Mazatlan to Banderas Bay Forecast
October 31, 2026, 8:00 am (UTC: -05:00)
Subject: Mazatlan to Banderas Bay Forecast
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WARNINGS
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.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N113W TO 32N115W TO 31N115W TO
30N115W TO 30N113W TO 31N113W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
CALIFORNIA...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.
FRESH TO STRONG N TO NE GAP WINDS ARE OCCURRING OVER THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC WITH SEAS 5-7 FT. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN
HIGHER PRESSURES OVER MEXICO AND A TROUGH ALONG THE GULF OF
CALIFORNIA IS SUPPORTING MODERATE S TO SW WINDS OVER THE SOUTHERN
AND NORTHERN PARTS OF THE GULF. ELSEWHERE, WINDS ARE MODERATE OR
WEAKER WITH 4-6 FT OVER THE PACIFIC WATERS, 2-5 FT OVER THE N
AND CENTRAL GULF OF CALIFORNIA.
FOR THE FORECAST, FRESH TO STRONG N GAP WINDS OVER THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK, DIMINISHING
BY MON NIGHT. A DEVELOPING EXTRATROPICAL CYCLONE SHOULD MOVE INTO
THE WATERS WEST OF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA AND OVER THE N
GULF OF CALIFORNIA TONIGHT INTO SUN WITH FRESH TO STRONG SE TO
SW WINDS AND SEAS TO 9 FT. FRESH TO STRONG SW WINDS ALONG WITH
SEAS TO 5 FT SHOULD OCCUR OVER THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA ON SUN IN
THE WAKE OF THE EXTRATROPICAL CYCLONE. MODERATE OR WEAKER WINDS
WILL LIKELY RETURN TO THE OFFSHORE WATERS SUN INTO MON.
FOR THE FORECAST, THE LOW WILL BECOME A STRONG EXTRATROPICAL
CYCLONE AND THEN MOVE SLOWLY EASTWARD THIS WEEKEND. THE SYSTEM
SHOULD MOVE OVER THE OFFSHORE ZONES WEST OF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA
PENINSULA ON SUN WITH WINDS AND SEAS DIMINISHING BY SUN NIGHT.
SHORT-TERM MAZATLAN TO BAHIA BANDERAS
TODAY - NNW 7-9, Seas NW 1-1 ft @ 3sec
TONITE - N 5-6, Seas NW 0-0.6 ft @ 3sec
SUNDAY - NW 8-10, Seas SSW 0.6-0.7 ft @ 7sec
SUNDAY NIGHT - NNW 8-10, Seas SSW 0.7-0.9 ft @ 7sec
LONG-TERM MAZATLAN TO BAHIA BANDERAS
MONDAY - NNW 10-12, Seas NW 1.4-1.6 ft @ 3sec
TUESDAY - NNW 12-15, Seas SSW 2.1-2.3 ft @ 20sec
WEDNESDAY - NNW 9-11, Seas SSW 0-2.6 ft @ 19sec
THURSDAY - NW 6-7, Seas SSW 0-2.8 ft @ 15sec
FRIDAY - NW 7-9, Seas SSW 0.7-2.6 ft @ 14sec