Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Costa Banderas today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Costa Banderas at 5AM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 17s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Costa Banderas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 31°C on Sun afternoon, min 27°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | ||||||||||||||||
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 19 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 71 | 89 | 127 | 127 | 177 | 193 | 309 | 439 | 429 | 458 | 261 | 371 | 441 | 430 | 353 | 335 | 503 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:01PM1.51m | 9:52AM1.36m | 9:32PM1.49m | 10:09AM1.40m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:33AM0.17m | 3:33PM0.48m | 3:54AM0.23m | 4:03PM0.42m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — |
mm | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 33 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 38 | 89 | 127 | 127 | 177 | 193 | 309 | 439 | 429 | 458 | 261 | 371 | 441 | 430 | 353 | 335 | 503 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | WSW 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | 67 | 22 | 62 | 61 | 85 | 113 | 61 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 98 | 66 | 32 | 38 | 75 | 76 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 19 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 71 | 88 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 2 |
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