Mazatlan to Banderas Bay Forecast
April 15, 2026, 9:01 am (UTC: -04:00)
Subject: Mazatlan to Banderas Bay Forecast
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WARNINGS
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.45 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA WITHIN 31N113.5W TO 31N114W
TO 30.5N114W TO 30.5N114.5W TO 30N114.5W TO 30N113.5W TO
31N113.5W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA WITHIN 31N113.5W TO
30.5N114W TO 30N114W TO 30N113.5W TO 30.5N113.5W TO 31N113.5W S
TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES TO BUILD GRADUALLY SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE
BAJA CALIFORNIA WATERS TONIGHT, AS A WEAK COLD FRONT HAS
DISSIPATED ACROSS CENTRAL BAJA AND THE CENTRAL GULF OF
CALIFORNIA THIS PAST AFTERNOON. THIS CURRENT PRESSURE PATTERN IS
PRODUCING MODERATE TO FRESH NW TO N WINDS ACROSS THE BAJA WATERS
BECOMING MODERATE N TO NE WINDS FROM 21N SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE
REVILLAGIGEDO ISLANDS. SEAS ACROSS THESE OFFSHORE WATERS ARE 6
TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL, EXCEPT TO 8 FT NEAR PUNTA EUGENIA AND
ACROSS BAHIA DE SEBASTIAN VIZCAINO, WHERE FRESH WINDS HAVE
PREVAILED SINCE THIS AFTERNOON. MODERATE TO LOCALLY FRESH N-NW
PREVAIL ACROSS THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA, AND EXTEND SOUTHWARD TO
OFFSHORE OF CABO CORRIENTES. SEAS ARE 3 TO 5 FT ACROSS THESE
WATERS. HOWEVER, WIND HAVE BECOME LIGHT AND VARIABLE ACROSS
NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE GULF SINCE THIS EVENING. GENTLE TO
MODERATE NW TO W WINDS PREVAIL ACROSS THE REMAINING WATERS
BETWEEN CABO CORRIENTES AND PUERTO ANGEL, WHERE SEAS ARE 4 TO 5
FT IN SW SWELL. FRESH N GAP WINDS ARE ACROSS THE WATERS INSIDE
THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC, WHERE SEAS ARE 5 TO 6 FT.
FOR THE FORECAST, MODERATE TO FRESH NW WINDS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS
THE WATERS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA TONIGHT
AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC. THIS RIDGING
WILL THEN DOMINATE THE WATERS THROUGH THE WEEK AND MAINTAIN
GENERALLY MODERATE WINDS. NEW NW SWELL WILL PROPAGATE INTO BAJA
WATERS LATE THU AND PRODUCE ROUGH SEAS ACROSS THE OUTER WATERS OF
BAJA NORTE INTO EARLY SAT. BETWEEN BAJA SUR AND PUERTO ANGEL,
WINDS WILL BE MODERATE OR WEAKER WITH MODERATE SEAS THROUGH FRI.
FRESH NORTHERLY GAP WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE TEHUANTEPEC
THROUGH THIS MORNING BEFORE WINDS THERE BECOME VARIABLE
THROUGHOUT THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. LOOKING AHEAD, HIGH
PRESSURE WILL WEAKEN ACROSS THE REGION SAT LEADING TO DIMINISHING
WINDS AND SEAS THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
SHORT-TERM MAZATLAN TO BAHIA BANDERAS
TODAY - Not available yet
TONITE - Not available yet
THURSDAY - NW 12-15, Seas SSW 2.3-4 ft @ 16sec
THURSDAY NIGHT - NNW 8-10, Seas SSW --? ft @ 15sec
LONG-TERM MAZATLAN TO BAHIA BANDERAS
FRIDAY - Not available yet
SATURDAY - NW 9-11, Seas SSW 2.2-3.7 ft @ 14sec
SUNDAY - WNW 8-10, Seas S 1.4-3.3 ft @ 16sec
MONDAY - WNW 9-11, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?
TUESDAY - WNW 9-11, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?