Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dona Ana today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dona Ana at 12AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Dona Ana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Sun afternoon, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
325 | 325 | 261 | 253 | 217 | 207 | 204 | 156 | 154 | 154 | 151 | 149 | 147 | 140 | 121 | 117 | 117 | 117 | 115 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 4:38PM2.60m | 4:57AM2.78m | 5:15PM2.58m | 5:34AM2.78m | 5:55PM2.52m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:43PM0.26m | 11:10AM0.26m | 11:19PM0.27m | 11:49AM0.26m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 6 | S 6 |
325 | 325 | 261 | 253 | 217 | 207 | 204 | 156 | 154 | 154 | 151 | 149 | 147 | 140 | 31 | 39 | 117 | 40 | 49 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
48 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 22 | 31 | 121 | 117 | 31 | 117 | 115 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | W 8 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
8 | 8 | — | — | 6 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 33 | 32 | 5 | 50 | 50 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 39 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 107 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157 | 107 | 5 | 0 |
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