Mazatlan to Banderas Bay Forecast
February 15, 2026, 3:01 am (UTC: -05:00)
Subject: Mazatlan to Banderas Bay Forecast
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WARNINGS
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.42 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 32N113.5W TO 31N115W. WITHIN
31N113W TO 32N114W TO 31N115W TO 30N115W TO 30N114W TO 31N113W
...INCLUDING THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
A BROAD AND WEAKENING HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE PREVAILS ACROSS THE
WATERS WITH ELONGATED TROUGHING LOCATED JUST INLAND ACROSS MUCH
OF MAINLAND MEXICO. WINDS ARE MODERATE OR WEAKER ACROSS THE
OFFSHORE WATERS PER RECENT ASCAT SCATTEROMETER DATA. ROUGH SEAS
OF 8 TO 9 FT ARE OFFSHORE BAJA CALIFORNIA FROM NEAR PUNTA
EUGENIA NORTHWARD WITH MODERATE SEAS ELSEWHERE EXCEPT SLIGHT IN
THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA.
FOR THE FORECAST, WEAK HIGH PRESSURE JUST W OF THE AREA WILL
DRIFT SE THROUGH TUE MORNING AND GRADUALLY COLLAPSE, AHEAD OF A
COLD FRONT MOVING INTO THE OPEN WATERS WELL W OF THE AREA. MODERATE
TO FRESH WINDS WILL PULSE ON EITHER SIDE OF BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR
TO NEAR CABO CORRIENTES THROUGH TONIGHT, THEN AGAIN STARTING
TUE. THE COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH BAJA CALIFORNIA NORTE MON NIGHT
WITH FRESH TO STRONG SW WINDS AHEAD OF IT IN THE NORTHERN GULF
OF CALIFORNIA, AND WEST OF BAJA NORTE THROUGH EARLY TUE. THESE
WINDS WILL DIMINISH AS THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH BAJA CALIFORNIA
AND THE NORTHERN GULF OF CALIFORNIA AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATES ON
TUE. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING ACROSS THE REGION BEHIND THE FRONT
WILL PRODUCE FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS N OF CABO
CORRIENTES WED THROUGH THU. NW SWELL MOVING ACROSS THE BAJA
CALIFORNIA NORTE WATERS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE THROUGH EARLY
MON. LARGER NW SWELL WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE WATERS W OF 110W MON
THROUGH WED, WITH SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT AND GREATER N OF PUNTA
EUGENIA MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE EVENING. FRESH TO STRONG GAP WINDS
WILL RETURN TO THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC TONIGHT THROUGH TUE
MORNING BEFORE DIMINISHING.
SHORT-TERM MAZATLAN TO BAHIA BANDERAS
TODAY - NW 10-13, Seas SSW 2.2-2.8 ft @ 12sec
TONITE - N 10-12, Seas SSW 1.6-2.6 ft @ 13sec
MONDAY - Not available yet
MONDAY NIGHT - Not available yet
LONG-TERM MAZATLAN TO BAHIA BANDERAS
TUESDAY - NW 10-13, Seas SW 1.1-2 ft @ 13sec
WEDNESDAY - NNW 12-15, Seas SSW 1.7-2.4 ft @ 12sec
THURSDAY - NW 9-11, Seas SSW 2.3-3 ft @ 15sec
FRIDAY - NW 11-14, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?
SATURDAY - NW 10-13, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?