Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dona Ana today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dona Ana at 1PM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Dona Ana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 31°C on Mon afternoon, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
217 | 207 | 204 | 156 | 154 | 154 | 151 | 149 | 147 | 140 | 121 | 117 | 117 | 117 | 83 | 113 | 81 | 66 | 57 | 120 | 111 | 132 | 130 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 4:57AM2.78m | 5:15PM2.58m | 5:34AM2.78m | 5:55PM2.52m | 6:13AM2.75m | 6:37PM2.43m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:10AM0.26m | 11:19PM0.27m | 11:49AM0.26m | 11:57PM0.32m | 12:32PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 34 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
217 | 207 | 204 | 156 | 154 | 154 | 151 | 149 | 147 | 140 | 121 | 117 | 30 | 29 | 38 | 36 | 36 | 37 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SW 20 | S 8 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 117 | 117 | 83 | 113 | 77 | 66 | 57 | 120 | 95 | 95 | 82 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
6 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 81 | 40 | 40 | 48 | 111 | 132 | 130 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 1 | 20 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 13 | 120 | 120 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 198 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 120 | 107 | 5 | 0 |
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