Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Costa Banderas today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Costa Banderas at 4AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Costa Banderas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 31°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 183 | 120 | 120 | 149 | 133 | 138 | 140 | 226 | 248 | 251 | 215 | 158 | 146 | 142 | 140 | 138 | 136 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:11AM0.97m | 12:01PM1.28m | 00:57AM0.82m | 12:10PM1.22m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:14AM0.68m | 7:11PM0.63m | 4:43AM0.75m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 28 |
Feels °C | 33 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 183 | 120 | 120 | 149 | 133 | 138 | 140 | 226 | 248 | 251 | 215 | 158 | 146 | 142 | 140 | 138 | 136 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | SW 18 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 78 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 27 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 18 | WNW 6 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 12 | W 12 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 49 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 942 | 0 | 0 |
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