
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Costa Banderas today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Costa Banderas at 1PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Costa Banderas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 30°C on Mon morning, min 26°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | WSW 10 | SW 17 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
148 | 148 | 145 | 46 | 95 | 94 | 108 | 129 | 234 | 232 | 232 | 232 | 117 | 142 | 103 | 183 | 198 | 302 | 302 | 208 | 367 | 362 | 353 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 12:40PM1.23m | 00:02AM1.13m | 1:10PM1.22m | 00:54AM0.97m | 1:44PM1.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:58AM0.37m | 6:23PM0.72m | 6:18AM0.53m | 7:28PM0.73m | 6:27AM0.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | |
mm | 7 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 13 | SW 9 | SW 13 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
50 | 61 | 47 | 46 | 60 | 61 | 108 | 54 | 234 | 106 | 102 | 125 | 117 | 113 | 75 | 183 | 198 | 302 | 302 | 208 | 367 | 362 | 353 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 9 | WSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | WSW 8 |
148 | 148 | 145 | 43 | 95 | 94 | 39 | 101 | 169 | 232 | 232 | 232 | 107 | 102 | 103 | 55 | 71 | 54 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 38 | 28 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 18 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WNW 17 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | SW 13 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 |
49 | 19 | 46 | 41 | 43 | 65 | 93 | 129 | 61 | 61 | 59 | 57 | 108 | 142 | 77 | 52 | 51 | 51 | 50 | 57 | 50 | 49 | 48 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
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