Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Costa Banderas today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Costa Banderas at 7PM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Costa Banderas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 30°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 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 17 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | WSW 10 | SW 17 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 145 | 46 | 95 | 94 | 108 | 129 | 234 | 232 | 232 | 232 | 117 | 142 | 119 | 183 | 198 | 302 | 302 | 173 | 302 | 299 | 291 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 12:40PM1.23m | 00:02AM1.13m | 1:10PM1.22m | 00:54AM0.97m | 1:44PM1.20m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:23PM0.72m | 6:18AM0.53m | 7:28PM0.73m | 6:27AM0.67m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 34 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 13 | SW 9 | SW 13 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 47 | 46 | 60 | 61 | 108 | 54 | 234 | 106 | 102 | 125 | 117 | 113 | 75 | 183 | 198 | 302 | 302 | 173 | 302 | 299 | 291 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 9 | WSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 13 | WSW 9 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 145 | 43 | 95 | 94 | 39 | 101 | 169 | 232 | 232 | 232 | 107 | 102 | 103 | 73 | 71 | 54 | 53 | 108 | 44 | 37 | 36 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 18 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WNW 17 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WSW 9 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 |
| kJ | 46 | 41 | 43 | 65 | 93 | 129 | 61 | 61 | 59 | 57 | 108 | 142 | 119 | 52 | 51 | 51 | 50 | 30 | 50 | 49 | 48 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
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