Mazatlan to Banderas Bay Forecast
November 13, 2026, 3:00 pm (UTC: -05:00)
Subject: Mazatlan to Banderas Bay Forecast
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WARNINGS
.NONE.
.WITHIN 31N113W TO 32N115W TO 30N115W TO 29N114W TO 30N113W TO
31N113W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA...SW WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
FRESH TO STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS ARE IN THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC
SUPPORTED BY THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN A HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM
OVER SOUTHERN UNITED STATES AND MEXICO, AND LOWER PRESSURE WITH
THE MONSOON TROUGH SOUTH OF THE AREA. SEAS OVER THESE WATERS ARE
6 TO 9 FT IN W TO NW SWELL. MEANWHILE, A WEAK PRESSURE GRADIENT
IS PRESENT IN THE REMAINDER OF THE MEXICAN OFFSHORE WATERS WITH
MAINLY LIGHT TO GENTLE WINDS AND DECAYING NW SWELL PRODUCING SEAS
OF 5 TO 7 FT OVER MOST OF THE AREA S OF PUNTA EUGENIA, EXCEPT
FOR SLIGHT SEAS IN THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA. NORTH OF PUNTA
EUGENIA, SEAS ROUGH SEAS TO 8 FT ARE PRESENT AS A NEW SET OF
LONG-PERIOD NW SWELL CONTINUES TO PROPAGATE THROUGH THE WATERS
WEST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA NORTE.
FOR THE FORECAST, FRESH TO STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS
AROUND 9 FT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT ACROSS THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC. THE NEXT TEHUANTEPEC GAP WIND EVENT IS FORECAST TO
BEGIN BY MON EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE NEXT WEEK.
WINDS MAY REACH GALE-FORCE STARTING TUE EVENING, IF NOT SOONER.
MEANWHILE, A WEAKENING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE OFFSHORE
WATERS OF BAJA CALIFORNIA TODAY, BRINGING FRESH WINDS AND A BATCH
OF ROUGH SEAS APPROACHING 12 FT. FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG WINDS
IN THE NORTHERN GULF OF CALIFORNIA WILL DIMINISH BY EARLY SAT.
A RATHER EXPANSIVE SET OF NW SWELL ARRIVING SAT IS EXPECTED
TO BUILD SEAS TO AROUND 19 FT OVER THE OUTER OFFSHORE WATERS
OF BAJA CALIFORNIA NORTE. ROUGH SEAS WILL REACH ALL THE WAY TO
PAST 100W BY EARLY NEXT WEEK, WHILE ADDITIONAL AND REINFORCING NW
SWELL SETS CONTINUE TO ARRIVE.
SHORT-TERM MAZATLAN TO BAHIA BANDERAS
TODAY - NW 8-10, Seas SSW 1.3-3.5 ft @ 15sec
TONITE - NNW 6-7, Seas SSW 0-3.6 ft @ 14sec
SATURDAY - NNW 8-10, Seas SSW 1.6-3.8 ft @ 16sec
SATURDAY NIGHT - N 5-6, Seas SSW 0-3.8 ft @ 15sec
LONG-TERM MAZATLAN TO BAHIA BANDERAS
SUNDAY - NNW 7-9, Seas SSW 0-3.5 ft @ 14sec
MONDAY - NNW 8-10, Seas SSW 0-3.1 ft @ 13sec
TUESDAY - N 5-6, Seas SSW 0-3 ft @ 13sec
WEDNESDAY - NNW 8-10, Seas SW 0.9-2.4 ft @ 15sec
THURSDAY - NNW 9-11, Seas SSW 1.3-2.4 ft @ 14sec