Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dona Ana today (24 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dona Ana at 1PM is: 0.4m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Dona Ana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Mon morning, min 26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 9 | S 9 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
126 | 126 | 82 | 81 | 120 | 116 | 111 | 107 | 104 | 103 | 67 | 67 | 66 | 65 | 98 | 95 | 59 | 58 | 57 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 43 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 00:12AM1.90m | 12:24PM2.12m | 1:11AM2.01m | 1:19PM2.22m | 1:58AM2.17m | 2:05PM2.33m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:09AM0.95m | 6:55PM0.73m | 7:08AM0.86m | 7:43PM0.62m | 7:57AM0.74m | 8:24PM0.51m | |||||||||||||||||
5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 26 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 29 | 31 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 34 | 32 | 34 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
104 | 104 | 78 | 78 | 76 | 76 | 74 | 55 | 55 | 53 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 27 | 35 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 43 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
126 | 126 | 82 | 81 | 120 | 116 | 111 | 107 | 104 | 103 | 67 | 67 | 66 | 65 | 98 | 95 | 59 | 58 | 57 | 44 | 43 | 42 | 42 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 |
34 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 107 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 102 | 107 | 0 | 0 |
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