Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dona Ana today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Dona Ana at 5PM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Dona Ana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 15 | SSW 15 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 7 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 16 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 20 | SSW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
57 | 44 | 48 | 61 | 59 | 45 | 44 | 43 | 78 | 61 | 62 | 32 | 61 | 80 | 100 | 98 | 186 | 184 | 107 | 216 | 319 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:05PM2.33m | 2:38AM2.33m | 2:46PM2.44m | 3:14AM2.49m | 3:25PM2.53m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:57AM0.74m | 8:24PM0.51m | 8:40AM0.61m | 9:00PM0.41m | 9:19AM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||
5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 33 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 33 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | SSW 18 | SW 18 |
26 | 37 | 48 | 61 | 59 | 45 | 44 | 43 | 43 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 216 | 319 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 7 | S 7 |
57 | 44 | 43 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 21 | 78 | 61 | 62 | 31 | 61 | 80 | 100 | 97 | 125 | 100 | 107 | 32 | 32 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 14 | SSW 15 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 20 | S 13 | S 11 |
12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 34 | 32 | 8 | 20 | 19 | 32 | 21 | 12 | 11 | 98 | 186 | 184 | 97 | 30 | 21 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 103 | 107 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 102 | 120 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
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