Mazatlan to Banderas Bay Forecast
November 2, 2026, 9:00 am (UTC: -05:00)
Subject: Mazatlan to Banderas Bay Forecast
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WARNINGS
.NONE.
.WITHIN 31N113W TO 32N115W TO 31N115W TO 31N114W TO
31N113W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA... NW TO N WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
A COLD FRONT EXTENDS ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF OF CALIFORNIA TO EL
BATEQUI IN BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR TO 21N117W. FRESH TO STRONG NW
WINDS ARE N OF THE FRONT WITH MODERATE SEAS TO 6 FT. ASIDE FROM
THE NORTHERN GULF OF CALIFORNIA, MODERATE NNW WINDS AND MODERATE
SEAS TO 7 FT, ARE AFFECTING THE BAJA CALIFORNIA OFFSHORES N OF
LAS BARRANCAS OR N OF 25N. FRESH TO NEAR GALE FORCE N TO NE GAP
WINDS, AND ROUGH SEAS TO 10 FT ARE OVER THE THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC REGION. ELSEWHERE, LIGHT TO GENTLE WINDS AND
MODERATE SEAS TO 6 FT PREVAIL, EXCEPT SLIGHT SEAS OVER THE
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN GULF OF CALIFORNIA, AND MODERATE TO LOCALLY
FRESH NW WINDS OFFSHORE JALISCO.
FOR THE FORECAST, FRESH TO STRONG N GAP WINDS, AND ROUGH SEAS TO
10 FT, OVER THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WILL DECREASE BY THIS
AFTERNOON. THE COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE GULF
OF CALIFORNIA AND EAST OF THE AREA BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. FRESH
TO STRONG NNW WINDS AND MODERATE SEAS TO 6 FT, OVER THE NORTHERN
GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF THE FRONT WILL DIMINISH TO MODERATE
SPEEDS LATER THIS MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN THE WAKE
OF THE FRONT. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THIS AREA OF HIGH
PRESSURE AND LOW PRESSURE OVER MEXICO WILL SUPPORT MODERATE TO
FRESH NORTHERLY WINDS IN THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA THROUGH TUE AND
OFFSHORE BAJA CALIFORNIA THROUGH THU. LONG PERIOD NW SWELL WILL
BUILD SEAS TO 8 TO 9 FT N OF CABO SAN LAZARO TUE NIGHT INTO THU.
NEW SWELL WILL ENTER THE WATERS N OF PUNTA EUGENIA FRI NIGHT
SUPPORTING ROUGH SEAS.
A COLD FRONT EXTENDS ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF OF CALIFORNIA TO EL
BATEQUI IN BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR TO 21N117W. A TRAILING WEAKENING
COLD FRONT EXTENDS ACROSS BAJA CALIFORNIA NORTE FROM TIJUANA SW
TO 28N122W TO 29N128W. MODERATE NNE WINDS ARE FROM 20N TO 25N
EXTENDING WEST OF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA OFFSHORES TO 136W WITH
SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS. LONG PERIOD NW SWELL IS MOVING ACROSS
THE NW SUBTROPICAL WATERS N OF 24N AND W OF 134W AHEAD OF A COLD
FRONT. THIS IS SUPPORTING ROUGH SEAS OF 8 TO 10 FT OVER THAT
REGION. MODERATE OR WEAKER WINDS ARE ELSEWHERE ALONG WITH
MODERATE SEAS.
FOR THE FORECAST, THE FRONT WILL SHIFT EAST OF THE DISCUSSION
AREA TODAY, WITH WINDS AND SEAS DECREASING. A NEW COLD FRONT IS
FORECAST TO ENTER THE NW WATERS TODAY, WHICH WILL BE FOLLOWED BY
FRESH TO STRONG WINDS AND LONG PERIOD NW SWELL RESULTING IN VERY
ROUGH SEAS TO 13 FT OVER THE FAR NW WATERS. THE FRONT WILL MOVE
EASTWARD AND DISSIPATE TUE NIGHT WEST OF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA
OFFSHORE WATERS. NW SWELL GENERATED FROM THE FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL
SPREAD SE, BRINGING ROUGH SEAS OVER MUCH OF THE WATERS N OF 10N
AND W OF 120W BY MIDWEEK.
SHORT-TERM MAZATLAN TO BAHIA BANDERAS
TODAY - NNW 10-12, Seas NW 1.4-1.5 ft @ 3sec
TONITE - NNW 9-11, Seas NW 1.2-1.4 ft @ 3sec
TUESDAY - NW 11-14, Seas NW 2-2.1 ft @ 6sec
TUESDAY NIGHT - NNW 8-10, Seas SSW 0-2.6 ft @ 19sec
LONG-TERM MAZATLAN TO BAHIA BANDERAS
WEDNESDAY - NNW 8-10, Seas SSW 0-2.6 ft @ 19sec
THURSDAY - NW 7-9, Seas SSW 0-2.8 ft @ 15sec
FRIDAY - NW 8-10, Seas SSW 0-2.7 ft @ 14sec
SATURDAY - NNW 6-8, Seas SSW 0-2.5 ft @ 14sec
SUNDAY - NW 5-6, Seas SSW 0-2.2 ft @ 16sec