Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dona Ana today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 20s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dona Ana at 6AM is: 0.4m 20s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 20s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Dona Ana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | ||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SW 18 | SSW 16 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 20 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 61 | 80 | 100 | 98 | 186 | 184 | 107 | 216 | 319 | 449 | 449 | 434 | 386 | 452 | 447 | 525 | 436 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 3:14AM2.49m | 3:25PM2.53m | 3:49AM2.62m | 4:01PM2.58m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:00PM0.41m | 9:19AM0.49m | 9:35PM0.33m | 9:56AM0.38m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 32 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 34 | 36 | 32 | 34 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 32 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 216 | 319 | 449 | 449 | 434 | 386 | 452 | 447 | 525 | 436 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 61 | 80 | 100 | 97 | 125 | 100 | 107 | 33 | 33 | 24 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 20 | S 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 21 | 12 | 11 | 98 | 186 | 184 | 97 | 30 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 32 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 127 | 5 | 0 |
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