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Costa Banderas surfForecast / Nayarit / Mexico
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 20 May 2026 CSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Costa Banderas surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Costa Banderas sea temperature is
28.5° C
(Which is 2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Costa Banderas today?
The current surf forecast for Costa Banderas at 2AM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (21 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Costa Banderas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Sat 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | |
87 | 80 | 133 | 133 | 77 | 76 | 77 | 106 | 106 | 78 | 78 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 78 | 99 | 104 | 112 | 119 | 121 | 122 | 201 | 203 | 203 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 1:41PM1.01m | 11:03PM1.33m | 4:10PM1.02m | 11:46PM1.16m | 5:31PM1.09m | 2:15AM1.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:45PM0.94m | 7:13AM0.35m | 5:12PM1.02m | 8:42AM0.48m | 11:28PM0.97m | 10:22AM0.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
 | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 |
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Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 |
29 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 6 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
 kJ | 87 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 77 | 106 | 106 | 10 | 78 | 79 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 99 | 104 | 112 | 119 | 121 | 122 | 201 | 203 | 203 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | SSW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 6 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | 66 | 80 | 133 | 133 | 77 | 76 | 11 | 11 | 32 | 74 | 73 | 10 | 79 | 51 | 72 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | SSW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 12 | SW 18 | WNW 6 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 |
| kJ | 6 | 36 | 77 | 77 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 3 | 78 | 10 | 73 | 52 | 79 | 78 | 47 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 511 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2231 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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