Sea of Cortez Southern Crossing Forecast
June 16, 2026, 3:01 pm (UTC: -04:00)
Subject: Sea of Cortez Southern Crossing Forecast
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WARNINGS
.NONE.
A SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF OF CALIFORNIA
INTO BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THE
TROUGH AND SURFACE RIDGING TO THE WEST IS SUPPORTING MODERATE TO
LOCALLY FRESH NW WINDS ACROSS THE BAJA PENINSULA OFFSHORES ALONG
WITH MODERATE SEAS TO 7 FT IN S-SW SWELL. IN THE GULF OF
CALIFORNIA, WINDS ARE GENTLE TO MODERATE FROM THE SSW AND SEAS
REMAIN SLIGHT. A WEAK PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE REMAINDER
DISCUSSION WATERS IS SUPPORTING LIGHT TO GENTLE WINDS, EXCEPT
LOCALLY MODERATE OFF SW MEXICO, WITH MODERATE SEAS TO 6 FT IN
S-SW SWELL. ACTIVE CONVECTION IS PRESENT FROM NEAR THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC SOUTHWESTWARD AS DESCRIBED ABOVE WITH A PASSING
TROPICAL WAVE.
FOR THE FORECAST, GENTLE TO MODERATE WINDS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS
THE WATERS OF BAJA CALIFORNIA, PULSING TO LOCALLY FRESH SPEEDS AT
NIGHT. GENTLE TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE WINDS ARE EXPECTED INSIDE
THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA AND NEAR THE TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR,
REACHING TO LOCALLY FRESH SPEEDS WED INTO EARLY THU. LIGHT TO
GENTLE WINDS WILL PREVAIL OVER THE WATERS BETWEEN CABO CORRIENTES
AND TEHUNATEPEC. MODERATE SEAS IN MAINLY SOUTHERLY SWELL WILL
PREVAIL THROUGH THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS, SLIGHT IN THE GULF OF
CALIFORNIA.
SHORT-TERM SOUTHERN CROSSING (along 23N)
TODAY - SW 9-11, Seas SW 1.9-4.8 ft @ 19sec
TONITE - S 7-9, Seas SW 1.3-4.9 ft @ 19sec
WEDNESDAY - SW 11-14, Seas SW 1.9-4.6 ft @ 18sec
WEDNESDAY NIGHT - SW 9-11, Seas SW 2.2-4.6 ft @ 17sec
LONG-TERM SOUTHERN CROSSING
THURSDAY - SW 9-11, Seas SW 2.2-4.6 ft @ 17sec
FRIDAY - SW 9-11, Seas SSW 1.4-5.1 ft @ 16sec
SATURDAY - SSW 10-12, Seas SSW 1.6-5.2 ft @ 15sec
SUNDAY - SSW 9-11, Seas SSW 1.5-5.2 ft @ 15sec
MONDAY - S 9-11, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?