Sea of Cortez Southern Crossing Forecast
February 4, 2026, 9:01 am (UTC: -05:00)
Subject: Sea of Cortez Southern Crossing Forecast
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.WARNINGS.
...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 30N133W TO 30N140W TO 24N140W TO 27N136W TO 30N133W S
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5.0 M IN W TO NW SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N138W TO 30N140W TO 29N140W TO
29N139W TO 30N138W W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 5.0 TO 5.5 M.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 30N137W TO 30N140W TO 27N140W TO 28N138W TO
30N137W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4.0 TO 5.5 M. WITHIN
30N134W TO 30N137W TO 28N137W TO 29N135W TO 30N134W S TO SW WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 5.0 M. REMAINDER AREA WITHIN 30N132W TO
30N135W TO 29N136W TO 30N137W TO 27N140W TO 22N140W TO 30N132W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M IN W TO NW SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N135W TO 30N140W TO 29N140W TO
29N139W TO 29N137W TO 30N135W W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5.5 TO
6.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 30N131W TO 30N140W TO 19N140W TO 30N131W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 5.5 M IN W TO NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N130W TO 30N140W TO 16N140W TO
30N130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 6.0 M IN W TO NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N123W TO 30N140W TO 06N140W TO
16N129W TO 30N123W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 5.0 M IN W
TO NW SWELL.
...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 14N95W TO 15N94W TO
16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... N WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94.5W TO 16.5N95W TO 16N95.5W TO
15.5N95.5W TO 15.5N95W TO 15.5N94.5W TO 16N94.5W...INCLUDING THE
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N93W TO 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 14N96W
TO 14N95W TO 15N93W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 15N94W TO
16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... N WINDS 30 TO 40
KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N93W TO 16N95W TO
15N96W TO 13N96W TO 14N94W TO 15N93W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N95W TO 13N97W TO 13N96W TO 14N95W TO
16N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... N TO NE WINDS 30
TO 45 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 14N93W TO 16N94W
TO 15N96W TO 12N99W TO 11N96W TO 13N94W TO 14N93W N TO NE WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M. REMAINDER AREA WITHIN 15N94W TO
14N98W TO 09N105W TO 06N105W TO 06N102W TO 10N94W TO 15N94W WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN N TO NE SWELL.
ASIDE FROM THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC, SUBSIDING ROUGH SEAS IN NW
SWELL PREVAILS OVER THE WATERS W OF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA
PENINSULA, EXTENDING SOUTHWARD TO NEAR AND WEST OF THE
REVILLAGIGEDO ISLANDS. OTHERWISE, WINDS ARE MODERATE OR WEAKER
WITH MODERATE SEAS, EXCEPT SLIGHT IN THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA,
ACROSS THE DISCUSSION AREA.
FOR THE FORECAST ASIDE FROM THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC, A SET OF NW
SWELL WILL IMPACT THE WATERS WEST OF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA
PENINSULA THROUGH EARLY TODAY. ANOTHER SET OF LARGE NW SWELL WILL
ENTER THE WATERS OFF BAJA CALIFORNIA NORTE THE END OF THE WEEK,
SPREADING ACROSS THE WATERS W OF 100W DURING THE UPCOMING
WEEKEND. WINDS PAY PULSE TO MODERATE FRESH FROM NEAR THE SOUTHERN
GULF OF CALIFORNIA AND CABO SAN LUCAS TO NEAR CABO CORRIENTES AT
TIMES DUE TO A LOCALLY TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT.
ASIDE FROM THE NW WATERS GALE WARNING AND ASSOCIATED LARGE
SWELLS DISCUSSED ABOVE, A SEPARATE NW SWELL CONTINUES TO
SUBSIDE, WITH SEAS IN THE 8 TO 9 FT RANGE PREVAILING MAINLY OVER
THE WATERS SSW OF BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR TO NEAR 10N118W.
MEANWHILE, ROUGH SEAS GENERATED FROM RECENTLY ENDED GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC AND GULF OF PAPAGAYO GALE- FORCE GAP WIND EVENTS ARE
OVER THE DISCUSSION WATERS FROM 02N TO 10N BETWEEN 90W AND 103W.
ELSEWHERE, MODERATE WINDS, AND MODERATE SEAS IN MIXED SWELL,
PREVAIL.
SHORT-TERM SOUTHERN CROSSING (along 23N)
TODAY - NW 14-17, Seas S 3-3.5 ft @ 13sec
TONITE - NW 11-14, Seas NW 3.8-4.2 ft @ 5sec
THURSDAY - NW 14-17, Seas NW 3.6-4 ft @ 6sec
THURSDAY NIGHT - NW 11-14, Seas SSW 3-3.4 ft @ 12sec
LONG-TERM SOUTHERN CROSSING
FRIDAY - NW 12-15, Seas SSW 2.1-2.6 ft @ 12sec
SATURDAY - NNW 14-17, Seas NW 2.8-3.2 ft @ 5sec
SUNDAY - NW 15-19, Seas NW 4.3-4.6 ft @ 5sec
MONDAY - WNW 14-18, Seas NW 5.1-5.3 ft @ 6sec
TUESDAY - NNW 9-11, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?