
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dona Ana today (18 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dona Ana at 11PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Dona Ana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
481 | 481 | 392 | 348 | 331 | 318 | 309 | 242 | 242 | 239 | 239 | 239 | 239 | 242 | 242 | 188 | 186 | 236 | 239 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 8:32PM1.98m | 8:44AM2.02m | 9:37PM1.95m | 9:53AM1.97m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:14PM0.76m | 2:34AM0.98m | 3:14PM0.85m | 3:45AM1.03m | 4:19PM0.88m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 33 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
481 | 481 | 392 | 348 | 331 | 318 | 309 | 242 | 242 | 239 | 239 | 239 | 239 | 242 | 242 | 188 | 186 | 236 | 239 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
52 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 33 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 11 | S 24 | S 23 | S 23 | S 22 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 |
29 | 47 | 41 | 40 | 37 | 36 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 38 | 45 | 90 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 81 | 0 | 0 |
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