Mazatlan to Banderas Bay Forecast
November 8, 2026, 9:00 am (UTC: -05:00)
Subject: Mazatlan to Banderas Bay Forecast
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This forecast has not been reviewed. It was generated from an automatic model.
WARNINGS
.NONE.
.WITHIN 31N113W TO 31N114W TO 31N115W TO 30N115W TO 29N114W TO 30N113W
TO 31N113W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
MEANWHILE, THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN A 1023 MB HIGH PRESSURE
NEAR 33N130W AND LOWER PRESSURES ACROSS NW MEXICO IS SUPPORTING
MODERATE TO LOCALLY STRONG NW WINDS AND SEAS OF 2-4 FT ACROSS
MUCH OF THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA. MODERATE TO LOCALLY FRESH NW-N WINDS
AND SEAS OF 7-10 FT ARE FOUND IN THE OFFSHORE WATERS OF BAJA
CALIFORNIA. ELSEWHERE, MODERATE OR WEAKER WINDS AND SLIGHT TO
MODERATE SEAS PREVAIL.
FOR THE FORECAST, A STRONG HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING OVER NE MEXICO WILL
SUPPORT FRESH TO NEAR GALE-FORCE NORTHERLY WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS IN
THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC THROUGH TUE NIGHT. WINDS AND SEAS WILL
DIMINISH QUICKLY THEREAFTER. HOWEVER, ANOTHER GAP WIND EVENT MAY
DEVELOP IN THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC BY THU NIGHT, POSSIBLY REACHING
GALE-FORCE INTO THE UPCOMING WEEKEND. MEANWHILE, A SERIES OF PULSES
OF MODERATE TO LARGE NW SWELL WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE BAJA
CALIFORNIA WATERS INTO EARLY THIS WEEK. FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG
NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE IN THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL GULF OF
CALIFORNIA THROUGH THIS MORNING. LOOKING AHEAD, FRESH TO STRONG
WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS MAY REACH THE OFFSHORE WATERS OF BAJA
CALIFORNIA LATE NEXT WEEK.
SHORT-TERM MAZATLAN TO BAHIA BANDERAS
TODAY - NW 7-9, Seas SSW 0-2.2 ft @ 15sec
TONITE - N 6-8, Seas SSW 0.6-2.2 ft @ 15sec
MONDAY - N 6-8, Seas SSW 0.6-2.2 ft @ 15sec
MONDAY NIGHT - NNW 6-8, Seas SW 0.7-2.2 ft @ 14sec
LONG-TERM MAZATLAN TO BAHIA BANDERAS
TUESDAY - NNW 7-9, Seas SSW 0.9-2.5 ft @ 16sec
WEDNESDAY - NNW 9-11, Seas SW 1-2.9 ft @ 14sec
THURSDAY - NNE 9-11, Seas SSW 0-3 ft @ 18sec
FRIDAY - N 6-7, Seas SSW 0-3.1 ft @ 16sec
SATURDAY - SSE 7-9, Seas SSW 0-2.9 ft @ 14sec