Sea of Cortez Southern Crossing Forecast

November 6, 2025, 9:01 am (UTC: -05:00)
Subject: Sea of Cortez Southern Crossing Forecast

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WARNINGS
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.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N115W TO 30N140W TO 08N139W TO
09N124W TO 30N115W...INCLUDING SEBASTIAN VIZCAINO BAY...WINDS 20
KT OR LESS EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 10N TO 18N W OF
125W...AND NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF 28N BETWEEN BAJA CALIFORNIA
AND 118W. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NE PART.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 21N112W TO 30N116W TO 21N140W TO
04N140W TO 05N127W TO 21N112W...INCLUDING SEBASTIAN VIZCAINO BAY
AND WITHIN 60 NM OF SHORE...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M
IN NW SWELL.

FRESH TO STRONG NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS, AND SEAS OF 6 TO 8 FT,
ARE OVER AND DOWNSTREAM THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC AS INDICATED BY
OVERNIGHT SCATTEROMETER AND ALTIMETER SATELLITE DATA PASSES.
GENTLE TO MODERATE WINDS PREVAIL WEST OF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA
PENINSULA. LIGHT TO GENTLE WINDS ARE OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE
DISCUSSION WATERS, INCLUDING IN THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA. SEAS ARE
IN THE 6 TO 8 FT RANGE WEST OF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA, AND 4
TO 7 FT OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE OPEN WATERS OFF MEXICO. SEAS ARE 3
FT OR LESS IN THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA.
FOR THE FORECAST, THE FRESH TO STRONG WINDS IN THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC WILL DIMINISH THROUGH FRI. A SET OF LARGE NORTHWEST
SWELL WILL ENTER THE WATERS N OF PUNTA EUGENIA TODAY. THE SWELL
WILL PROPAGATE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE OFFSHORE WATERS OF
BAJA CALIFORNIA THROUGH FRI NIGHT, THEN SUBSIDE DURING THE
WEEKEND. THE NEXT GAP WIND EVENT FOR THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC
REGION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SUN NIGHT, WITH WINDS POSSIBLY
REACHING GALE-FORCE BY EARLY MON MORNING.

SHORT-TERM SOUTHERN CROSSING (along 23N)
TODAY - NW 10-12, Seas SW 0.8-2.4 ft @ 20sec
TONITE - NNW 6-8, Seas SSW 0.9-2.3 ft @ 14sec
FRIDAY - NNW 6-8, Seas SSW 0.9-2.3 ft @ 14sec
FRIDAY NIGHT - E 2-2, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?

LONG-TERM SOUTHERN CROSSING
SATURDAY - NW 5-6, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?
SUNDAY - NW 10-13, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?
MONDAY - NNW 10-12, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?
TUESDAY - NW 6-8, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?
WEDNESDAY - NNW 10-12, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?