Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dona Ana today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dona Ana at 12PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Dona Ana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 19 | S 9 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
116 | 111 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 84 | 84 | 127 | 126 | 126 | 82 | 81 | 120 | 116 | 111 | 107 | 104 | 103 | 67 | 67 | 66 | 65 | 98 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:19AM2.07m | 00:12AM1.90m | 12:24PM2.12m | 1:11AM2.01m | 1:19PM2.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:59AM0.98m | 5:57PM0.81m | 6:09AM0.95m | 6:55PM0.73m | 7:08AM0.86m | 7:43PM0.62m | |||||||||||||||||
5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 1 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 26 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 33 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 |
116 | 111 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 81 | 81 | 104 | 104 | 104 | 78 | 78 | 76 | 74 | 74 | 55 | 55 | 53 | 53 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 33 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 |
38 | 67 | 78 | 61 | 86 | 84 | 84 | 127 | 126 | 126 | 82 | 81 | 120 | 116 | 111 | 107 | 104 | 103 | 67 | 67 | 66 | 65 | 98 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SW 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
3 | 75 | 75 | 94 | 59 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 12 | 12 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 0 | 0 |
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