Sea of Cortez Southern Crossing Forecast
January 15, 2026, 3:00 pm (UTC: -05:00)
Subject: Sea of Cortez Southern Crossing Forecast
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.WARNINGS.
...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 14N95W TO 15N94W TO
16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... N WINDS 30 TO 40
KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M. ELSEWHERE... WITHIN 14N94W TO 16N94W TO
16N96W TO 12N97W TO 11N96W TO 12N95W TO 14N94W... N TO NE WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N96W TO 13N98W TO 11N97W TO
11N96W TO 13N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC... N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 5.0 M.
ELSEWHERE... WITHIN 15N93W TO 16N95W TO 16N97W TO 10N100W TO
10N97W TO 11N94W TO 15N93W...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO
3.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N96W TO
14N96W TO 14N95W TO 14N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC... N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M.
ELSEWHERE... WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 14N97W TO 11N99W TO
11N97W TO 11N95W TO 16N94W... NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO
4.5 M. REMAINDER OF AREA... WITHIN 16N95W TO 15N99W TO 10N104W TO
08N101W TO 08N95W TO 11N92W TO 16N95W... NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN N TO NE SWELL.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN
16N95W TO 14N97W TO 12N104W TO 08N104W TO 06N97W TO 09N93W TO
16N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO
11N106W TO 07N104W TO 06N98W TO 09N93W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 M TO 3.0 M.
A RIDGE DOMINATES THE OFFSHORE FORECAST WATERS OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
PRODUCING GENTLE TO LOCALLY MODERATE NW TO N WINDS WITH SEAS OF
4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL. MODERATE TO LOCALLY FRESH NW WINDS ARE NOTED
OVER THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN GULF OF CALIFORNIA, INCLUDING THE
VICINITY OF SAN JOSE DEL CABO WITH SEAS OF 3 TO 5 FT. GENTLE WINDS
AND SLIGHT SEAS PREVAIL ELSEWEHRE ACROSS THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA.
MODERATE NW WINDS AND MODERATE SEAS ARE ALSO NOTED NEAR CABO
CORRIENTES. OUTSIDE OF THE TEHUANTEPEC AREA, LIGHT TO GENTLE
WINDS AND MODERATE SEAS IN NW SWELL PREVAIL ELSEWHERE ACROSS THE
MEXICAN OFFSHORE FORECAST WATERS.
FOR THE FORECAST, STRONG GALE FORCE WINDS AND VERY ROUGH SEAS ARE
EXPECTED IN THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC THROUGH FRI MORNING. PLEASE,
SEE THE SPECIAL FEATURES SECTION ABOVE FOR MORE INFORMATION.
IN THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA, MAINLY GENTLE TO MODERATE NW WINDS
ARE EXPECTED WITH SEAS OF 3 FT OR LESS. ELSEWHERE, GENTLE TO
MODERATE WINDS AND MODERATE SEAS WILL PREVAIL THROUGHOUT THE
FORECAST PERIOD.
SHORT-TERM SOUTHERN CROSSING (along 23N)
TODAY - NW 8-10, Seas SSW 2-2.7 ft @ 15sec
TONITE - NW 7-9, Seas SSW 2-2.7 ft @ 15sec
FRIDAY - NNW 8-10, Seas SSW 2-2.8 ft @ 15sec
FRIDAY NIGHT - WNW 5-6, Seas SSW 1.4-2.6 ft @ 14sec
LONG-TERM SOUTHERN CROSSING
SATURDAY - NNW 7-9, Seas SSW 1.4-2.5 ft @ 13sec
SUNDAY - NNW 11-14, Seas SSW 2.1-2.8 ft @ 12sec
MONDAY - NW 10-12, Seas SSW 2.1-2.9 ft @ 12sec
TUESDAY - NNW 10-13, Seas SSW 2.1-2.9 ft @ 18sec
WEDNESDAY - NNW 11-14, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?