Sea of Cortez Forecast
April 14, 2026, 9:00 pm (UTC: -04:00)
Subject: Sea of Cortez Forecast
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WARNINGS
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HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING SOUTHWARD FROM OFFSHORE CALIFORNIA IS
LEADING TO FRESH NW WINDS FOR WATERS N OF CABO CORRIENTES AND THE
REVILLAGIGEDO ISLANDS, INCLUDING MUCH OF THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA.
SEAS IN THESE OFFSHORE WATERS ARE 5 TO 7 FT, WITH 3 TO 5 FT SEAS
IN THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA. FRESH N GAP WINDS ARE IN THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC, WHERE SEAS ARE AROUND 6 FT. ELSEWHERE, MAINLY GENTLE
WINDS PREVAIL, WITH MODERATE SEAS.
FOR THE FORECAST, FRESH NW WINDS WILL IMPACT THE WATERS ON BOTH
SIDES OF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA INTO TONIGHT AS HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC. THIS RIDGING WILL THEN
DOMINATE THE WATERS THROUGH THE WEEK. NW SWELL WILL PROPAGATE
INTO BAJA WATERS THU AND MAY BRING ROUGH SEAS INTO SAT. BETWEEN
BAJA SUR AND PUERTO ANGEL, WINDS WILL BE MODERATE OR WEAKER WITH
MODERATE SEAS THROUGH FRI. PULSING FRESH TO STRONG NORTHERLY GAP
WINDS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE TEHUANTEPEC REGION INTO THIS
AFTERNOON. LOOKING AHEAD, HIGH PRESSURE WILL WEAKEN ACROSS THE
REGION SAT LEADING TO DIMINISHING WINDS AND SEAS.
SHORT-TERM SEA OF CORTEZ NORTHERN HALF (north of 27N)
TODAY - W 11-14, Seas SW 2.3-3.2 ft @ 14sec
TONITE - W 15-19, Seas SSW 3.4-4.2 ft @ 15sec
THURSDAY - W 13-16, Seas SSW 2.7-3.7 ft @ 16sec
THURSDAY NIGHT - W 15-19, Seas SSW 3.4-4.2 ft @ 15sec
SHORT-TERM SEA OF CORTEZ SOUTHERN HALF (south of 27N)
TODAY - NW 17-21, Seas SSW 5.1-6 ft @ 14sec
TONITE - WNW 10-13, Seas SSW 3.7-5.1 ft @ 17sec
THURSDAY - WNW 10-13, Seas SSW 3.7-5.1 ft @ 17sec
THURSDAY NIGHT - W 8-10, Seas SSW 2.3-4.5 ft @ 16sec
LONG-TERM SEA OF CORTEZ
FRIDAY - Northern Half W 14-18, Seas SSW 3.7-4.4 ft @ 15sec, Southern Half NNW 10-13, Seas SSW 1.9-4.6 ft @ 15sec
SATURDAY - Northern Half WSW 9-11, Seas SSW 1.9-3.1 ft @ 14sec, Southern Half NNW 10-12, Seas SSW 2.5-4.4 ft @ 14sec
SUNDAY - Northern Half W 9-11, Seas SSW 1.8-3 ft @ 13sec, Southern Half WNW 8-10, Seas SSW 2.3-4.1 ft @ 14sec
MONDAY - Northern Half W 11-14, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?, Southern Half SW 6-7, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?
TUESDAY - Northern Half Not available yet, Southern Half Not available yet