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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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Best forecast wave conditions in Iowa
Rating
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6

WNW
0.7

WNW
1.0

W
1.8

WNW
1.5

WNW
1.0

W
1.3

WNW
1.2

WNW
0.7

W
0.8

SSW
0.9

SSW
1.8

SE
1.0

WNW
1.0

SSW
0.9

SSW
1.0

SSW
1.0

SSW
0.8

SSW
0.9

SSW
0.9

SSW
1.0

SSW
1.1

SSW
Period(s) (?)1317161514141313141615712151616141414171616
Energy(?)1843585911463935464663671384635622301637416429867607503587583742673
Wind
(km/h)
10
10
10
15
5
10
15
5
5
15
5
15
20
5
10
15
5
10
15
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5
15
Wind State(?)cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
offglasscrossglassoffcrossglasscrosscross-
on
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High Tide
/ height (m)

9:14PM
1.57
8:23AM
2.40

10:07PM
1.43
9:03AM
2.27

11:13PM
1.75
10:43AM
1.06

12:55AM
1.25
10:39AM
1.86

3:38AM
1.33
12:15PM
1.58

12:45AM
0.83

2:09PM
1.49

4:41AM
1.59
3:52PM
1.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:35PM
-0.29
2:00AM
0.85

3:39PM
-0.01
2:32AM
0.96

4:33PM
0.14


5:52PM
0.24
3:34AM
1.20

6:59PM
0.46




9:59AM
0.82

9:33PM
0.59
10:34AM
1.03

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Summary
clearclearclearclearclearclearclearclearclearclearclearrain shwrsclearclearclearclearclearclearclearclearclearclear
Rain (mm)
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High °C
24232523192222192526221123252527232626232827
Low °C
2018222017202019212322923232325222223212623
Chill °C (?)
2423252319222219252622923252527232626232827
Sunrise
--6:41--6:43--6:43--6:26--6:45--6:46--5:54-
Sunset
4:50--4:50--4:49--4:47--5:44--4:46--4:46--4:45
Swell1 (m) & direction
0.6

WNW
0.7

WNW
1.0

W
1.8

WNW
1.5

WNW
1.0

W
1.3

WNW
1.2

WNW
0.7

W
0.9

WNW
0.9

WNW
1.8

SE
1.0

WNW
1.0

SSW
0.9

SSW
1.0

SSW
1.0

SSW
0.8

SSW
0.9

SSW
0.9

SSW
1.0

SSW
1.1

SSW
Period (s)1317161514141313141312712151616141414171616
Swell2 (m) & direction
0.4

SW
0.6

WNW
0.4

SSW
0.4

SW
0.3

SW
0.2

SSW
0.4

SW
0.6

SSW
0.6

SSW
0.8

SSW
0.9

SSW

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0.6

SW
0.5

NW
0.3

W
0.9

WNW
0.9

WNW
0.6

W
0.7

WNW
0.7

SSW
0.7

WNW
0.3

SSE
Period (s)156141313181817161615-141241512131213119
Wind waves (m) & direction
0.8

WNW
0.9

WNW
0.7

WNW

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-

-

-

-

-
0.4

WNW

-

-
0.5

NW

-

-

-
0.4

WNW

-
0.4

WNW

-
0.4

WNW
1.1

WNW
Period (s)566------3--4---4-3-44


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