2	21	21	21	21	22	23	26	25	24	25	25	24	23	22	22	23
Chill °C (?)	23	22	22	22	23	-3	21	21	21	21	22	23	26	25	24	25	25	24	23	22	22	23
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:26	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:07	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.6 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.5 W	-	0.7 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.6 W	0.5 W	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.7 W	0.7 W
Period (s)	16	16	16	16	16	-	16	16	15	15	15	15	16	5	15	15	15	15	14	14	15	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 WNW	0.5 WNW	0.5 WNW	0.5 WNW	0.4 WNW	-	0.4 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.4 SW	0.3 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SW	0.3 SSW	0.4 SW
Period (s)	12	11	11	11	12	-	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	-	-	0.4 WNW	0.3 NNW	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.3 WNW	-	-	-	0.4 NW	0.4 NW	0.4 NW	0.6 WNW	0.3 WNW	0.4 WNW
Period (s)	6	6	-	-	3	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	9	9	9	4	3	3

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