Sea of Cortez Southern Crossing Forecast
May 9, 2026, 3:01 am (UTC: -04:00)
Subject: Sea of Cortez Southern Crossing Forecast
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WARNINGS
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AFTERNOON SATELLITE SCATTEROMETER DATA SHOWED MODERATE TO FRESH
NW TO N-NW WINDS OFF BAJA CALIFORNIA, EAST OF 1025 MB HIGH
PRESSURE CENTERED NEAR 32N132W. RECENT SATELLITE ALTIMETER
DATA SHOWS 4-6 FT SEAS IN NW SWELL, EXCEPT TO 7 FT TO THE NW OF
ISLA GUADALUPE. MODERATE NORTHERLY WINDS PREVAIL FROM BAJA SUR
AND CABO SAN LUCAS SOUTHWARD BEYOND THE REVILLAGIGEDO ISLANDS AND
CABO CORRIENTES TO 17N, WHERE SEAS ARE ALSO 4 TO 6 FT. MODERATE
TO FRESH NW WINDS CONTINUE INSIDE THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM
GUAYMAS TO SOUTHERN SINALOA, WHERE SEAS ARE 3 TO 4 FT. GENTLE
BREEZES AND MODERATE SEAS IN A MIX OF NW AND SW SWELL ARE NOTED
ELSEWHERE TO THE EAST, BECOMING MODERATE SW WINDS ACROSS THE GULF
OF TEHUANTEPEC. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG THUNDERSTORMS
PREVAIL ACROSS THE OUTER WATERS TO THE SOUTH OF TEHUANTEPEC AND
OAXACA.
FOR THE FORECAST, HIGH PRESSURE WEST OF THE AREA WILL SUPPORT MODERATE
TO FRESH NW WINDS AND MODERATE TO ROUGH COMBINED SEAS IN NW SWELL OFF
BAJA CALIFORNIA NORTE INTO SUN, BEFORE CONDITIONS IMPROVE
THEREAFTER, AS THE HIGH PRESSURE WEAKENS. THE PATTERN WILL
SUPPORT GENTLE TO MODERATE WINDS AND MODERATE SEAS ELSEWHERE INTO
EARLY NEXT WEEK. LOOKING AHEAD, STRONG GAP WINDS AND BUILDING
SEAS ARE EXPECTED IN THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC TUE THROUGH WED
NIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH SOUTHERN MEXICO.
SHORT-TERM SOUTHERN CROSSING (along 23N)
TODAY - NW 10-13, Seas SSW 3.2-4.8 ft @ 17sec
TONITE - NW 10-13, Seas SSW 3.2-4.8 ft @ 17sec
SUNDAY - Not available yet
SUNDAY NIGHT - Not available yet
LONG-TERM SOUTHERN CROSSING
MONDAY - Not available yet
TUESDAY - Not available yet
WEDNESDAY - Not available yet
THURSDAY - W 8-10, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?
FRIDAY - W 7-9, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?