Sea of Cortez Southern Crossing Forecast

January 8, 2026, 9:01 pm (UTC: -05:00)
Subject: Sea of Cortez Southern Crossing Forecast

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WARNINGS
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.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N113W TO 31N114W TO 31N115W TO
30N115W TO 30N114W TO 30N113W TO 31N113W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
CALIFORNIA...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 29N112W TO 31N114W TO 30N115W TO
28N112W TO 24N110W TO 26N110W TO 29N112W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
CALIFORNIA...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 28N112W TO 31N114W TO 31N115W TO
27N112W TO 23N109W TO 26N110W TO 28N112W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
CALIFORNIA...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.

HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING INTO THE SW UNITED STATES IS LEADING TO
FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG NW WINDS OFFSHORE BAJA CALIFORNIA NORTE,
WHERE SEAS OF 7 TO 10 FT ARE PRESENT. ELSEWHERE OFFSHORE BAJA
CALIFORNIA, MODERATE NW WINDS AND SEAS OF 5 TO 7 FT ARE PRESENT.
IN THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA, MODERATE WINDS AND SEAS OF 2 TO 4 FT
ARE OCCURRING. ELSEWHERE, LIGHT TO GENTLE WINDS AND SEAS OF 2 TO
4 FT DOMINATE.
FOR THE FORECAST, A LARGE AREA OF GALE-FORCE GAP WINDS AND VERY
ROUGH SEAS WILL OCCUR ACROSS AND WELL DOWNWIND OF THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC BEGINNING SAT NIGHT AS A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES
THROUGH SOUTHERN MEXICO. NEAR STORM-FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE SUN
NIGHT, WITH GALES PERSISTING THROUGH AT LEAST MON NIGHT. LARGE
SWELL WILL REACH AS FAR SOUTH AS THE REVILLAGIGEDO ISLANDS INTO
SUN, WITH VERY ROUGH SEAS NORTH OF CABO SAN LAZARO THROUGH FRI
NIGHT. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING NORTH OF THE AREA OVER THE
GREAT BASIN WILL SUPPORT STRONG NW WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS ACROSS
THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA TONIGHT INTO MON.

SHORT-TERM SOUTHERN CROSSING (along 23N)
TODAY - NNW 17-21, Seas SSW 2.7-3.6 ft @ 12sec
TONITE - NNW 19-24, Seas NW 5.7-6.1 ft @ 6sec
SATURDAY - NNW 19-24, Seas NW 5.7-6.1 ft @ 6sec
SATURDAY NIGHT - NNW 14-17, Seas NW 6-6.3 ft @ 8sec

LONG-TERM SOUTHERN CROSSING
SUNDAY - NNW 14-17, Seas NW 6-6.3 ft @ 8sec
MONDAY - NNW 8-10, Seas SSW 2-2.7 ft @ 12sec
TUESDAY - NNW 10-12, Seas SSW 2.1-2.5 ft @ 11sec
WEDNESDAY - NNW 10-12, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?
THURSDAY - Not available yet