Surf Forecasts:
Costa Banderas surf forecast from 10 Nov 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 12 Nov, 9PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period, SSW swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 16 Nov, 6AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period, WNW swell with 330 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 10 Nov, 9AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SW 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 Tuesday (Nov 10) at 9AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 14s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 16s. 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 0.9m 14s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Nov 16) at 6AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.5m 4s period and expected on Saturday (Nov 21) at 6PM.
| Wave Type | Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 9AM (Tue 10th Nov) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 14s |
| Best Surf | 9PM (Thu 12th Nov) | 2ft (0.6m) 16s |
| Most Powerful | 6AM (Mon 16th Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) 14s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Costa Banderas over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Tue morning, min 23°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 22°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 10 | Wednesday 11 | Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 16 | WNW 17 |
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 kJ | 100 | 93 | 102 | 100 | 95 | 121 | 115 | 102 | 169 | 95 | 144 | 142 | 146 | 112 | 232 | 277 | 252 | 305 | 233 | 318 | 157 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:26PM1.16m | 9:12AM1.49m | 10:56PM1.08m | 9:31AM1.45m | 11:30PM1.00m | 9:48AM1.38m | 00:16AM0.93m | 10:02AM1.31m | 10:09AM1.22m | 9:53AM1.12m | |||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:52PM0.11m | 3:14AM0.74m | 4:19PM0.16m | 3:27AM0.77m | 4:47PM0.24m | 3:38AM0.81m | 5:18PM0.34m | 3:41AM0.85m | 5:55PM0.44m | 6:46PM0.54m | 8:29PM0.62m | ||||||||||
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 | 7:07 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — |
 | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 24 |
Feels °C | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 16 | WNW 17 |
| kJ | 100 | 93 | 102 | 100 | 91 | 121 | 115 | 102 | 169 | 95 | 144 | 142 | 146 | 77 | 232 | 277 | 252 | 305 | 233 | 318 | 157 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | NW 16 | WNW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 25 | 50 | 25 | 64 | 95 | 88 | 85 | 44 | 67 | 62 | 102 | 69 | 66 | 60 | 144 | 115 | 113 | 111 | 69 | 67 | 74 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | NW 7 | WNW 10 | — | SW 20 | NW 3 | SSW 18 | SW 16 | NW 4 | SW 12 | — | WNW 5 | WNW 20 | WNW 18 | NW 12 | NW 4 | — | WNW 6 | WNW 21 | WNW 22 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 10 | — | 15 | 2 | 30 | 69 | 2 | 23 | — | 2 | 75 | 112 | 36 | 1 | — | 3 | 146 | 92 | 67 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 5 | — | — | NW 9 | — | — | WNW 4 | — | — | WNW 4 | — | — | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | — | — | 12 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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