Sea of Cortez Southern Crossing Forecast
April 27, 2026, 3:01 pm (UTC: -04:00)
Subject: Sea of Cortez Southern Crossing Forecast
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WARNINGS
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RIDGING OFF BAJA CALIFORNIA COMBINED WITH TROUGHING OVER NW
MEXICO SUPPORTS MODERATE TO FRESH WINDS OFF THE PENINSULA PER
RECENT ASCAT SCATTEROMETER DATA, AS WELL AS IN THE CENTRAL GULF
OF CALIFORNIA. WINDS ARE MAINLY GENTLE ELSEWHERE. COMBINED SEAS
ARE 5-7 FT OFF BAJA CALIFORNIA, 3-5 FT OFF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTHERN
MEXICO, AND 1-3 FT IN THE SOUTHERN GULF OF CALIFORNIA.
FOR THE FORECAST, RIDGING WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA THROUGH EARLY
WEEK. THE PATTERN WILL SUPPORT MODERATE TO FRESH NORTHWEST WINDS
OVER THE BAJA CALIFORNIA WATERS, EXCEPT FOR MODERATE TO FRESH TO
OCCASIONALLY STRONG WINDS FUNNELING ALONG THE COAST OF BAJA
CALIFORNIA SUR BETWEEN BETWEEN CABO SAN LAZARO AND PUNTA EUGENIA
THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE MORNING. ELSEWHERE, MOSTLY LIGHT TO
GENTLE WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE WEEK.
MODERATE TO FRESH WINDS MAY DEVELOP IN THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN
GULF OF CALIFORNIA BY THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK AS THE PRESSURE
GRADIENT TIGHTENS SLIGHTLY. SEAS MAY BUILD TO LOCALLY ROUGH OFF
BAJA CALIFORNIA NORTE BY THE END OF THE WEEK IN NW SWELL.
SHORT-TERM SOUTHERN CROSSING (along 23N)
TODAY - NW 10-13, Seas S 1.9-3.3 ft @ 16sec
TONITE - NW 6-8, Seas S 2.1-3.5 ft @ 16sec
TUESDAY - NW 12-15, Seas SSW 3.3-4.2 ft @ 14sec
TUESDAY NIGHT - NW 12-15, Seas SSW 3.6-4.5 ft @ 14sec
LONG-TERM SOUTHERN CROSSING
WEDNESDAY - NW 12-15, Seas SSW 3.6-4.5 ft @ 14sec
THURSDAY - WNW 13-16, Seas SSW 3.9-4.6 ft @ 13sec
FRIDAY - N 12-15, Seas NW 3.9-4.7 ft @ 6sec
SATURDAY - N 8-10, Seas SSW 2.8-3.8 ft @ 17sec
SUNDAY - WNW 6-8, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?