Surf Forecasts:
Costa Banderas surf forecast from 8 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 8 Jul, 3AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period, SSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 8 Jul, 12AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period, SSW swell with 373 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 8 Jul, 3AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Costa Banderas this week:
The surf forecast for Costa Banderas over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 08) at 3AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 17s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 7s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Costa Banderas in the next 16 days are 0.8m 17s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 08) at 12AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 2s period and expected on Wednesday (Jul 08) at 3PM.
| Wave Type | Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 3AM (Wed 8th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 17s |
| Best Surf | 3AM (Wed 8th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 17s |
| Most Powerful | 12AM (Wed 8th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 17s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Costa Banderas over the next 16 days.
Alright, this is Rusty.
Look, I’ll be straight with you – for the next 16 days here at Costa Banderas, we are going to have to work for it. It’s not a total loss, but the first week is pretty lackluster, with small waves and tricky winds. There’s not much to get excited about immediately.
The standout window, and the only time I’d genuinely recommend paddling out, shapes up for the end of the second week. The best of the best is going to be on Saturday, July 18th in the afternoon. We’ve got a clean 3ft swell rolling in from the SW (moderate wave energy at 296), and with a light cross-offshore breeze from the NE at 6 mph, it’s going to be clean. That’s your best bet for a proper session – a long period groundswell (11 seconds) giving it some real push.
Before that, there’s a long stretch of mediocrity. The water is running a very unusual 89° here today, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year.
After the 18th, Sunday morning, July 19th also deserves a mention. It’s glassy with an ESE breeze at 3 mph, and a 2ft SW groundswell with a period of 17 seconds (very long period). The energy jumps right up (426), but that super long period means the sets will be few and far between. It’s a reef break here, so that sort of groundswell can work perfectly, but you’ll have to be patient for the sets.
For the rest of the run, we see waves dropping to a tiny 1.0ft to 2ft, and the wind is often a problem – mostly cross or cross-onshore, creating chop. The swell energy stays low, often in the 80 to 200 range, which is weak. Don’t bother with the first week; wait for that Saturday afternoon.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 30°C on Tue afternoon, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 31°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 395 | 373 | 334 | 326 | 322 | 251 | 207 | 193 | 188 | 188 | 191 | 186 | 186 | 191 | 131 | 134 | 116 | 108 | 96 | 68 | 68 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 4:16AM0.89m | 3:44PM1.28m | 6:43AM0.96m | 4:50PM1.34m | 7:55AM1.06m | 5:52PM1.43m | 8:40AM1.15m | 6:48PM1.51m | 9:20AM1.20m | 7:39PM1.59m | 9:56AM1.23m | 8:27PM1.62m | 10:31AM1.25m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 10:08PM0.64m | 8:20AM0.80m | 11:42PM0.47m | 10:08AM0.90m | 00:44AM0.28m | 11:52AM0.93m | 1:34AM0.11m | 1:00PM0.91m | 2:20AM-0.01m | 1:52PM0.86m | 3:03AM-0.09m | 2:38PM0.81m | 3:44AM-0.09m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 |
 | 7:45 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:45 | — | 7:45 |
mm | — | 7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 |
Feels °C | 33 | 34 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 35 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 395 | 373 | 334 | 326 | 322 | 251 | 207 | 193 | 188 | 188 | 191 | 186 | 186 | 191 | 131 | 134 | 116 | 108 | 70 | 68 | 68 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | NW 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 4 | NW 4 | SW 21 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | SW 19 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 96 | 9 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | — | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | — | — | NW 11 | — | — | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | SW 21 | SSW 19 | W 10 | SW 19 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 5 | — | — | 4 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 37 | 2 | 59 | 51 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | — | — | WNW 4 | — | — | W 5 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 7 | — | — | 8 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 507 | 0 | 1 | 511 | 0 | 0 |
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