Mazatlan to Banderas Bay Forecast
April 1, 2026, 3:01 pm (UTC: -04:00)
Subject: Mazatlan to Banderas Bay Forecast
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WARNINGS
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FRESH S TO SW WINDS ARE IN THE NORTHERNMOST GULF OF CALIFORNIA,
FLOWING INTO LOW PRESSURE OVER SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. MODERATE NW
WINDS ARE NEAR CABO SAN LUCAS. ELSEWHERE, MAINLY GENTLE WINDS
DOMINATE. MODERATE SEAS PREVAIL, EXCEPT FOR SLIGHT SEAS IN THE
GULF OF CALIFORNIA.
FOR THE FORECAST, MODERATE TO FRESH WINDS WILL CONTINUE PULSING
NEAR CABO CORRIENTES AND CABO SAN LUCAS INTO TONIGHT. FRESH TO
LOCALLY STRONG NW WINDS WILL DOMINATE OFFSHORE BAJA CALIFORNIA
THU AND FRI AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS W OF THE PENINSULA, AND THEN
AGAIN FRESH SUN NIGHT. NW SWELL WILL BRING LOCALLY ROUGH SEAS OFF
BAJA CALIFORNIA NORTE FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT. LOOKING AHEAD,
FRESH TO STRONG N GAP WINDS MAY DEVELOP IN THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC BY SUN NIGHT.
FOR THE FORECAST, GENTLE TO MODERATE WINDS WILL DOMINATE THE OPEN
WATERS INTO TONIGHT AS WEAK HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS MUCH OF THE
AREA SLOWLY BUILDS INTO THE BAJA CALIFORNIA WATERS. A SERIES OF
WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARIES OR TROUGHS WILL MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS
AND WEAKEN W OF 130W THROUGHOUT THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK.
MODERATE SEAS GENERALLY WILL CONTINUE INTO LATE WEEK. LARGE
SOUTHERLY SWELL WILL MOVE INTO THE WATERS S OF THE EQUATOR LATER
TODAY, REACH 10N THU, THEN GRADUALLY SUBSIDE. THE PRESSURE
GRADIENT MAY TIGHTEN N OF 05N AND W OF 110W BY THE END OF THE
WEEK INCREASING TRADES TO MODERATE TO LOCALLY FRESH, WITH SEAS
BUILDING LOCALLY TO ROUGH AS A RESULT. NORTHERLY SWELL MAY BUILD
SEAS TO ROUGH JUST S OF 30N BY LATE THU NIGHT INTO THE WEEKEND.
MEANWHILE, A TROUGH EXTENDING FROM LOW PRESSURE JUST W OF 140W
MAY LIFT ACROSS THE NW WATERS DURING THE END OF THE WEEK, WITH
FRESH WINDS N OF IT TO 30N AND BUILDING SEAS TO ROUGH. NW SWELL
MAY PUSH SE OF 30N INTO THE N-CENTRAL WATERS BY THE END OF THE
WEEK INTO THE WEEKEND WITH LOCALLY ROUGH SEAS.
SHORT-TERM MAZATLAN TO BAHIA BANDERAS
TODAY - NW 10-12, Seas S 1.4-2.8 ft @ 13sec
TONITE - NW 9-11, Seas S 1-2.6 ft @ 14sec
THURSDAY - WNW 7-9, Seas S 1.5-2.8 ft @ 20sec
THURSDAY NIGHT - NW 9-11, Seas S 1-2.6 ft @ 14sec
LONG-TERM MAZATLAN TO BAHIA BANDERAS
FRIDAY - Not available yet
SATURDAY - NW 8-10, Seas S 1.4-4.7 ft @ 15sec
SUNDAY - WNW 7-9, Seas S 1.2-4.3 ft @ 14sec
MONDAY - WNW 6-7, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?
TUESDAY - W 6-8, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?