Sea of Cortez Southern Crossing Forecast

January 1, 2026, 9:01 pm (UTC: -05:00)
Subject: Sea of Cortez Southern Crossing Forecast

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This forecast has not been reviewed. It was generated from an automatic model.

WARNINGS
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HIGH PRESSURE IN THE GULF OF AMERICA IS FORCING STRONG GAP WINDS
INTO THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC, WHICH ARE CAUSING ROUGH SEAS. FRESH
TO LOCALLY STRONG NW WINDS ARE ALSO ONGOING OFFSHORE JALISCO,
SOUTH OF CABO CORRIENTES. NEARBY, A BROADER AREA OF MODERATE TO
FRESH NW TO N WINDS IS IMPACTING WATERS FROM THE SOUTHERN GULF OF
CALIFORNIA TO E OF THE REVILLAGIGEDO ISLANDS, AS FAR S AS AROUND
17N. ELSEWHERE, WINDS ARE MODERATE OR WEAKER, AND SEAS ARE
SLIGHT TO MODERATE. IN THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL GULF OF CALIFORNIA,
LIGHT WINDS AND SLIGHT SEAS PREVAIL.
FOR THE FORECAST, STRONG GAP WINDS WILL DIMINISH IN THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC FRI, BUT MAY RETURN STARTING SAT NIGHT. FRESH TO
LOCALLY STRONG NNW WINDS OFFSHORE JALISCO EXTENDING NORTHWARD TO
THE MOUTH OF THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA WILL DIMINISH TO MODERATE
SPEEDS FRI NIGHT. LONG PERIOD NW SWELL WILL BRING ROUGH SEAS TO
THE BAJA CALIFORNIA OFFSHORE WATERS SAT NIGHT INTO MON.

SHORT-TERM SOUTHERN CROSSING (along 23N)
TODAY - NNW 17-21, Seas NW 5.1-5.3 ft @ 6sec
TONITE - NW 15-19, Seas NW 5.7-6 ft @ 6sec
SATURDAY - NNW 16-20, Seas NW 5.4-5.7 ft @ 6sec
SATURDAY NIGHT - NNW 14-17, Seas NW 3.9-4.3 ft @ 5sec

LONG-TERM SOUTHERN CROSSING
SUNDAY - NNW 14-17, Seas NW 3.9-4.3 ft @ 5sec
MONDAY - NNW 10-13, Seas SSW 2-3 ft @ 15sec
TUESDAY - NNW 10-12, Seas SSW 1.6-2.7 ft @ 14sec
WEDNESDAY - NNW 10-13, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?
THURSDAY - Not available yet