Sea of Cortez Forecast
February 11, 2026, 3:00 pm (UTC: -05:00)
Subject: Sea of Cortez Forecast
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WARNINGS
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A COLD FRONT HAS PASSED GUADALUPE ISLAND AND IS APPROACHING THE
COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA NORTE. LARGE NW SWELL TO 8 FT FOLLOWS
THE FRONT. AHEAD OF THE FRONT, FRESH S WINDS OVER THE NORTHERN
GULF OF CALIFORNIA ARE DIMINISHING. MOSTLY GENTLE BREEZES AND
MODERATE NW SWELL ARE NOTED ELSEWHERE ACROSS THE OFFSHORE WATERS
OF MEXICO.
FOR THE FORECAST, THE FRONT WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN AND
SLOW DOWN AS IT MOVES ACROSS BAJA CALIFORNIA NORTE THROUGH
TONIGHT. LARGE NW SWELL WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT INTO THE WATERS
OFF BAJA CALIFORNIA NORTE TODAY AND TONIGHT, AND IN THE OUTER
WATERS OFF BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR NORTH OF CABO SAN LAZARO TONIGHT
INTO THU. LOOKING AHEAD, ANOTHER FRONT WILL APPROACH BAJA
CALIFORNIA FRI AND REINFORCE THE PREVIOUS FRONT, FOLLOWED BY
FRESH NW WINDS AND LARGE SWELL NORTH OF CABO SAN LAZARO. THE
FRONT WILL STALL AND DISSIPATE SAT ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF OF
CALIFORNIA AND BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR. FARTHER SOUTH, FRESH TO
STRONG GAP WINDS MAY PULSE TONIGHT INTO THU NIGHT OVER THE
TEHUANTEPEC REGION.
FOR THE FORECAST, THE LOW PRESSURE AND ATTENDANT COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE SOUTH OF 30N TODAY, THEN MERGE WITH AND REINFORCE THE
PREVIOUS COLD FRONT. FRESH TO STRONG WINDS AND SEAS TO 15 FT WILL
IMPACT THE WATERS NORTH OF 20N AND WEST OF 130W TONIGHT INTO THU.
MEANWHILE, THE OLDER NW SWELL TO 8 FT WILL PERSIST ELSEWHERE
NORTH OF 20N, AND NORTH OF 10N AND WEST OF 130W IN LINGERING
TRADE WIND SWELL. THE LOW PRESSURE DISSIPATES BY FRI AND THE
MERGED FRONT WILL WEAKEN AS IT CONTINUES EAST THROUGH BAJA
CALIFORNIA AND THE NORTHER PART OF THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA. WINDS
WILL DIMINISH FOLLOW THE FRONT, BUT LARGE 8 TO 11 FT N TO NW
SWELL WILL PERSIST NORTH OF 10N AND WEST OF 125W. THE FRONT WILL
DISSIPATE ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF OF CALIFORNIA AND BAJA
CALIFORNIA SUR. HIGH PRESSURE WILL EXTEND ACROSS THE WATERS NORTH
OF 20N SAT AND SUN, SUPPORTING MODERATE TO FRESH TRADE WINDS
OVER THE DEEP TROPICS WEST OF 115W. SEAS WILL BE 6 TO 8 FT NORTH
OF 10N AND WEST OF 115W BY THEN, WITH MODERATE WINDS AND SEAS
ELSEWHERE. LOOKING AHEAD, A NEW COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH 30N140W
LATE SAT, THEN MOVE EASTWARD ACROSS THE WATERS NORTH OF 20N AND
WEST OF 120W THROUGH LATE SUN FOLLOWED BY A NEW ROUND OF STRONG
WIND AND ROUGH SEAS.
SHORT-TERM SEA OF CORTEZ NORTHERN HALF (north of 27N)
TODAY - WNW 10-12, Seas WSW 1.6-3.8 ft @ 14sec
TONITE - W 9-11, Seas WSW --? ft @ 14sec
THURSDAY - WNW 8-10, Seas WSW 1.2-3.9 ft @ 12sec
THURSDAY NIGHT - NW 8-10, Seas SW 1.3-3.9 ft @ 15sec
SHORT-TERM SEA OF CORTEZ SOUTHERN HALF (south of 27N)
TODAY - NW 10-13, Seas SSW 1.8-3.6 ft @ 18sec
TONITE - NNW 8-10, Seas SSW 1.9-3.7 ft @ 18sec
THURSDAY - NNW 9-11, Seas SSW 1.4-3.4 ft @ 16sec
THURSDAY NIGHT - NW 6-8, Seas SSW 1.6-3.4 ft @ 15sec
LONG-TERM SEA OF CORTEZ
FRIDAY - Northern Half W 14-18, Seas SW 3.2-4.4 ft @ 14sec, Southern Half NW 6-8, Seas SSW 1.6-3.4 ft @ 15sec
SATURDAY - Northern Half N 12-15, Seas SW 4.4-5.1 ft @ 14sec, Southern Half NW 14-17, Seas SSW 4-4.6 ft @ 13sec
SUNDAY - Northern Half WNW 7-9, Seas W 0.8-2.8 ft @ 15sec, Southern Half NNW 13-16, Seas SSW 4.2-4.8 ft @ 13sec
MONDAY - Northern Half W 7-9, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?, Southern Half NW 10-12, Seas SSW 2.2-2.9 ft @ 14sec
TUESDAY - Northern Half WNW 10-13, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?, Southern Half NNW 12-15, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?