Costa Banderas surfForecast / Nayarit / Mexico

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 23 May 2026 CST
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Costa Banderas surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Costa Banderas sea temperature is
29.2° C
(Which is 2.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Costa Banderas today?

The current surf forecast for Costa Banderas at 3PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 May)2ft (0.6m)16s
Afternoon (23 May)2ft (0.6m)16s
Evening (23 May)1.5ft (0.5m)16s

Table - waves today at Costa Banderas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tue
26
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
15
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.5
SW
18
0.7
SW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
203
203
203
169
121
109
104
103
103
171
174
226
232
245
322
232
150
223
279
223
223
220
220
226
Wind (km/h)
5
N
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NNE
10
ENE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
20
NNW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NE
10
N
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
N
10
NNE
10
ENE
5
ENE
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:52PM1.16m
5:07AM0.98m
6:12PM1.23m
6:32AM1.04m
6:31PM1.29m
Low Tide
10:22AM0.56m
00:21AM0.79m
11:30AM0.61m
00:52AM0.63m
12:16PM0.65m
1:19AM0.48m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:20
6:20
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:35
7:35
7:36
7:36
Temp °C
27
29
29
29
28
27
27
26
28
29
29
29
28
27
26
26
27
29
29
29
27
26
25
25
30
30
29
30
30
29
28
27
30
30
29
31
30
29
28
28
29
31
30
31
30
29
28
29
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
SW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
Energy kJ
203
203
203
169
121
109
104
103
103
171
174
226
232
245
322
232
140
223
279
223
223
220
220
226
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WNW
6
0.5
WNW
6
0.5
WNW
6
0.5
WNW
6
0.4
WNW
6
0.4
WNW
6
0.4
WNW
5
0.4
WNW
5
0.5
NW
5
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
10
0.5
NW
4
0.5
NW
4
0.4
WNW
4
0.5
NW
5
0.5
NW
5
0.5
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.3
WNW
5
0.4
WNW
5
0.4
WNW
5
0.6
WNW
5
0.5
WNW
5
0.5
W
6
Energy kJ
20
18
18
18
12
12
11
10
11
2
2
9
9
7
10
10
150
49
5
9
7
15
15
15
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
21
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
SW
20
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
S
10
0.1
W
11
0.4
NW
4
0.1
W
11
0.5
SW
18
0.5
NW
5
0.1
S
9
0.1
W
11
0.2
NNW
5
0.3
NNW
5
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.2
NNW
4
Energy kJ
18
17
17
2
2
15
94
94
93
5
5
2
2
5
2
152
11
2
2
2
4
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NW
4
0.5
NW
4
0.5
NW
5
0.4
NW
5
Energy kJ
10
9
11
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Nayarit
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
1
1
2
2
3
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Mexico
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
7
9
9
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