Surf Forecasts:
Costa Banderas surf forecast from 29 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 29 Jul, 9PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period, SSW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 29 Jul, 6PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period, SSW swell with 414 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 29 Jul, 9PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s 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 29) at 9PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 15s period with a secondary swell of 0.8m and 11s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Costa Banderas in the next 16 days are 0.9m 15s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 29) at 6PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.3m 5s period and expected on Thursday (Jul 30) at 3PM.
| Wave Type | Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 9PM (Wed 29th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 15s |
| Best Surf | 9PM (Wed 29th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 15s |
| Most Powerful | 6PM (Wed 29th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 15s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Costa Banderas over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's cooking at Costa Banderas over the next couple of weeks.
Right off the bat, the water's sitting at a balmy 89°F – a touch warmer than normal for the time of year, so you can leave the thick wetsuit at home. This is a reef break, and it's a consistent one, so we've got plenty of waves to talk about, but the size is going be on the smaller side for the whole run.
The pick of the week is definitely Wednesday, July 29th. We've got a nice long-period groundswell from the SSW, pushing in at 3ft with a 16-second period. That's some nice, clean energy. The morning session is looking prime with a light cross-offshore breeze from the ENE keeping the face smooth. Expect good surf conditions. The afternoon holds up too with clean conditions, so if you can sneak a session, that's your window.
Thursday, July 30th, the swell drops a touch to 3ft and the period comes back to 14 seconds. Wind goes more cross-shore and conditions get a bit more marginal, so it's not the same quality. Friday, July 31st, is okay but ordinary – small at 2ft and dropping, with clean but unexciting conditions. We're on the downward slide.
We then hit a pretty flat spell from Saturday, August 1st, right through to Wednesday, August 6th. The swell drops under 2ft and the energy readings are weak. There's a morning on Monday, August 4th, that's glassy, and Thursday afternoon, August 6th, goes glassy with a super long 18-second period, but the wave height is only 1ft. Not worth paddling out for unless you're on a log and just want the glide.
Heads up for the second week, though. Things start to look a bit more promising around Tuesday, August 11th. The afternoon session shows a nice jump in energy, with a clean 2ft SSW swell at 18 seconds. By Wednesday morning, August 12th, it's looking good again with a 2ft swell and clean cross-off conditions. These are good signs, but they're a fair way out, so don't book the time off work just yet – forecasts can change.
For the whole run, this is a reef setup, so that long-period groundswell won't just wall up and close out. It'll wrap in with some shape. Just keep in mind the breaks are rarely cranking over 3ft, so it's a summer small-wave board kind of fortnight. The real standout is July 29th if you can make it.
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 30°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 30°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 430 | 419 | 275 | 264 | 261 | 175 | 158 | 114 | 95 | 133 | 99 | 65 | 87 | 85 | 59 | 40 | 39 | 37 | 36 | 56 | 54 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 10:16AM1.20m | 9:08PM1.49m | 10:36AM1.23m | 9:38PM1.48m | 10:56AM1.25m | 10:09PM1.43m | 11:16AM1.28m | 10:42PM1.35m | 11:37AM1.30m | 11:19PM1.23m | 12:02PM1.31m | 00:03AM1.08m | 12:31PM1.31m | 1:12AM0.92m | |||||||
Low Tide | 3:14PM0.72m | 4:03AM0.12m | 3:44PM0.68m | 4:26AM0.17m | 4:15PM0.64m | 4:48AM0.24m | 4:50PM0.61m | 5:10AM0.34m | 5:30PM0.59m | 5:32AM0.45m | 6:18PM0.58m | 5:52AM0.58m | 7:23PM0.59m | ||||||||
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 | 6:33 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — |
 | — | 7:40 | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | 7:37 | — |
mm | 1 | — | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 10 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 |
Feels °C | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 35 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 34 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 5 | SW 12 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 430 | 419 | 275 | 264 | 261 | 175 | 158 | 114 | 95 | 133 | 99 | 65 | 87 | 85 | 59 | 8 | 39 | 9 | 9 | 56 | 54 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 5 | SW 12 | WNW 5 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 133 | 65 | 133 | 123 | 128 | 75 | 46 | 41 | 40 | 23 | 34 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 7 | 40 | 8 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 12 | NW 4 | WNW 5 | — | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | SW 20 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | SW 18 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | WSW 16 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | — | 50 | 3 | 2 | — | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 25 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 25 | 5 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 511 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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