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

	Friday 26			Saturday 27			Sunday 28			Monday 29			Tuesday 30			Wednesday 31			Thursday 01			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	Indicas Great Abaco	Indicas Great Abaco	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Jensen Beach Florida - South	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Punta Hughes Baja Sur	Jensen Beach Florida - South	Boynton Beach Florida - South	Indicas Great Abaco	Boynton Beach Florida - South	Matagorda Texas	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Celestino Sinaloa	Alabama Point Alabama	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Punta Abreojos Baja Sur	Alabama Point Alabama
Rating	2	2	3	2	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	0	1	1	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.3 NNE	1.0 NNE	1.3 WNW	0.9 NE	1.3 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.2 WNW	0.8 NE	0.9 NE	1.3 NNE	1.0 NE	0.9 NE	0.2 SSW	0.8 SE	1.3 S	1.1 S	0.4 SSW	-	0.4 WNW	0.7 S	-
Period(s) (?)	11	10	11	12	12	13	13	13	11	12	11	10	6	12	6	7	7	8	-	12	7	-
Energy(?)	443	322	640	244	816	961	524	596	184	206	423	205	55	20	82	215	158	63	0	112	98	0
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- on	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross	cross	off	cross- on	off	cross- off	cross- on	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	off	on	glass	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	11:44AM 0.90		1:31AM 1.64	12:39PM 0.78		1:29AM 0.90		1:28PM 0.81	2:27AM 0.97		4:55PM 1.27			3:34PM 0.88		5:04AM 2.23			5:54AM 2.35		7:50PM 1.48	6:41AM 2.42
Low Tide / height (m)		6:16PM 0.16		6:42AM 0.27	7:00PM 0.13		9:34AM 0.80		7:49PM 0.10	10:46AM 0.54		9:25PM 0.95	9:45AM 0.11		11:46PM 0.43	12:31PM 0.08		10:32PM -0.00		1:17PM -0.07	12:17AM 0.96
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	cloudy	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	23	22	21	23	20	16	22	22	23	25	23	22	6	23	22	21	21	24	11	21	20	10
Low °C	22	22	18	19	17	14	18	20	20	22	23	18	4	22	19	19	19	21	7	19	19	5
Chill °C (?)	23	22	21	23	20	16	22	22	23	25	23	22	3	23	22	21	21	24	9	21	20	8
Sunrise	6:52	-	-	7:07	-	-	6:24	-	-	7:07	-	-	7:15	-	-	6:26	-	-	6:46	-	-	6:46
Sunset	-	5:22	-	-	4:51	-	-	5:49	-	-	5:23	-	-	4:52	-	-	4:52	-	-	4:53	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.3 NNE	1.0 NNE	1.3 WNW	0.9 NE	1.3 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.2 WNW	0.8 NE	0.9 NE	1.3 NNE	1.0 NE	0.1 SE	0.4 NW	0.3 SSW	1.3 S	1.1 S	0.4 SSW	-	0.6 S	0.7 S	-
Period (s)	11	10	11	12	12	13	13	13	11	12	11	10	6	10	12	7	7	8	-	7	7	-
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.8 E	0.8 E	0.8 WNW	0.3 E	0.8 WNW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.4 NE	0.1 E	0.4 ESE	0.1 E	-	0.2 SSW	0.2 WNW	0.3 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	-	0.5 SW	0.3 WNW	-
Period (s)	9	9	14	9	15	12	12	11	14	8	5	8	-	12	9	12	12	13	-	6	13	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	0.4 NW	-	1.1 NW	-	1.1 NW	-	-	-	0.4 WNW	0.9 NE	0.2 E	0.8 SE	-	-	0.5 NW	-	-	-	0.4 NE
Period (s)	-	-	-	3	-	6	-	6	-	-	-	3	6	4	6	-	-	6	-	-	-	3

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	4AM	7AM	7AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	7PM	1AM	4AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	4PM	7PM	8PM	10PM	1AM	7AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Iowa	Indicas Great Abaco	Indicas Great Abaco	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Egg Island Eleuthera	Indicas Great Abaco	Indicas Great Abaco	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Indicas Great Abaco	Indicas Great Abaco	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Jensen Beach Florida - South	Jensen Beach Florida - South	Punta Abreojos Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Indicas Great Abaco	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur
Rating	2	2	1	2	2	2	3	2	2	3	3	3	2	2	3	4	3	2	3	3	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.9 E	1.2 NNE	0.7 W	1.3 NNE	1.0 NNE	0.9 NNE	1.2 WNW	0.9 NNE	0.8 NNE	1.3 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.0 NE	1.1 NE	1.1 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.0 NNE	1.4 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.0 WNW
Period(s) (?)	9	11	9	11	10	10	11	12	11	12	13	13	11	11	14	14	13	11	13	13	12	12
Energy(?)	290	406	115	527	322	283	530	347	355	669	818	775	256	288	562	1003	961	292	669	524	417	319
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	glass	off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off
Tide State(?)	-	low	low	high	mid-ebb	low	low	high	mid-ebb	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high
High Tide / height (m)				11:51AM 0.82				12:33AM 0.84		1:31AM 1.64												3:08PM 1.24
Low Tide / height (m)		5:33AM 0.27	5:59AM 1.10			6:16PM 0.16	6:23PM 0.62					7:52AM 1.01				7:15PM 0.75				9:34AM 0.80
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	22	22	20	23	22	22	22	22	22	19	18	19	24	23	19	16	15	24	14	18	22	22
Chill °C (?)	22	22	20	23	22	22	22	22	22	19	18	19	24	23	19	16	14	24	13	18	22	22
Sunrise	-	6:52	6:24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:24	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:54	6:24	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	5:22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:34	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:51
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.9 E	1.2 NNE	0.7 W	1.3 NNE	1.0 NNE	0.9 NNE	1.2 WNW	0.9 NNE	0.8 NNE	1.3 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.0 NE	1.1 NE	1.1 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.0 NNE	1.4 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.0 WNW
Period (s)	9	11	9	11	10	10	11	12	11	12	13	13	11	11	14	14	13	11	13	13	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.8 NNE	0.8 E	0.4 SW	0.7 E	0.8 E	0.7 E	0.6 WNW	0.7 E	0.7 E	0.8 WNW	0.3 SSE	0.3 SSE	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.2 SSW	0.4 NNW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW
Period (s)	8	9	12	8	9	9	15	9	9	14	10	10	9	9	11	14	12	6	12	12	12	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	0.3 NW	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.6 NNW	-	-	0.4 NNW	-	0.3 NNW	0.9 NW	1.1 NW	-	-	-	-	0.7 NW
Period (s)	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	-	4	-	3	5	6	-	-	-	-	7

	Friday 26
	2AM	3AM	1AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	5AM	9AM	10AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	2PM	3PM	2PM	2PM	3PM	7PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Iowa	Indicas Great Abaco	Indicas Great Abaco	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Egg Island Eleuthera	Indicas Great Abaco	Indicas Great Abaco	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Indicas Great Abaco	Indicas Great Abaco	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Jensen Beach Florida - South	Jensen Beach Florida - South	Punta Abreojos Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Indicas Great Abaco	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur
Rating	2	2	1	2	2	2	3	2	2	3	3	3	2	2	3	4	3	2	3	3	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.0 E	0.9 E	0.6 W	0.8 ENE	1.2 NNE	1.2 NNE	0.6 W	1.3 NNE	1.3 NNE	0.7 W	0.7 W	0.7 W	1.1 NE	1.1 NE	0.6 W	0.8 WNW	1.0 WNW	0.9 NNE	1.0 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.2 WNW
Period(s) (?)	9	9	8	8	11	11	9	11	11	9	9	9	10	10	9	9	11	10	11	11	11	11
Energy(?)	220	271	83	224	491	406	93	449	443	115	115	115	225	225	109	171	345	283	345	530	530	530
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- on	glass	off	cross	glass	glass	off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- on	cross- on	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)			12:38AM 1.53												1:14PM 1.47
Low Tide / height (m)					5:33AM 0.27													6:16PM 0.16			6:23PM 0.62
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	22	22	21	23	22	22	21	22	23	21	22	23	22	22	27	24	24	22	23	22	22	21
Chill °C (?)	22	22	21	23	22	22	21	22	23	21	22	23	22	22	27	24	24	22	23	22	22	21
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	6:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.0 E	0.9 E	0.6 W	0.8 ENE	1.2 NNE	1.2 NNE	0.6 W	1.3 NNE	1.3 NNE	0.7 W	0.7 W	0.7 W	1.1 NE	1.1 NE	0.6 W	0.8 WNW	1.0 WNW	0.9 NNE	1.0 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.2 WNW
Period (s)	9	9	8	8	11	11	9	11	11	9	9	9	10	10	9	9	11	10	11	11	11	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 NNE	0.8 NNE	0.4 NW	0.6 NNE	0.8 E	0.8 E	0.4 NW	0.8 E	0.8 E	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 E	0.4 E	0.3 S	0.4 SSE	0.4 SW	0.7 E	0.4 SW	0.6 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.6 WNW
Period (s)	8	8	12	8	9	9	12	9	9	12	12	12	7	7	9	9	12	9	12	15	15	15
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	0.4 NW	0.1 N	-	-	0.3 NW	-	-	0.3 NW	0.3 NW	0.4 NW	-	-	0.3 NW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	3	12	-	-	3	-	-	3	3	4	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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