Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dona Ana today (18 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dona Ana at 8PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Dona Ana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 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) | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
151 | 160 | 164 | 164 | 162 | 148 | 123 | 121 | 94 | 96 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 94 | 94 | 123 | 294 | 284 | 265 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:12PM2.37m | 7:32AM2.51m | 7:58PM2.19m | 8:17AM2.34m | 8:48PM2.02m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:08PM0.40m | 1:16AM0.50m | 1:53PM0.54m | 2:00AM0.67m | 2:43PM0.68m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | |
mm | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Temp °C | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 32 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 35 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 |
98 | 95 | 95 | 76 | 76 | 96 | 96 | 94 | 94 | 96 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 94 | 94 | 123 | 294 | 284 | 265 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 14 | S 18 | SW 19 |
129 | 160 | 164 | 164 | 162 | 148 | 123 | 121 | 84 | 82 | 81 | 80 | 77 | 78 | 32 | 30 | 19 | 6 | 15 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | S 20 | S 21 | S 21 | S 13 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | — |
151 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 8 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 47 | 18 | 12 | 13 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 5 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
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