Mazatlan to Banderas Bay Forecast



June 16, 2026, 9:00 am (UTC: -04:00)
Subject: Mazatlan to Banderas Bay Forecast


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This forecast has not been reviewed. It was generated from an automatic model.

WARNINGS
.NONE.

A SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF OF CALIFORNIA
INTO BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THE
TROUGH AND SURFACE RIDGING TO THE WEST IS SUPPORTING MODERATE TO
LOCALLY FRESH NW WINDS ACROSS THE BAJA PENINSULA OFFSHORES ALONG
WITH MODERATE SEAS TO 6 FT. IN THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA, WINDS ARE
GENTLE TO MODERATE FROM THE SSW AND SEAS REMAIN SLIGHT. A WEAK
PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE REMAINDER DISCUSSION WATERS IS
SUPPORTING LIGHT TO GENTLE WINDS WITH MODERATE SEAS TO 6 FT IN SW
SWELL.
FOR THE FORECAST, GENTLE TO MODERATE WINDS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS
THE WATERS OF BAJA CALIFORNIA, PULSING TO LOCALLY FRESH SPEEDS AT
NIGHT. GENTLE TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE WINDS ARE EXPECTED INSIDE
THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA AND NEAR THE TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR,
REACHING TO LOCALLY FRESH SPEEDS ON WED. LIGHT TO GENTLE WINDS
WILL PREVAIL OVER THE WATERS BETWEEN CABO CORRIENTES AND
TEHUNATEPEC.

A 1008 MB LOW, INVEST EP93, IS CENTERED WELL SOUTHWEST OF THE
BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA NEAR 10N133W WITH NEARBY CONVECTION
DESCRIBED ABOVE WITHIN THE MONSOON TROUGH SECTION. MODERATE TO
FRESH WINDS ARE WITHIN 240 NM NORTHERN SEMICIRCLE AND 120 NM SE
QUADRANT OF THE LOW CENTER. MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS TO 8 FT ARE
ALSO WITHIN THAT DISTANCE FROM THE LOW CENTER WITH THE HIGHEST
SEAS BEING IN THE NW QUADRANT. ELSEWHERE, MODERATE OR WEAKER
WINDS AND MODERATE SEAS PREVAIL, LOCALLY ROUGH NEAR THE MONSOON
TROUGH E OF 107W.

SHORT-TERM MAZATLAN TO BAHIA BANDERAS
TODAY - Not available yet
TONITE - Not available yet
WEDNESDAY - Not available yet
WEDNESDAY NIGHT - Not available yet

LONG-TERM MAZATLAN TO BAHIA BANDERAS
THURSDAY - W 7-9, Seas SSW 1-3.8 ft @ 16sec
FRIDAY - W 7-9, Seas SSW 1-4.5 ft @ 16sec
SATURDAY - WSW 8-10, Seas SSW 0.9-4.5 ft @ 15sec
SUNDAY - W 6-7, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?
MONDAY - WSW 8-10, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?