
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dona Ana today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dona Ana at 7PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Dona Ana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
242 | 188 | 186 | 236 | 239 | 186 | 163 | 196 | 194 | 192 | 203 | 251 | 249 | 326 | 322 | 315 | 297 | 280 | 276 | 457 | 452 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 9:53AM1.97m | 10:45PM2.00m | 11:04AM1.99m | 11:43PM2.13m | 12:05PM2.07m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:19PM0.88m | 4:58AM0.98m | 5:20PM0.84m | 6:00AM0.86m | 6:13PM0.76m | ||||||||||||||||
5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
242 | 188 | 186 | 236 | 239 | 186 | 163 | 158 | 154 | 154 | 154 | 156 | 156 | 326 | 322 | 315 | 297 | 280 | 276 | 457 | 452 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 6 | SSW 6 |
31 | 31 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 203 | 251 | 249 | 154 | 141 | 96 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 21 | 13 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 23 | S 23 | S 22 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 21 | S 21 |
11 | 11 | 38 | 45 | 90 | 147 | 132 | 196 | 194 | 192 | 16 | 24 | 22 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 22 | 14 | 9 | 9 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | WSW 5 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 47 | 42 | — | — | 19 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 23 | 62 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 73 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 59 | 0 | 0 |
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