Mazatlan to Banderas Bay Forecast
November 14, 2026, 9:00 pm (UTC: -05:00)
Subject: Mazatlan to Banderas Bay Forecast
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WARNINGS
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RECENT SCATTEROMETER SATELLITE IMAGERY INDICATE THAT MODERATE TO
LOCALLY FRESH NW TO W WINDS ARE OCCURRING OFFSHORE OF BAJA
CALIFORNIA NORTH OF CABO SAN LAZARO, AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT MOVING
THROUGH SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND INTO NORTHERN BAJA. ROUGH SEAS
OF 8 TO 12 FT ARE OCCURRING OFFSHORE OF THE BAJA PENINSULA AND
NEAR THE REVILLAGIGEDO ISLANDS, AS OBSERVED BY RECENT ALTIMETER
DATA. IN THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA, MAINLY MODERATE SW TO NW WINDS
AND 2 TO 4 FT SEAS ARE NOTED, ALONG A TROUGH AXIS THAT EXTENDS
THROUGH THE REGION. MODERATE OR WEAKER WINDS AND SLIGHT TO
MODERATE SEAS IN NW SWELL PREVAIL ELSEWHERE OVER THE MEXICO
OFFSHORE WATERS.
SIGNIFICANT NW SWELL EVENT: A SERIES OF NW SWELL SETS WILL
CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE WATERS N OF ABOUT 05N FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL
DAYS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PASSAGE OF SEVERAL COLD FRONTS.
CURRENTLY, A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 30N119W TO 24.5N140W. AHEAD
OF THE FRONT, AND EXTENDING AS FAR SOUTH OF 05N AND W OF 110W,
ROUGH SEAS OF 8 TO 12 FT IN DECAYING NW SWELL ASSOCIATED WITH A
FORMER FRONT IS ONGOING. THE PERIOD OF THIS SWELL IS 10 TO 15
SECONDS. BEHIND THE FRONT, A REINFORCING AND LARGER SET OF NW
SWELL WITH 16 TO 20 SECOND PERIOD CONTINUES TO SPREAD ACROSS THE
NORTHERN WATERS WITH PEAK SEAS AROUND 24 FT, AS NOTED ON RECENT
ALTIMETER SATELLITE DATA AND BUOY DATA. BY THIS EVENING, THE
FRONT IS FORECAST TO REACH BAJA CALIFORNIA NORTE N OF PUNTA
EUGENIA TO 23N130W WHILE WEAKENING, WITH ROUGH SEAS OF 12 TO 20
FT SPREADING AS FAR SOUTH AS 15N WITH SEAS UP TO 24 FT N OF 27N,
AND ROUGH SEAS OF 8 TO 11 FT TO 05N. THESE HIGH ENERGY WAVES WILL
HAVE A PERIOD OF 13 TO 20 SECONDS. THESE SEAS WILL KEEP
SPREADING SE AS YET ANOTHER SET WITH SEAS OF 12 FT OR GREATER
ARRIVES TO NEAR 30N140W BY LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY SUN, SPREADING
ACROSS THE MAJORITY OF THE WATERS INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. PLEASE
READ THE LATEST NHC HIGH SEAS FORECAST AT WEBSITE:
HTTPS://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/TEXT/HSFEP2.SHTML FOR MORE DETAILS.
FOR THE FORECAST, FRESH TO STRONG N TO NE WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS
ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC BY MON
EVENING. WINDS WILL PULSE TO GALE FORCE TUE EVENING THROUGH THE
END OF NEXT WEEK, AND VERY ROUGH SEAS OVER 12 FT WILL ACCOMPANY
THESE WINDS. ELSEWHERE, A NEW N TO NW SWELL WILL SUPPORT VERY
ROUGH SEAS OFFSHORE OF BAJA CALIFORNIA NORTE TONIGHT, WITH PEAK
SEAS OF 12 TO 20 FT EXPANDING OFFSHORE OF THE WHOLE PENINSULA
THROUGH SUN. SEAS MAY TEMPORARILY SUBSIDE TO 8 TO 12 FT LATE SUN
INTO EARLY MON BEFORE THE NEXT REINFORCING SWELL EVENT PROMOTES
SEAS OF 8 TO 16 FT THROUGH MIDWEEK. IN ADDITION, A COLD FRONT IS
EXPECTED TO PRODUCE FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG N TO NW WINDS NORTH
OF CABO SAN LAZARO LATE MON THROUGH MIDWEEK. ELSEWHERE, ROUGH
SEAS OF 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL WILL EXPAND TO OFFSHORE OF
SOUTHWESTERN MEXICO SUN THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.
FOR THE FORECAST, A SERIES OF NW SWELL SETS WILL CONTINUE TO
IMPACT THE WATERS N OF ABOUT 05N FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS
ASSOCIATED WITH THE PASSAGE OF SEVERAL COLD FRONTS. A REINFORCING
AND LARGER SET OF NW SWELL WITH 16 TO 20 SECOND PERIOD CONTINUES
TO SPREAD ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS WITH PEAK SEAS AROUND 24
FT. BY THIS EVENING, THE FRONT IS FORECAST TO REACH BAJA
CALIFORNIA NORTE N OF PUNTA EUGENIA TO 23N130W WHILE WEAKENING,
WITH ROUGH SEAS OF 12 TO 24 FT SPREADING AS FAR SOUTH AS 15N, AND
ROUGH SEAS OF 8 TO 11 FT TO 05N. THESE HIGH ENERGY WAVES WILL
HAVE A PERIOD OF 13 TO 20 SECONDS. THESE SEAS WILL KEEP SPREADING
SE AS YET ANOTHER SET WITH SEAS OF 12 FT OR GREATER ARRIVES TO
NEAR 30N140W BY LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY SUN, SPREADING ACROSS THE
MAJORITY OF THE WATERS INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. IN ADDITION, FRESH
TO STRONG N TO NE WINDS ARE EXPECTED BEHIND THE PASSAGE OF
ANOTHER COLD FRONT, GENERALLY NORTH OF 10N AND WEST OF 120W LATE
SUN THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.
SHORT-TERM MAZATLAN TO BAHIA BANDERAS
TODAY - NNW 6-7, Seas SSW 0-3.8 ft @ 15sec
TONITE - N 6-7, Seas SSW 0-3.8 ft @ 15sec
SUNDAY - NNW 8-10, Seas SSW 1.4-3.6 ft @ 14sec
SUNDAY NIGHT - N 6-8, Seas SSW 0-3.4 ft @ 14sec
LONG-TERM MAZATLAN TO BAHIA BANDERAS
MONDAY - NNW 7-9, Seas SSW 1.2-3.1 ft @ 13sec
TUESDAY - NNW 6-8, Seas SSW 0-3 ft @ 16sec
WEDNESDAY - NNW 8-10, Seas SSW 1.1-2.9 ft @ 15sec
THURSDAY - NW 10-12, Seas SSW 1.1-2.9 ft @ 14sec
FRIDAY - NNW 8-10, Seas SSW 1.1-2.4 ft @ 13sec