Sea of Cortez Southern Crossing Forecast
November 7, 2025, 3:00 pm (UTC: -05:00)
Subject: Sea of Cortez Southern Crossing Forecast
Questions/Comments visit https://svsarana.com
This forecast has not been reviewed. It was generated from an automatic model.
WARNINGS
.NONE.
GENTLE TO MODERATE WINDS ARE OVER AND DOWNSTREAM THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC. MODERATE TO LOCALLY FRESH WINDS ARE FOUND W OF BAJA
CALIFORNIA NORTE, WITH MODERATE WINDS WEST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR
EXTENDING SOUTHWARD TO NEAR THE REVILLAGIGEDO ISLANDS. LIGHT TO
GENTLE WINDS ARE ELSEWHERE OVER THE OPEN WATERS OFF MEXICO.
GENTLE TO LOCALLY MODERATE WINDS PREVAIL OVER THE GULF OF
CALIFORNIA. SEAS ARE IN THE 8-12 FT RANGE IN NW SWELL OFF BAJA
CALIFORNIA NORTE. SEAS ARE IN THE 6-7 FT RANGE WEST OF BAJA
CALIFORNIA SUR. ELSEWHERE OVER THE OPEN WATERS OFF MEXICO, SEAS
OF 4-6 FT PREVAIL. OVER THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA, SEAS ARE 3 FT OR
LESS.
NW SIGNIFICANT SWELL EVENT: LARGE NW SWELL IS PROPAGATING ACROSS
THE N PORTION OF THE DISCUSSION AREA, WHERE WAVE MODELS SHOW THE
LEADING WAVES OF THIS SWELL WITH PERIODS OF 13 TO 15 SECONDS.
CURRENTLY, SEAS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SWELL ARE PEAKING NEAR 13
FT (4.0 M) TO THE NORTH OF 22N BETWEEN 119W AND 122W. SEAS WITH
THIS SWELL WILL SUBSIDE BELOW 12 FT ACROSS THE WATERS OFFSHORE OF
BAJA CALIFORNIA NORTE TODAY. MARINERS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION
IN THIS AREA, DEPENDING ON VESSEL TYPE AND CARGO.
FOR THE FORECAST, MODERATE TO FRESH WINDS IN THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC WILL DIMINISH TODAY. LARGE NW SWELL OVER THE WATERS
OF BAJA CALIFORNIA NORTE WILL PROPAGATE THROUGH THE WATERS OF
BAJA SUR THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON, THEN ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE
MEXICAN OFFSHORE WATERS THROUGH SUN. SEAS WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE
FROM N TO S STARTING TONIGHT. THE NEXT GALE FORCE GAP WIND EVENT
IN THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC REGION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SUN NIGHT,
WITH WINDS LIKELY REACHING GALE-FORCE BY EARLY MON MORNING.
SHORT-TERM SOUTHERN CROSSING (along 23N)
TODAY - N 3-4, Seas SW 0.8-2.4 ft @ 20sec
TONITE - ENE 2-3, Seas SSW 0.8-2.3 ft @ 14sec
SATURDAY - NNW 7-9, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?
SATURDAY NIGHT - NNW 7-9, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?
LONG-TERM SOUTHERN CROSSING
SUNDAY - NNW 10-13, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?
MONDAY - NNW 10-13, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?
TUESDAY - NW 6-8, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?
WEDNESDAY - NW 9-11, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?
THURSDAY - NW 10-12, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?