
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Costa Banderas today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 19s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Costa Banderas at 7PM is: 0.4m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 19s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Costa Banderas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 31°C on Fri afternoon, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
133 | 184 | 184 | 133 | 181 | 170 | 159 | 199 | 197 | 197 | 197 | 197 | 252 | 252 | 255 | 275 | 224 | 175 | 227 | 230 | 283 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 10:39AM1.21m | 10:03AM1.16m | 9:08AM1.13m | 5:41PM1.06m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:40AM0.59m | 1:01AM0.48m | 1:57PM0.97m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 34 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
84 | 84 | 84 | 66 | 181 | 170 | 159 | 199 | 197 | 197 | 197 | 197 | 252 | 252 | 255 | 275 | 224 | 175 | 227 | 230 | 283 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 |
133 | 184 | 184 | 133 | 66 | 65 | 63 | 60 | 59 | 58 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 56 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 125 | 27 | 26 | 25 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NW 4 | W 13 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | SW 4 | W 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SW 16 | SW 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 65 | 35 | 13 | 12 | 11 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 4 | SSW 5 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 6 | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
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