Costa Banderas Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.75° N 105.46° W

Costa Banderas 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Costa Banderas sea temperature is
31.7° C
2.3° 

Costa Banderas surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


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) & DateWave HeightWave 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 Forecast

Heavy 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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy 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)
10
ENE
10
NE
5
ENE
10
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
5
N
5
ESE
5
ENE
10
ESE
5
E
10
W
15
WSW
10
W
5
W
5
ENE
15
ENE
15
ESE
5
SE
10
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
5
ESE
Wind State
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
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
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
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