Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dona Ana today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Dona Ana at 8AM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Dona Ana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
162 | 148 | 123 | 121 | 94 | 96 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 94 | 94 | 117 | 240 | 284 | 265 | 307 | 302 | 302 | 302 | 302 | 307 | 302 | 289 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 7:32AM2.51m | 7:58PM2.19m | 8:17AM2.34m | 8:48PM2.02m | 9:09AM2.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:16AM0.50m | 1:53PM0.54m | 2:00AM0.67m | 2:43PM0.68m | 2:50AM0.82m | 3:42PM0.79m | |||||||||||||||||
5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 33 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
78 | 96 | 96 | 94 | 94 | 96 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 94 | 94 | 117 | 240 | 284 | 265 | 307 | 302 | 302 | 302 | 302 | 307 | 302 | 289 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 14 | S 18 | S 19 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 18 | S 22 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
162 | 148 | 123 | 121 | 84 | 82 | 81 | 80 | 77 | 78 | 32 | 30 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 47 | 30 | 9 | 21 | 22 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | S 20 | S 21 | S 21 | S 13 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | SW 19 | S 16 | — | — | S 22 | SW 15 | S 22 | SW 21 |
11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 8 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 47 | 18 | 12 | 13 | — | 14 | 5 | — | — | 9 | 35 | 9 | 18 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 125 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 125 |
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