Sea of Cortez Forecast
July 4, 2026, 3:01 pm (UTC: -04:00)
Subject: Sea of Cortez Forecast
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WARNINGS
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FOR THE FORECAST, THE RIDGE EXTENDING INTO THE BAJA CALIFORNIA WATERS
WILL CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN GENTLE TO MODERATE BREEZES THROUGH
TODAY, BECOMING MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY FRESH NEAR THE COAST OF
BAJA CALIFORNIA STARTING THIS EVENING THROUGH TUE, AS THE HIGH
PRESSURE STRENGTHENS MODESTLY ACROSS THE AREA. FRESH TO STRONG
GAP WINDS WILL PULSE ACROSS THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC THIS MORNING,
AND TO A LESSER EXTENT TONIGHT, THEN DIMINISH. LOOKING AHEAD, SW
SWELL TO 7 FT IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE WATERS OFF SOUTHERN
MEXICO EARLY NEXT WEEK. EXPECT FRESH SOUTHERLY WINDS ACROSS THE
NORTHERN GULF OF CALIFORNIA TUE AND WED.
A BROAD RIDGE EXTENDS FROM THE NE PACIFIC ACROSS THE BAJA CALIFORNIA
WATERS TO THE REVILLAGIGEDO ISLANDS, AND IS MAINTAINING GENTLE
TO MODERATE NW TO N WINDS, WITH 5-6 FT SEAS IN MERGING NW AND SW
SWELL, PER RECENT SATELLITE ALTIMETER DATA. GENTLE BREEZES AND
SLIGHT SEAS ARE NOTED ELSEWHERE TO PUERTO ANGEL. OVERNIGHT
SATELLITE SCATTEROMETER DATA SHOWED FRESH N GAP WINDS ACROSS THE
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC EXTENDING SOUTHWARD TO 14.5N, WHERE SEAS ARE
5 TO 7 FT. LOW LEVEL CONVERGENT FLOW IS SUPPORTING CLUSTERS OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE NEAR AND OFFSHORE WATERS OF
GUERRERO AND EXTENDING WELL OFFSHORE TO 13.5N. GUSTY WINDS AND
LOCALLY ROUGH SEAS ACCOMPANY THIS ACTIVITY.
SHORT-TERM SEA OF CORTEZ NORTHERN HALF (north of 27N)
TODAY - WNW 13-16, Seas SSW 2.3-3.9 ft @ 14sec
TONITE - NW 11-14, Seas SSW 2.1-3.8 ft @ 14sec
SUNDAY - WNW 14-17, Seas SSW 3.5-4.7 ft @ 17sec
SUNDAY NIGHT - NW 11-14, Seas SSW 2.1-3.8 ft @ 14sec
SHORT-TERM SEA OF CORTEZ SOUTHERN HALF (south of 27N)
TODAY - Not available yet
TONITE - Not available yet
SUNDAY - Not available yet
SUNDAY NIGHT - Not available yet
LONG-TERM SEA OF CORTEZ
MONDAY - Northern Half W 12-15, Seas SSW 2.6-4 ft @ 20sec, Southern Half WSW 6-8, Seas SSW 1-4.6 ft @ 19sec
TUESDAY - Northern Half W 10-13, Seas SSW 2.6-4.2 ft @ 18sec, Southern Half Not available yet
WEDNESDAY - Northern Half WSW 8-10, Seas SSW 2-3.8 ft @ 17sec, Southern Half Not available yet
THURSDAY - Northern Half SSW 6-8, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?, Southern Half SSE 8-10, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?
FRIDAY - Northern Half SSW 6-7, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?, Southern Half SSW 6-7, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?