Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dona Ana today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dona Ana at 7PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Dona Ana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
447 | 367 | 367 | 367 | 362 | 353 | 294 | 279 | 220 | 217 | 217 | 217 | 217 | 217 | 188 | 183 | 180 | 175 | 178 | 180 | 134 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 5:03PM2.78m | 5:28AM2.91m | 5:46PM2.68m | 6:09AM2.82m | 6:29PM2.54m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:56AM0.13m | 11:12PM0.07m | 11:41AM0.18m | 11:54PM0.18m | 12:25PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||
5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 30 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 33 | 36 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
447 | 367 | 367 | 367 | 362 | 220 | 53 | 56 | 56 | 59 | 59 | 61 | 63 | 67 | 142 | 146 | 142 | 138 | 138 | 114 | 111 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
138 | 136 | 134 | 137 | 137 | 353 | 294 | 279 | 220 | 217 | 217 | 217 | 217 | 217 | 188 | 183 | 180 | 175 | 178 | 180 | 134 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 17 |
— | — | — | — | 72 | 64 | 41 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 23 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 19 | 8 | 45 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 69 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
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