Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Costa Banderas today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Costa Banderas at 11AM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 20). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Costa Banderas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 134 | 133 | 93 | 91 | 88 | 70 | 69 | 69 | 68 | 68 | 67 | 67 | 68 | 74 | 78 | 78 | 136 | 160 | 97 | 69 | 68 | 68 | 102 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 12:02PM1.16m | 10:52AM1.11m | 9:41AM1.10m | 5:49PM1.14m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:51AM0.55m | 1:22AM0.43m | 1:35PM1.01m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 11 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 32 | 31 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 134 | 133 | 93 | 91 | 88 | 70 | 69 | 69 | 68 | 68 | 67 | 67 | 68 | 74 | 78 | 78 | 136 | 160 | 97 | 69 | 68 | 68 | 102 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 12 | WNW 9 | SW 19 | NW 3 | NW 3 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | NW 9 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 5 | SSW 16 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 3 | 12 | 49 | 49 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | NW 8 | WNW 11 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 9 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | — | NW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 9 | NW 4 | SW 18 | NW 13 | SSW 20 | WNW 5 | SSW 16 | WNW 12 | SSW 19 |
| kJ | 10 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 36 | 36 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 7 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 37 | 2 | 25 | 15 | 37 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 336 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 28 | 1 |
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