Mazatlan to Banderas Bay Forecast
June 30, 2026, 3:01 pm (UTC: -04:00)
Subject: Mazatlan to Banderas Bay Forecast
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WARNINGS
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A BROAD SURFACE RIDGE EXTENDS FROM THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC
SOUTHWESTWARD THROUGH 30N131W TO NEAR THE REVILLAGIGEDO ISLANDS.
THIS PRESSURE PATTERN IS SUPPORTING GENTLE TO MODERATE NW TO N
WINDS AND SEAS OF 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL ACROSS THE BAJA
CALIFORNIA WATERS, WITH 7 TO 8 FT SEAS ACROSS THE OUTER WATERS OF
BAJA NORTE. INSIDE THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA, MODERATE TO FRESH SW
TO W GAP WINDS AND SEAS OF 3 TO 5 FT ARE PRESENT IN THE NORTHERN
GULF, WHILE GENTLE TO MODERATE S TO W WINDS AND SEAS AT 2 TO 3
FT GENERALLY PREVAIL ACROSS THE REST OF THE GULF. LIGHT TO GENTLE
WINDS DOMINATE THE REMAINING WATERS FROM THE REVILLAGIGEDO
ISLANDS TO NEAR SALINA CRUZ, WITH SEAS OF 4 TO 6 FT IN PRIMARILY
CROSS-EQUATORIAL S SWELL. A NARROW CHANNEL OF FRESH N GAP WINDS
CONTINUES ACROSS THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC, EXTENDING OFFSHORE TO
NEAR 14.5N. SEAS ARE 6 TO 7 FT ACROSS THIS AREA. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS NEAR THE COAST OF WESTERN OAXACA AND
GUERRERO OVERNIGHT HAS DIMINISHED SIGNIFICANTLY IN RECENT HOURS.
FOR THE FORECAST, THE BROAD SURFACE RIDGE EXTENDING SOUTHWESTWARD
ACROSS THE EASTERN PACIFIC TO NEAR THE REVILLAGIGEDO ISLANDS
WILL PERSIST TODAY, THEN BEGIN TO DRIFT WESTWARD AND WEAKEN
SLIGHTLY TONIGHT THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. THIS PATTERN
WILL PRODUCE GENTLE TO MODERATE WINDS ACROSS THE BAJA WATERS
THROUGH FRI, WITH LOCALLY FRESH WINDS POSSIBLY EACH LATE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. MODERATE NW SWELL MOVING ACROSS THESE
WATERS WILL MAINTAIN MODERATE SEAS, EXCEPT ROUGH SEAS FOR THE FAR
WESTERN OFFSHORE WATERS OF BAJA NORTE THROUGH THU. A NARROW
CHANNEL OF FRESH N TO NE GAP WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO PULSE TO
STRONG, AND SUSTAIN MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS ACROSS THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC REGION FROM THE NIGHTTIME TO LATE MORNING HOURS EACH
NIGHT AND MORNING THROUGH SAT. MODERATE TO FRESH W TO SW GAP
WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED IN THE NORTHERN GULF OF CALIFORNIA TODAY
THROUGH WED MORNING.
SHORT-TERM MAZATLAN TO BAHIA BANDERAS
TODAY - WNW 7-9, Seas SSW 0.9-3.3 ft @ 17sec
TONITE - SW 2-2, Seas SSW --? ft @ 18sec
WEDNESDAY - W 10-12, Seas SSW 1.2-3.6 ft @ 16sec
WEDNESDAY NIGHT - SW 2-2, Seas SSW --? ft @ 18sec
LONG-TERM MAZATLAN TO BAHIA BANDERAS
THURSDAY - W 10-12, Seas SSW 1.7-3.8 ft @ 16sec
FRIDAY - WNW 10-12, Seas SSW 1.5-3.8 ft @ 14sec
SATURDAY - W 6-8, Seas SSW 0.9-3.8 ft @ 19sec
SUNDAY - SW 6-8, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?
MONDAY - S 7-9, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?