Mazatlan to Banderas Bay Forecast
April 11, 2026, 3:01 pm (UTC: -04:00)
Subject: Mazatlan to Banderas Bay Forecast
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WARNINGS
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SURFACE RIDGING PREVAILS W OF 120W, WHILE LOWER PRESSURES ARE
NOTED OVER MEXICO. THIS PATTERN IS SUPPORTING GENTLE TO MODERATE
NW WINDS ACROSS THE NEARSHORE WATERS N OF 17N, WHILE LIGHT TO
GENTLE WINDS ARE BETWEEN 11N TO 17N. MODERATE SEAS PREVAIL ACROSS
THESE WATERS. LIGHT TO GENTLE WINDS ARE IN THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA
WITH SLIGHT SEAS. FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS ARE NOTED ACROSS THE
TEHUANTEPEC REGION, VERIFIED BY LATEST SCATTEROMETER DATA. SEAS
ARE ROUGH WITH THESE WINDS. AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH SHIFTING
EASTWARD INTO THE AREA IS PRODUCING MULTILAYERED CLOUDINESS AND
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALOFT ACROSS THE BAJA SUR OFFSHORE WATERS,
ACROSS BAJA SUR AND INTO THE SOUTH AND CENTRAL GULF OF
CALIFORNIA.
FOR THE FORECAST, GENTLE TO MODERATE NW WINDS AND MODERATE SEAS
ARE EXPECTED OFF BAJA CALIFORNIA THROUGH MON, BEFORE WINDS
FRESHEN MODESTLY AS HIGH PRESSURE GRADUALLY STRENGTHENS ACROSS
THE REGION THROUGH MID-WEEK. FRESH TO STRONG SW TO W GAP WINDS
ARE EXPECTED IN THE NORTHERN GULF OF CALIFORNIA TONIGHT THROUGH
MON NIGHT, AHEAD OF A COUPLE OF WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARIES THAT WILL
APPROACH BAJA CALIFORNIA NORTE. SEAS WILL BUILD UP TO 5 OR 6 FT
WITH THESE WINDS. ELSEWHERE BETWEEN BAJA AND PUERTO ANGEL, WINDS
WILL BE MODERATE OR WEAKER WITH MODERATE SEAS THROUGH THE MIDDLE
OF NEXT WEEK. PULSING FRESH TO STRONG NORTHERLY GAP WINDS
WILL PREVAIL ACROSS AND DOWNWIND OF THE TEHUANTEPEC REGION
THROUGH EARLY MON MORNING, WITH SEAS BUILDING UP TO 9 FT DURING
THE EARLY MORNINGS. AFTERWARDS, MAINLY MODERATE AND VARIABLE
WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MIDWEEK.
SHORT-TERM MAZATLAN TO BAHIA BANDERAS
TODAY - Not available yet
TONITE - Not available yet
SUNDAY - WNW 10-12, Seas SSW 1.6-3.5 ft @ 14sec
SUNDAY NIGHT - WNW 2-3, Seas SSW --? ft @ 15sec
LONG-TERM MAZATLAN TO BAHIA BANDERAS
MONDAY - NW 13-16, Seas SSW 1.6-3.5 ft @ 14sec
TUESDAY - NW 13-16, Seas SSW 2.3-3.6 ft @ 15sec
WEDNESDAY - NW 14-17, Seas SSW 3-4.2 ft @ 14sec
THURSDAY - NW 12-15, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?
FRIDAY - NW 11-14, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?