Sea of Cortez Southern Crossing Forecast

December 11, 2025, 9:01 pm (UTC: -05:00)
Subject: Sea of Cortez Southern Crossing Forecast

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WARNINGS
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FRESH TO STRONG GAP WINDS, LOCALLY NEAR GALE FORCE, ARE OVER AND
DOWNSTREAM THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC, WITH SEAS OF 6-8 FT.
ELSEWHERE, A RIDGE EXTENDS FROM HIGH PRESSURE LOCATED N OF THE
AREA TO ACROSS THE OFFSHORE FORECAST WATERS OF BAJA CALIFORNIA.
THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THIS RIDGE AND A TROUGH OVER
WESTERN MEXICO IS SUPPORTING MODERATE WINDS IN THE CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN GULF OF CALIFORNIA, AS WELL AS NEAR CABO CORRIENTES.
LIGHT TO GENTLE WINDS AND MODERATE SEAS IN LONG PERIOD MIXED
SWELLS ARE NOTED ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE MEXICAN OFFSHORE
WATERS, WITH SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS IN THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA
AND NEARSHORE SW MEXICO.
FOR THE FORECAST, FRESH TO STRONG NORTHERLY GAP WINDS WILL
PREVAIL IN THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC THROUGH FRI MORNING, THEN
MODERATE TO FRESH THROUGH SAT. WINDS OVER TEHUANTEPEC WILL
STRENGTHEN ON SAT EVENING AND NIGHT, POSSIBLY REACHING GALE-
FORCE SUN NIGHT THROUGH EARLY TUE. MAINLY GENTLE TO MODERATE
WINDS AND MODERATE SEAS WILL PREVAIL ELSEWHERE, LOCALLY FRESH
NEAR CABO CORRIENTES AND IN THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA THROUGH THE
END OF THE WEEK.

SHORT-TERM SOUTHERN CROSSING (along 23N)
TODAY - NW 10-12, Seas SSW 2.6-3.3 ft @ 12sec
TONITE - NNW 8-10, Seas S 1.8-2.7 ft @ 13sec
SATURDAY - NNW 10-12, Seas S 1.5-2.6 ft @ 12sec
SATURDAY NIGHT - NW 9-11, Seas S 2.2-3 ft @ 12sec

LONG-TERM SOUTHERN CROSSING
SUNDAY - NNW 10-12, Seas S 1.8-2.7 ft @ 12sec
MONDAY - NNW 8-10, Seas SW 2-2.8 ft @ 17sec
TUESDAY - NW 10-12, Seas SW 1-2.3 ft @ 15sec
WEDNESDAY - NNW 10-12, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?
THURSDAY - Not available yet