Mazatlan to Banderas Bay Forecast
February 11, 2026, 9:01 am (UTC: -05:00)
Subject: Mazatlan to Banderas Bay Forecast
Questions/Comments visit https://svsarana.com
This forecast has not been reviewed. It was generated from an automatic model.
WARNINGS
.NONE.
THE LATEST SCATTEROMETER SATELLITE PASS CAPTURED MODERATE
SOUTHERLY WINDS ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF OF CALIFORNIA, AHEAD OF
A COLD FRONT APPROACHING FROM THE WEST. SEAS WITHIN THIS WINDS
ARE 2 TO 4 FT. GENTLE TO MODERATE BREEZES PREVAIL ELSEWHERE
ACROSS THE OFFSHORE WATERS OF MEXICO. SEAS ARE 5 TO 7 FT OVERALL,
EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT SEAS IN THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN GULF OF
CALIFORNIA.
FOR THE FORECAST, MODERATE SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL WEAKEN OVER THE
NORTHERN GULF OF CALIFORNIA TODAY AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT
APPROACHING FROM THE WEST. THE FRONT WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN AND
SLOW DOWN AS IT MOVES ACROSS BAJA CALIFORNIA NORTE THROUGH
TONIGHT. LARGE NW SWELL WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT INTO THE WATERS
OFF BAJA CALIFORNIA NORTE TODAY AND TONIGHT, AND IN THE OUTER
WATERS OFF BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR NORTH OF CABO SAN LAZARO TONIGHT
INTO THU. LOOKING AHEAD, ANOTHER FRONT WILL APPROACH BAJA
CALIFORNIA FRI AND REINFORCE THE PREVIOUS FRONT, FOLLOWED BY
FRESH NW WINDS AND LARGE SWELL NORTH OF CABO SAN LAZARO. FARTHER
SOUTH, FRESH TO STRONG GAP WINDS MAY PULSE TONIGHT INTO THU
NIGHT OVER THE TEHUANTEPEC REGION.
FOR THE FORECAST, THE COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EASTWARD
ACROSS THE WATERS NORTH OF 20N TOWARD BAJA CALIFORNIA THROUGH
TODAY. THIS WILL IN TURN ALLOW THE MODERATE TO FRESH TRADE WINDS
IN THE DEEP TROPICS WEST OF 134W TO DIMINISH THROUGH TONIGHT.
THE ASSOCIATED ROUGH SEAS WILL SUBSIDE ACCORDINGLY. MEANWHILE,
MODERATE TO FRESH NW WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS FOLLOW THE FRONT. THIS
WINDS WILL DIMINISH THROUGH TONIGHT, BUT LARGE SHORTER- PERIOD NW
SWELL OF 8 TO 12 FT WILL COVER THE AREA NORTH OF 25N AND WEST OF
120W BEFORE DECAYING BELOW 8 FT THROUGH TONIGHT. A LOW PRESSURE
AREA AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL MOVE EASTWARD ACROSS THE
WATERS NORTH OF 20N TODAY THROUGH FRI, FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER ROUND
OF NW TO N STRONG WINDS AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS. THIS FRONT
WILL MERGE WITH AND REINFORCE THE PREVIOUS FRONT AS IT MOVES INTO
BAJA CALIFORNIA.
SHORT-TERM MAZATLAN TO BAHIA BANDERAS
TODAY - NW 13-16, Seas SSW 1.7-3.5 ft @ 18sec
TONITE - N 6-8, Seas SSW 2.1-3.7 ft @ 17sec
THURSDAY - NW 9-11, Seas SSW 1.3-3.3 ft @ 16sec
THURSDAY NIGHT - NNE 6-8, Seas SSW --? ft @ 19sec
LONG-TERM MAZATLAN TO BAHIA BANDERAS
FRIDAY - NW 3-4, Seas SSW 1.3-2.8 ft @ 14sec
SATURDAY - NNW 12-15, Seas SSW 2-3 ft @ 13sec
SUNDAY - N 10-13, Seas SSW 2.7-3.3 ft @ 13sec
MONDAY - WNW 5-6, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?
TUESDAY - NW 10-13, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?