Sea of Cortez Southern Crossing Forecast
May 14, 2026, 9:01 am (UTC: -04:00)
Subject: Sea of Cortez Southern Crossing Forecast
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WARNINGS
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A BROAD RIDGE ACROSS THE REGION EXTENDS SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE
WATERS W OF 110W, TO THE REVILLAGIGEDO ISLANDS. TROUGHING
EXTENDS ACROSS WESTERN MEXICO. RECENT SATELLITE SCATTEROMETER
WINDS SHOW THAT THIS PRESSURE PATTERN IS SUPPORTING MODERATE TO
LOCALLY FRESH NW TO N WINDS OFFSHORE BAJA CALIFORNIA NORTH OF
CABO SAN LAZARO, AND GENTLE TO MODERATE WINDS ELSEWHERE ACROSS
THE BAJA WATERS. SEAS ACROSS THESE BAJA WATERS ARE 5 TO 7 FT IN
MIXED NW AND SW SWELL. SCATTEROMETER DATA ALSO SHOWED MODERATE TO
LOCALLY FRESH W TO SW GAP WINDS ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF OF
CALIFORNIA, AND GENTLE TO MODERATE NW WINDS ACROSS THE REMAINDER
OF THE GULF. SEAS ARE 2 TO 4 FT AND BUILDING ACROSS THE NORTHERN
GULF AND 2 TO 3 FT ELSEWHERE. GENTLE TO MODERATE WINDS PREVAIL
ELSEWHERE FROM BAJA SUR TO PUERTO ANGEL, WHERE SEAS ARE 5 TO 6 FT
IN SW SWELL. N TO NE GAP WINDS HAVE BEGUN TO PULSE TO NEAR 30 KT
ACROSS THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC AND EXTEND OFFSHORE TO NEAR 14N,
WHERE SEAS ARE 6 TO 9 FT.
FOR THE FORECAST, STRONG NORTHERLY GAP WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO
PULSE ACROSS THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC THROUGH EARLY FRI DUE TO
HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS NE MEXICO AND THE WESTERN GULF OF AMERICA.
SEAS WILL PEAK AROUND 10 FT WITH THESE PEAK WINDS. FRESH W TO SW
GAP WINDS WILL PULSE IN THE NORTHERN GULF OF CALIFORNIA TONIGHT
THROUGH THU MORNING AS A TROUGH BRIEFLY DEEPENS, WITH SIMILAR
CONDITIONS EXPECTED AGAIN EACH NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT. OTHERWISE,
MODERATE TO FRESH NW WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE OFFSHORE
WATERS OF BAJA CALIFORNIA THROUGH FRI AS HIGH PRESSURE WELL TO
THE NW GRADUALLY BUILDS INTO THE AREA. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO
FRESH TO STRONG WELL OFFSHORE BAJA CALIFORNIA NORTE THIS WEEKEND,
AND MOSTLY FRESH ACROSS THE REMAINING BAJA WATERS, THEN DIMINISH
MON. MODERATE SEAS IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL WILL DOMINATE THE
OFFSHORE WATERS TODAY, GRADUALLY BUILDING TO 8-9 FT OFFSHORE
BAJA CALIFORNIA NORTE EARLY FRI NIGHT, THEN TO 9-15 FT EARLY SUN
THROUGH MIDDAY MON. SEAS OF 8 FT OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED TO
SPREAD SOUTHWARD TO THE REVILLAGIGEDO ISLANDS BY EARLY TUE.
SHORT-TERM SOUTHERN CROSSING (along 23N)
TODAY - WNW 9-11, Seas SSW 1.5-4.9 ft @ 15sec
TONITE - WNW 3-4, Seas SSW --? ft @ 15sec
FRIDAY - W 10-13, Seas SSW 1.9-4.7 ft @ 14sec
FRIDAY NIGHT - WNW 3-4, Seas SSW --? ft @ 15sec
LONG-TERM SOUTHERN CROSSING
SATURDAY - W 7-9, Seas SSW 1.2-4.2 ft @ 14sec
SUNDAY - S 11-14, Seas SSW 2-4.3 ft @ 16sec
MONDAY - SSW 9-11, Seas SSW 2.4-4.4 ft @ 14sec
TUESDAY - WNW 6-7, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?
WEDNESDAY - W 10-13, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?