Sea of Cortez Southern Crossing Forecast
April 26, 2026, 3:01 pm (UTC: -04:00)
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
.NONE.
.WITHIN 31N113W TO 32N115W TO 31N114W TO 30N115W TO 30N114W TO
30N113W TO 31N113W...INCLUDING THE NORTHERN GULF OF CALIFORNIA
...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT W TO NW WINDS N OF 31N.
SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
THE TAIL END OF A COLD FRONT IS ANALYZED ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF
OF CALIFORNIA ALONG 31N. FRESH TO STRONG WINDS ARE FOUND ON
EITHER SIDE OF THE FRONT TO THE NORTH OF 29N, ALONG WITH SEAS OF
4-7 FT. WEAK RIDGING FOLLOWING THE FRONT IS SUPPORTING MODERATE
TO FRESH NORTHWEST WINDS OVER THE OFFSHORE WATERS OF BAJA
CALIFORNIA, WITH GENTLE TO MODERATE WINDS ELSEWHERE. COMBINED
SEAS ARE 5-7 FT OFF BAJA CALIFORNIA, 3-5 FT OFF SOUTHWEST AND
SOUTHERN MEXICO, 2-4 FT IN THE CENTRAL GULF OF CALIFORNIA, AND 1-3
FT IN THE SOUTHERN GULF OF CALIFORNIA.
FOR THE FORECAST, THE WINDS OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF CALIFORNIA WILL
DIMINISH BY THIS AFTERNOON AS THE COLD FRONT PUSHES EAST AND WEAK
RIDGING BUILDS OVER THE AREA. THE PATTERN WILL SUPPORT MODERATE
TO FRESH NORTHWEST WINDS OVER THE BAJA CALIFORNIA WATERS THROUGH
MID-WEEK, 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 TONIGHT THROUGH MON
MORNING. ELSEWHERE, MOSTLY LIGHT TO GENTLE WEST TO NORTHWEST
WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. MODERATE TO FRESH
WINDS MAY DEVELOP IN THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN GULF OF CALIFORNIA
BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT TIGHTENS
SLIGHTLY.
SHORT-TERM SOUTHERN CROSSING (along 23N)
TODAY - Not available yet
TONITE - Not available yet
MONDAY - Not available yet
MONDAY NIGHT - Not available yet
LONG-TERM SOUTHERN CROSSING
TUESDAY - Not available yet
WEDNESDAY - Not available yet
THURSDAY - Not available yet
FRIDAY - Not available yet
SATURDAY - Not available yet