Mazatlan to Banderas Bay Forecast
November 14, 2026, 3:00 pm (UTC: -05:00)
Subject: Mazatlan to Banderas Bay Forecast
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WARNINGS
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LOCALLY FRESH N WINDS AND 4 TO 7 FT SEAS IN N SWELL PREVAIL IN
THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC THIS MORNING. ELSEWHERE, MODERATE TO
LOCALLY FRESH NW TO W WINDS ARE OCCURRING OFFSHORE OF BAJA
CALIFORNIA NORTH OF CABO SAN LAZARO, AHEAD OF A LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM AND AN ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT CENTERED OVER COASTAL
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. ROUGH SEAS OF 8 TO 12 FT ARE OCCURRING
OFFSHORE OF THE BAJA PENINSULA. IN THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA,
MODERATE TO LOCALLY FRESH SW TO NW WINDS AND 3 TO 5 FT SEAS ARE
NOTED, ALONG A TROUGH AXIS THAT EXTENDS THROUGH THE REGION.
MODERATE OR WEAKER WINDS AND SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS IN NW SWELL
PREVAIL ELSEWHERE OVER THE MEXICO OFFSHORE WATERS.
SIGNIFICANT NW SWELL EVENT: A SERIES OF NW SWELL SETS WILL
CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE WATERS N OF ABOUT 05N FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL
DAYS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PASSAGE OF SEVERAL COLD FRONTS.
CURRENTLY, A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 30N121.5W SW TO 25N140W.
AHEAD OF THE FRONT, AND EXTENDING AS FAR SOUTH OF 06.5N AND W OF
112W, ROUGH SEAS OF 8 TO 12 FT IN DECAYING NW SWELL ASSOCIATED
WITH A FORMER FRONT IS ONGOING. THE PERIOD OF THIS SWELL IS 10 TO
12 SECONDS. BEHIND THE FRONT, A REINFORCING AND LARGER SET OF NW
SWELL WITH 16 TO 20 SECOND PERIOD CONTINUES TO SPREAD ACROSS THE
NORTHERN WATERS WITH PEAK SEAS AROUND 22 FT. BY THIS EVENING,
THE FRONT IS FORECAST TO REACH BAJA CALIFORNIA NORTE N OF PUNTA
EUGENIA TO 23N130W WHILE WEAKENING, WITH ROUGH SEAS OF 12 TO 21
FT SPREADING AS FAR SOUTH AS 17N, AND ROUGH SEAS OF 8 TO 11 FT TO
07N. THESE HIGH ENERGY WAVES WILL HAVE A PERIOD OF 13 TO 18
SECONDS. THESE SEAS WILL KEEP SPREADING SE AS YET ANOTHER SET
WITH SEAS OF 12 FT OR GREATER ARRIVES TO NEAR 30N140W BY LATE
TONIGHT INTO EARLY SUN, SPREADING ACROSS THE MAJORITY OF THE
WATERS INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. PLEASE READ THE LATEST NHC HIGH SEAS
FORECAST AT WEBSITE:
HTTPS://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/TEXT/HSFEP2.SHTML FOR MORE DETAILS.
FOR THE FORECAST, LOCALLY FRESH N WINDS IN THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC WILL SUBSIDE THIS MORNING. FRESH TO STRONG N TO NE
WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC BY MON EVENING. WINDS WILL PULSE TO GALE FORCE TUE
EVENING THROUGH THE END OF NEXT WEEK, AND VERY ROUGH SEAS OVER 12
FT WILL ACCOMPANY THESE WINDS. ELSEWHERE, A NEW N TO NW SWELL
WILL SUPPORT VERY ROUGH SEAS OFFSHORE OF BAJA CALIFORNIA NORTE BY
TONIGHT, WITH PEAK SEAS OF 12 TO 20 FT EXPANDING OFFSHORE OF THE
WHOLE PENINSULA THROUGH SUN. SEAS MAY TEMPORARILY SUBSIDE TO 8
TO 12 FT LATE SUN INTO EARLY MON BEFORE THE NEXT REINFORCING
SWELL EVENT PROMOTES SEAS OF 8 TO 14 FT THROUGH MIDWEEK. IN
ADDITION, A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE FRESH TO LOCALLY
STRONG N TO NW WINDS NORTH OF CABO SAN LAZARO LATE MON INTO TUE.
ELSEWHERE, ROUGH SEAS OF 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL WILL EXPAND TO
OFFSHORE OF SOUTHWESTERN MEXICO SUN INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.
FOR THE FORECAST, A SERIES OF NW SWELL SETS WILL CONTINUE TO
IMPACT THE WATERS N OF ABOUT 05N FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS
ASSOCIATED WITH THE PASSAGE OF SEVERAL COLD FRONTS. THE
AFOREMENTIONED COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO REACH BAJA CALIFORNIA
NORTE N OF PUNTA EUGENIA TO 23N130W WHILE WEAKENING, WITH ROUGH
SEAS OF 12 TO 21 FT SPREADING AS FAR SOUTH AS 17N, AND ROUGH SEAS
OF 8 TO 11 FT TO 07N. THESE HIGH ENERGY WAVES WILL HAVE A PERIOD
OF 13 TO 18 SECONDS. THESE SEAS WILL KEEP SPREADING SE AS YET
ANOTHER SET WITH SEAS OF 12 FT OR GREATER ARRIVES TO NEAR 30N140W
BY LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY SUN, SPREADING ACROSS THE MAJORITY OF
THE WATERS INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. IN ADDITION, FRESH TO STRONG N
TO NE WINDS ARE EXPECTED BEHIND THE PASSAGE OF ANOTHER COLD
FRONT, GENERALLY NORTH OF 10N AND WEST OF 120W LATE SUN THROUGH
THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. OTHERWISE, THE MIXED SWELL OVER THE
EQUATORIAL WATERS WILL DIMINISH LATER THIS MORNING.
SHORT-TERM MAZATLAN TO BAHIA BANDERAS
TODAY - NNW 9-11, Seas SSW 0-3.7 ft @ 16sec
TONITE - N 6-7, Seas SSW 0-3.7 ft @ 15sec
SUNDAY - NNW 8-10, Seas SSW 0-3.5 ft @ 14sec
SUNDAY NIGHT - N 6-8, Seas SSW 0-3.3 ft @ 14sec
LONG-TERM MAZATLAN TO BAHIA BANDERAS
MONDAY - NNW 7-9, Seas SSW 1.1-3.1 ft @ 13sec
TUESDAY - NNW 6-8, Seas SSW 1-3 ft @ 16sec
WEDNESDAY - NNW 8-10, Seas SSW 1.1-3 ft @ 15sec
THURSDAY - NW 10-12, Seas SSW 1.2-2.5 ft @ 14sec
FRIDAY - NNW 8-10, Seas SSW 1.2-2.6 ft @ 13sec