
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dona Ana today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dona Ana at 9AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 18s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Dona Ana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
243 | 239 | 236 | 211 | 486 | 480 | 569 | 550 | 422 | 412 | 402 | 402 | 397 | 397 | 397 | 392 | 348 | 266 | 318 | 249 | 246 | 246 | 242 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:48AM2.82m | 4:14PM2.61m | 4:24AM2.77m | 4:51PM2.55m | 5:01AM2.68m | 5:29PM2.45m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:05AM0.13m | 10:15PM0.31m | 10:42AM0.16m | 10:52PM0.37m | 11:19AM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 5 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
165 | 239 | 236 | 186 | 486 | 480 | 569 | 550 | 422 | 412 | 402 | 402 | 397 | 397 | 397 | 392 | 348 | 266 | 318 | 249 | 246 | 246 | 242 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 |
243 | 231 | 216 | 211 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 32 | 31 | 35 | 51 | 52 | 49 | 48 | 36 | 47 | 48 | 47 | 45 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 31 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | W 13 | SSW 7 | S 11 | S 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 |
13 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 21 | 10 | 37 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 5 | 125 | 107 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 73 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 120 | 5 | 0 |
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