Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Costa Banderas today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Costa Banderas at 2AM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Costa Banderas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 31°C on Sun afternoon, min 24°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the SW by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
214 | 214 | 211 | 208 | 206 | 206 | 203 | 203 | 200 | 191 | 183 | 120 | 120 | 149 | 133 | 138 | 140 | 226 | 248 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 11:37PM1.13m | 11:47AM1.32m | 00:11AM0.97m | 12:01PM1.28m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:44PM0.53m | 5:16AM0.58m | 6:22PM0.57m | 5:14AM0.68m | 7:11PM0.63m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 17 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 35 | 35 | 36 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 34 | 35 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 24 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 33 | 35 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 |
214 | 214 | 211 | 208 | 206 | 206 | 203 | 203 | 200 | 191 | 183 | 120 | 120 | 149 | 133 | 138 | 140 | 226 | 248 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 13 | W 10 | W 6 | WNW 6 | SW 18 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 |
4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 78 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 13 | SW 10 | SW 18 | WNW 6 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 |
— | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 49 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 515 | 28 | 28 | 88 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
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