Mazatlan to Banderas Bay Forecast
April 20, 2026, 3:01 pm (UTC: -04:00)
Subject: Mazatlan to Banderas Bay Forecast
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.WARNINGS.
...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 16N94.5W TO 16N95W TO 15.5N95.5W TO 15.5N95W TO
15.5N94.5W TO 16N94.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N
TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN
15N94W TO 15N96W TO 14N96W TO 13N98W TO 12.5N95.5W TO 14N94W
TO 15N94W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N94W TO 16N95W TO 12N99W TO 12N96W TO
13N94W TO 15N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT N OF 14N AND NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
2.5 TO 3.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N96W TO 14N96W TO
14N95W TO 15N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M. WITHIN 14N96W TO 13N97W TO
14N95W TO 14N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 M.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
RELATIVELY WEAK HIGH PRESSURE IS OVER THE AREA. THE PRESSURE
GRADIENT BETWEEN THE HIGH PRESSURE AND LOWER PRESSURES OVER
MEXICO IS GENERALLY SUPPORTING GENTLE NORTHWEST WINDS WEST OF
THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF FRESH
NORTHWEST WINDS JUST SOUTH OF CABO SAN LUCAS. ELSEWHERE OVER THE
PACIFIC, WINDS ARE GENTLE OR WEAKER IN SPEEDS. SEAS ARE 3 TO 5
FT OVER THE OFFSHORE WATERS, WITH NORTHWEST SWELL WEST OF BAJA
CALIFORNIA AND MOSTLY IN SOUTH SWELL ELSEWHERE. MOSTLY LIGHT AND
VARIABLE WINDS ARE IN THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA, EXCERPT FOR
MODERATE SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS IN THE NORTHERN PORTION.
SEAS ARE 1 TO 3 FT IN THE GULF, EXCEPT FOR SLIGHTLY HIGHER SEAS
OF 2 TO 4 FT IN THE SOUTHERN SECTION.
FOR THE FORECAST, ASIDE FROM THE ONGOING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC
GALE EVENT, RATHER QUIET CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN OVER THE FORECAST
WATERS THROUGH TUE. A SET OF NORTHWEST SWELL WILL MOVE THROUGH
THE WATERS WEST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA NORTE TUE NIGHT INTO WED, BUT
WILL BE SUBSIDING AS IT DOES. SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO PEAK TO
AROUND 8 FT WITH THIS SWELL. FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG NORTHWEST
WINDS ARE FORECAST OVER THE PACIFIC WATERS OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
BEGINNING WED NIGHT. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PULSE TO MODERATE TO
FRESH SPEEDS AT NIGHT OFFSHORE SOUTHWESTERN MEXICO TUE THROUGH
FRI. ELSEWHERE, MOSTLY LIGHT TO GENTLE WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS
ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK.
SHORT-TERM MAZATLAN TO BAHIA BANDERAS
TODAY - W 7-9, Seas S 1.1-3.2 ft @ 14sec
TONITE - NW 5-6, Seas S --? ft @ 15sec
TUESDAY - WNW 9-11, Seas SSW 1.5-3.7 ft @ 18sec
TUESDAY NIGHT - NW 5-6, Seas S --? ft @ 15sec
LONG-TERM MAZATLAN TO BAHIA BANDERAS
WEDNESDAY - Not available yet
THURSDAY - WNW 8-10, Seas SSW 1.1-3.3 ft @ 14sec
FRIDAY - WNW 9-11, Seas SSW 1.5-3.1 ft @ 13sec
SATURDAY - WNW 9-11, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?
SUNDAY - WNW 7-9, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?