Sea of Cortez Southern Crossing Forecast

April 28, 2026, 3:01 am (UTC: -04:00)
Subject: Sea of Cortez Southern Crossing Forecast

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WARNINGS
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RIDGING OFF BAJA CALIFORNIA COMBINED WITH TROUGHING OVER NORTHWEST
MEXICO SUPPORTS MODERATE TO FRESH WINDS OFF THE PENINSULA, WITH
MODERATE WINDS IN THE CENTRAL GULF OF CALIFORNIA. WINDS ARE
MAINLY GENTLE ELSEWHERE. COMBINED SEAS ARE 5-7 FT OFF BAJA
CALIFORNIA, 3-5 FT OFF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTHERN MEXICO, AND 1-3 FT
IN THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA.
FOR THE FORECAST, RIDGING WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA THROUGH MID WEEK.
THE PATTERN WILL SUPPORT MODERATE TO FRESH NORTHWEST WINDS OVER
THE BAJA CALIFORNIA WATERS. ELSEWHERE, MOSTLY LIGHT TO GENTLE
WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE WEEK. MODERATE
TO FRESH WINDS MAY DEVELOP IN THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN GULF OF
CALIFORNIA BY THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT
TIGHTENS SLIGHTLY, THEN PULSING TO FRESH TO STRONG FROM NEAR
PUNTA EUGENIA SOUTHWARD BY EARLY THU INTO THU EVENING. SIMILAR
WINDS WILL PULSE IN THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN GULF OF CALIFORNIA
THEN AS WELL. LOOKING AHEAD, A NORTHERLY GAP WIND EVENT IS
POSSIBLE BY SAT NIGHT ACROSS THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC.

SHORT-TERM SOUTHERN CROSSING (along 23N)
TODAY - NW 13-16, Seas SSW 2.9-3.9 ft @ 14sec
TONITE - NW 12-15, Seas SSW 3.2-4.1 ft @ 14sec
WEDNESDAY - NW 12-15, Seas SSW 3.2-4.1 ft @ 14sec
WEDNESDAY NIGHT - WNW 11-14, Seas SSW 3.3-4.1 ft @ 13sec

LONG-TERM SOUTHERN CROSSING
THURSDAY - NNW 14-18, Seas S 2.6-3.9 ft @ 12sec
FRIDAY - NNW 14-17, Seas S 2.9-4.1 ft @ 10sec
SATURDAY - NNW 8-10, Seas SSW 2.8-3.6 ft @ 17sec
SUNDAY - SW 7-9, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?
MONDAY - SW 7-9, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?