Mazatlan to Banderas Bay Forecast
July 12, 2026, 3:00 am (UTC: -04:00)
Subject: Mazatlan to Banderas Bay Forecast
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WARNINGS
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A WEAK RIDGE DOMINATES THE OFFSHORE FORECAST WATERS OF BAJA
CALIFORNIA SUPPORTING LIGHT TO GENTLE WINDS, ALSO IN THE GULF OF
CALIFORNIA. SEAS ARE SLIGHT TO MODERATE ACROSS THE BAJA OFFSHORES
AND SLIGHT ALONG THE GULF. FRESH TO STRONG NORTHERLY GAP WINDS
PREVAIL IN THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITH MODERATE SEAS. OVER THE
SW MEXICAN OFFSHORES, WINDS ARE GENTLE TO MODERATE FROM THE NW
AND SEAS ARE GENERALLY MODERATE, PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL.
FOR THE FORECAST, A RIDGE WILL CONTINUE TO DOMINATE THE OFFSHORE
FORECAST WATERS OF BAJA CALIFORNIA THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT
WEEK PRODUCING GENTLE TO MODERATE NW TO N WINDS ALONG WITH
MODERATE SEAS IN MIXED SWELL. IN THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA, GENTLE
TO MODERATE WINDS AND MAINLY SLIGHT SEAS WILL PREVAIL DURING THIS
PERIOD. SIMILARLY, PULSES OF FRESH TO STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST
IN THE TEHUANTEPEC REGION THROUGH THU NIGHT. OTHERWISE, A BROAD
AREA OF LOW PRESSURE LOCATED SEVERAL HUNDRED MILES SOUTH OF THE
SOUTHERN COAST OF MEXICO HAS THE POTENTIAL FOR GRADUAL
DEVELOPMENT INTO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION DURING THE EARLY OR MIDDLE
PORTIONS OF NEXT WEEK WHILE THE SYSTEM MOVES GENERALLY WNW WELL
OFF THE COAST OF MEXICO. REGARLESS OF DEVELOPMENT, THIS SYSTEM IS
LIKELY TO BRING FRESH TO STRONG WINDS AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH
SEAS ACROSS THE OFFSHORE WATERS OF SW MEXICO STARTING LATE SUN
INTO SUN NIGHT.
SHORT-TERM MAZATLAN TO BAHIA BANDERAS
TODAY - NW 11-14, Seas SSW 1.9-4 ft @ 14sec
TONITE - NNW 8-10, Seas SSW --? ft @ 14sec
MONDAY - SSW 8-10, Seas SSW 2.2-3.8 ft @ 14sec
MONDAY NIGHT - NNW 8-10, Seas SSW --? ft @ 14sec
LONG-TERM MAZATLAN TO BAHIA BANDERAS
TUESDAY - WSW 10-12, Seas SW 0.9-3.2 ft @ 18sec
WEDNESDAY - W 7-9, Seas SW 1.3-3.1 ft @ 17sec
THURSDAY - Not available yet
FRIDAY - S 18-22, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?
SATURDAY - SSW 10-13, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?