Mazatlan to Banderas Bay Forecast
April 12, 2026, 7:03 am (UTC: +00:00)
Subject: Mazatlan to Banderas Bay Forecast
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WARNINGS
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A VERY WEAK SURFACE RIDGE EXTENDS EASTWARD INTO THE WATERS OF
BAJA CALIFORNIA, TO THE SOUTH OF A COLD FRONT APPROACHING THE
REGION. THIS PATTERN IS SUPPORTING LIGHT TO GENTLE NW TO N WINDS
ACROSS THE WATERS OF BAJA, EXCEPT FOR MODERATE NW WINDS BETWEEN
PUNTA EUGENIA AND CABO SAN LAZARO. GENTLE N TO NE WINDS THEN
EXTEND BEYOND THE REVILLAGIGEDO ISLANDS. MODERATE SEAS TO 5 FT IN
MIXED NW AND SW SWELL PREVAIL ACROSS THESE WATERS. LIGHT TO
GENTLE WINDS ARE IN THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA WITH SLIGHT SEAS,
EXCEPT IN NORTHERN PORTIONS WHERE FRESH SW GAP WINDS HAVE
RECENTLY DEVELOPED. FARTHER E, GENTLE TO LOCALLY MODERATE NW
WINDS PREVAIL ACROSS THE WATERS FROM CABO CORRIENTES TO PUERTO
ANGEL. STRONG N WINDS HAVE INCREASED ACROSS THE TEHUANTEPEC
REGION THIS EVENING AND EXTEND OFFSHORE TO 15N. SEAS ARE 6 TO 8
FT THERE. AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH SHIFTING EASTWARD INTO THE AREA
NOW EXTENDS FROM BAJA SUR NORTHWARD INTO NW MEXICO, WITH
ASSOCIATED CLOUDS AND SHOWERS NOW ACROSS INTERIOR MEXICO.
FOR THE FORECAST, GENTLE TO MODERATE NW WINDS AND MODERATE SEAS
ARE EXPECTED OFF BAJA CALIFORNIA THROUGH MON, BEFORE WINDS
FRESHEN MODESTLY AS HIGH PRESSURE GRADUALLY STRENGTHENS ACROSS
THE REGION THROUGH MIDWEEK. FRESH TO STRONG SW TO W GAP WINDS
ARE EXPECTED IN THE NORTHERN GULF OF CALIFORNIA TONIGHT THROUGH
MON NIGHT, AHEAD OF A COUPLE OF WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARIES THAT WILL
APPROACH BAJA CALIFORNIA NORTE. SEAS WILL BUILD UP TO 5 OR 6 FT
WITH THESE WINDS. ELSEWHERE BETWEEN BAJA AND PUERTO ANGEL, WINDS
WILL BE MODERATE OR WEAKER WITH MODERATE SEAS THROUGH THE MIDDLE
OF NEXT WEEK. PULSING FRESH TO STRONG NORTHERLY GAP WINDS WILL
PREVAIL ACROSS AND DOWNWIND OF THE TEHUANTEPEC REGION THROUGH
EARLY MON MORNING, WITH SEAS BUILDING UP TO 9 FT DURING THE EARLY
MORNINGS. AFTERWARDS, MAINLY MODERATE AND VARIABLE WINDS ARE
EXPECTED THROUGH MIDWEEK.
SHORT-TERM MAZATLAN TO BAHIA BANDERAS
TODAY - Not available yet
TONITE - Not available yet
MONDAY - Not available yet
MONDAY NIGHT - Not available yet
LONG-TERM MAZATLAN TO BAHIA BANDERAS
TUESDAY - Not available yet
WEDNESDAY - Not available yet
THURSDAY - Not available yet
FRIDAY - Not available yet
SATURDAY - Not available yet