Sea of Cortez Southern Crossing Forecast
June 17, 2026, 3:01 am (UTC: -04:00)
Subject: Sea of Cortez Southern Crossing Forecast
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WARNINGS
.NONE.
A SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM THE NORTHERN GULF OF CALIFORNIA
INTO BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR TO CABO SAN LUCAS. THE PRESSURE
GRADIENT BETWEEN THE TROUGH AND SURFACE RIDGING TO THE WEST IS
SUPPORTING MODERATE TO FRESH NW WINDS ACROSS THE BAJA PENINSULA
OFFSHORES ALONG WITH MODERATE SEAS TO 7 FT IN S-SW SWELL. IN THE
GULF OF CALIFORNIA, WINDS ARE LIGHT TO GENTLE AND SEAS REMAIN
SLIGHT NORTH OF THE ENTRANCE OF THE GULF. A WEAK PRESSURE
GRADIENT ACROSS THE REMAINDER DISCUSSION WATERS IS SUPPORTING
LIGHT TO GENTLE WINDS WITH MODERATE SEAS TO 6 FT IN S-SW SWELL.
ACTIVE CONVECTION IS PRESENT ACROSS THE OFFSHORE WATERS FROM
CHIAPAS TO OAXACA, INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC AS
DESCRIBED ABOVE.
FOR THE FORECAST, GENTLE TO MODERATE WINDS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS
THE WATERS OF BAJA CALIFORNIA, PULSING TO LOCALLY FRESH SPEEDS AT
NIGHT. GENTLE TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE WINDS ARE EXPECTED INSIDE
THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA AND NEAR THE TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR,
REACHING TO LOCALLY FRESH SPEEDS WED INTO EARLY THU. LIGHT TO
GENTLE WINDS WILL PREVAIL OVER THE WATERS BETWEEN CABO CORRIENTES
AND TEHUNATEPEC. MODERATE SEAS IN MAINLY SOUTHERLY SWELL WILL
PREVAIL THROUGH THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS, SLIGHT IN THE GULF OF
CALIFORNIA.
SHORT-TERM SOUTHERN CROSSING (along 23N)
TODAY - SSW 9-11, Seas SW 1.8-4.5 ft @ 18sec
TONITE - SW 8-10, Seas SW 2-4.5 ft @ 17sec
THURSDAY - SW 9-11, Seas SSW 1.7-4.5 ft @ 16sec
THURSDAY NIGHT - SSW 8-10, Seas SSW 1.5-4.7 ft @ 18sec
LONG-TERM SOUTHERN CROSSING
FRIDAY - SSW 8-10, Seas SSW 1.5-4.7 ft @ 18sec
SATURDAY - SW 10-12, Seas SSW 1.6-5.2 ft @ 15sec
SUNDAY - S 10-12, Seas SSW 1.7-5.2 ft @ 18sec
MONDAY - SSE 9-11, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?
TUESDAY - SSW 7-9, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?