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 5AM is: 0.4m 20s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| 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 16mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 31°C on Fri afternoon, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | 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 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 121 | 137 | 134 | 134 | 133 | 184 | 184 | 133 | 181 | 170 | 159 | 199 | 197 | 197 | 197 | 197 | 252 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:39AM1.21m | 10:03AM1.16m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:40AM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 35 | 34 | 33 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 121 | 118 | 116 | 116 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 66 | 66 | 170 | 159 | 199 | 197 | 197 | 197 | 197 | 252 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | SW 20 | NW 4 | NW 4 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 |
| kJ | 110 | 137 | 6 | 6 | 133 | 184 | 184 | 133 | 181 | 65 | 63 | 60 | 59 | 57 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NW 4 | SW 20 | SW 20 | NW 4 | NW 4 | W 13 | W 13 | W 4 | W 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | SSW 21 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 2 | 5 | 134 | 134 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 45 | 57 | 57 | 57 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 28 | 4 | 4 |
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