Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dona Ana today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 20s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dona Ana at 5PM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 20s |
Table - waves today at Dona Ana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 32°C on Thu morning, min 24°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
100 | 103 | 64 | 81 | 97 | 184 | 184 | 183 | 345 | 319 | 316 | 316 | 444 | 439 | 405 | 452 | 447 | 367 | 367 | 367 | 362 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 3:30PM2.82m | 4:01AM2.87m | 4:17PM2.83m | 4:45AM2.93m | 5:03PM2.78m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:20AM0.22m | 9:44PM0.02m | 10:10AM0.15m | 10:29PM0.01m | 10:56AM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||
5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 30 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 33 | 35 | 35 | 33 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 18 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
55 | 54 | 54 | 34 | 61 | 45 | 44 | 42 | 345 | 163 | 166 | 177 | 444 | 439 | 405 | 452 | 447 | 367 | 367 | 367 | 362 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 19 | S 7 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
100 | 103 | 49 | 81 | 81 | 78 | 80 | 183 | 37 | 319 | 316 | 316 | 137 | 139 | 141 | 138 | 138 | 136 | 134 | 98 | 134 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SSW 17 | S 14 | S 8 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | S 11 | S 11 | — | SW 15 | SW 14 | — | — | — | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
57 | 29 | 64 | 23 | 97 | 184 | 184 | 66 | 64 | — | 33 | 33 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 111 | 119 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 125 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
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