Sea of Cortez Southern Crossing Forecast
January 7, 2026, 3:02 am (UTC: -05:00)
Subject: Sea of Cortez Southern Crossing Forecast
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WARNINGS
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WEAK RIDGING EXTENDING INTO THE BAJA REGION ROUGHLY ALONG 24N IS
SUPPORTING MODERATE NORTHERLY WINDS ACROSS THE BAJA WATERS SOUTH
OF PUNTA EUGENIA AND INSIDE THE SOUTHERN GULF OF CALIFORNIA,
BECOMING NE THROUGH THE REVILLAGIGEDO ISLANDS, WITH GENTLE WINDS
ACROSS THE WATERS OF BAJA NORTE. GENTLE TO LOCALLY MODERATE
BREEZES PREVAIL ELSEWHERE ACROSS THE MEXICAN OFFSHORE WATERS. NW
SWELL CONTINUES TO SUBSIDE ACROSS THE REGIONAL WATERS, WITH PEAK
SEAS OF 7 TO 8 FT STILL OCCURRING OVER THE WATERS BETWEEN BAJA
CALIFORNIA SUR AND THE REVILLAGIGEDO ISLANDS. SEAS GENERALLY 4
TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. GENTLE TO MODERATE NW TO N WINDS PREVAIL
ACROSS THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC. A NEW COLD FRONT IS MOVING
EASTWARD TOWARD THE BAJA NORTE WATERS, LOCATED WELL OFFSHORE
ALONG 121.5W.
FOR THE FORECAST, A COLD FRONT APPROACHING GUADALUPE ISLAND WILL
SLOWLY WEAKEN AS IT REACHES THE OUTER BAJA NORTE WATERS
OVERNIGHT, THEN GRADUALLY DISSIPATE MOVES ACROSS BAJA CALIFORNIA
AND THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA THROUGH LATE WED. HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDING IN BEHIND THE FRONT WILL BRING MODERATE TO FRESH
NORTHERLY WINDS TO THE BAJA WATERS. NEW NW SWELL GENERATED BEHIND
THIS FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE BAJA NORTE WATERS TONIGHT THROUGH
WED THEN PERSIST OFF BAJA CALIFORNIA NORTE THROUGH THU, WITH
LARGE REINFORCING SWELL ENTERING THE REGION THU EVENING, REACHING
CABO SAN LAZARO FRI MORNING AND THE REVILLAGIGEDO ISLANDS SAT
MORNING. LOOKING AHEAD, STRONG HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING NORTH OF
THE AREA OVER THE GREAT BASIN LATE IN THE WEEK WILL SUPPORT FRESH
TO STRONG NW WINDS AND VERY ROUGH SEAS ACROSS THE GULF OF
CALIFORNIA FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT. FARTHER SOUTH, A LARGE AREA OF
GALE- FORCE GAP WINDS AND VERY ROUGH SEAS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS AND
WELL DOWNWIND OF THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC BEGINNING SAT NIGHT AS
A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH SOUTHERN MEXICO.
SHORT-TERM SOUTHERN CROSSING (along 23N)
TODAY - NNW 14-17, Seas SSW 3.1-3.6 ft @ 12sec
TONITE - N 11-14, Seas SSW 3.4-3.9 ft @ 14sec
THURSDAY - NNW 14-17, Seas NW 4-4.5 ft @ 6sec
THURSDAY NIGHT - NNW 12-15, Seas SSW 3.8-4.3 ft @ 13sec
LONG-TERM SOUTHERN CROSSING
FRIDAY - NNW 17-21, Seas NW 4.2-4.9 ft @ 5sec
SATURDAY - NNW 18-22, Seas NW 5.2-5.7 ft @ 6sec
SUNDAY - NNW 15-19, Seas NW 6.1-6.5 ft @ 8sec
MONDAY - NNW 11-14, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?
TUESDAY - NNW 10-13, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?