
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dona Ana today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Dona Ana at 5PM is: 0.6m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Dona Ana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Tue morning, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SW 20 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
116 | 80 | 178 | 243 | 158 | 100 | 89 | 131 | 269 | 186 | 177 | 115 | 112 | 172 | 225 | 146 | 100 | 103 | 64 | 81 | 97 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:42PM2.65m | 2:22AM2.57m | 2:38PM2.75m | 3:13AM2.75m | 3:30PM2.82m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:26AM0.48m | 8:05PM0.21m | 8:26AM0.34m | 8:57PM0.09m | 9:20AM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||
5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 27 |
Feels °C | 33 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 33 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 18 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
116 | 37 | 53 | 243 | 56 | 58 | 60 | 61 | 269 | 186 | 64 | 55 | 66 | 61 | 60 | 74 | 55 | 54 | 53 | 34 | 38 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | S 9 | S 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 9 | S 10 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 12 | S 13 | S 13 |
38 | 78 | 178 | 55 | 158 | 100 | 89 | 131 | 62 | 65 | 177 | 115 | 112 | 172 | 225 | 146 | 100 | 103 | 49 | 81 | 81 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | S 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 17 | S 14 | S 8 | SW 20 |
33 | 80 | 51 | 51 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 103 | 106 | 41 | 66 | 66 | 41 | — | 101 | 57 | 57 | 29 | 64 | 23 | 97 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 119 | 125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 107 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 111 | 5 | 0 |
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