Mazatlan to Banderas Bay Forecast
January 28, 2026, 9:00 pm (UTC: -05:00)
Subject: Mazatlan to Banderas Bay Forecast
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.WARNINGS.
...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N96W TO 15N95W TO
16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 40
KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N96W TO
13N98W TO 12N97W TO 12N95W TO 14N94W TO 16N94W...N TO NE WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 16N95W
TO 11N101W TO 12N107W TO 05N105W TO 03N98W TO 07N92W TO 16N95W...
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN N TO NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N94W TO 16N95W TO 13N97W TO 12N96W TO
13N95W TO 15N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 16N95W TO
13N97W TO 12N99W TO 10N99W TO 09N96W TO 10N94W TO 16N95W...WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN N TO NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 15N96W TO
14N95W TO 15N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN SURFACE RIDGING W OF THE BAJA
PENINSULA AND A SURFACE TROUGH OVER THE BAJA AND GULF OF
CALIFORNIA REGION SUPPORTS MODERATE TO FRESH NW WINDS FUNNELING
THROUGH THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA WITH 2-4 FT SEAS. THESE WINDS WERE
CONFIRMED BY A PAIR OF METOP-B AND METOP-C ASCAT PASSES AT 1653
UTC AND 1731 UTC, RESPECTIVELY. ASIDE FROM THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC GAP WIND EVENT, WINDS OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE
MEXICAN WATERS ARE GENTLE TO MODERATE WITH 3-6 FT SEAS IN NW
SWELL. A BAND OF MODERATE CONVECTION IS OCCURRING FROM THE
REVILLAGIGEDO ISLANDS NORTHEASTWARD TO OFFSHORE NAYARIT, DRIVEN
BY AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH W OF THE REGION.
FOR THE FORECAST OUTSIDE OF THE TEHUANTEPEC REGION, HIGH
PRESSURE OVER THE U.S. GREAT BASIN WILL CONTINUE TO FORCE
MODERATE TO FRESH NW WINDS ACROSS THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA BEFORE
DIMINISHING SAT NIGHT. LARGE NW SWELL WILL REACH THE WATERS WEST
OF BAJA CALIFORNIA NORTE ON THU AND FRI. THERE IS ALSO POTENTIAL
FOR ANOTHER, LARGER ROUND OF NW SWELL APPROACHING THE WATERS
WEST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA NORTE LATE THIS WEEKEND OR EARLY NEXT
WEEK.
SHORT-TERM MAZATLAN TO BAHIA BANDERAS
TODAY - NW 11-14, Seas SSW 1.6-2.6 ft @ 15sec
TONITE - N 8-10, Seas SSW 1.9-2.8 ft @ 15sec
FRIDAY - NNW 10-13, Seas SSW 2.2-2.9 ft @ 14sec
FRIDAY NIGHT - NNW 8-10, Seas SSW 2.3-3 ft @ 14sec
LONG-TERM MAZATLAN TO BAHIA BANDERAS
SATURDAY - NNW 8-10, Seas SSW 2.3-3 ft @ 14sec
SUNDAY - Not available yet
MONDAY - NW 7-9, Seas SSW 0.7-2.2 ft @ 12sec
TUESDAY - NW 13-16, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?
WEDNESDAY - Not available yet