Sea of Cortez Southern Crossing Forecast
November 12, 2026, 9:00 pm (UTC: -05:00)
Subject: Sea of Cortez Southern Crossing Forecast
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This forecast has not been reviewed. It was generated from an automatic model.
WARNINGS
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.21 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31.5N114W TO 30.5N115W. WITHIN
31N113W TO 32N114W TO 31N114W TO 31N115W TO 30N114W TO 30N113W
TO 31N113W...INCLUDING THE NORTHERN GULF OF CALIFORNIA...SW
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
FRESH NORTHERLY WINDS ARE IN THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC SUPPORTED
BY THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN A HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE
SOUTHERN UNITED STATES AND LOWER PRESSURES WITH THE MONSOON
TROUGH SE OF THE AREA. SEAS IN THIS WATERS ARE 4-7 FT. MEANWHILE,
A WEAK PRESSURE GRADIENT IS PRESENT IN THE REMAINDER OF THE
MEXICAN OFFSHORE WATERS WITH MAINLY MODERATE OR WEAKER WINDS,
EXCEPT LOCALLY FRESH NEAR CABO CORRIENTES. DECAYING NW SWELL IS
PRODUCING SEAS OF 5-8 FT ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA, EXCEPT FOR
SLIGHT SEAS IN THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA.
FOR THE FORECAST, FRESH NORTHERLY WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS AROUND 8
FT WILL PULSE TO STRONG AT NIGHT ACROSS THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC
THROUGH FRI NIGHT WITH LOCALLY ROUGH SEAS. THE NEXT TEHUANTEPEC
GAP WIND EVENT IS FORECAST TO BEGIN EARLY NEXT WEEK AND CONTINUE
THROUGH MUCH OF THE NEXT WEEK. WINDS MAY REACH GALE-FORCE
STARTING TUE NIGHT, IF NOT SOONER. MEANWHILE, A COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE ACROSS THE OFFSHORE WATERS OF BAJA CALIFORNIA FRI, BRINGING
FRESH WINDS AND A NEW BATCH OF ROUGH SEAS APPROACHING 12 FT.
FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO BRIEFLY IMPACT THE
NORTHERN GULF OF CALIFORNIA FRI. THEN, A LARGER NW SWELL ARRIVING
SAT WILL PRODUCE HIGH SEAS TO 20 FT. ROUGH SEAS WILL REACH ALL
THE WAY TO PAST 100W BY EARLY NEXT WEEK, WHILE ADDITIONAL AND
REINFORCING NW SWELL SETS CONTINUE TO ARRIVE.
SHORT-TERM SOUTHERN CROSSING (along 23N)
DATA NOTE - Using cached forecast from 6 hours ago.
TODAY - NNW 8-10, Seas SSW 2-3.8 ft @ 17sec
TONITE - NW 8-10, Seas SSW 1.5-3.7 ft @ 16sec
FRIDAY - NW 8-10, Seas SSW 1.5-3.7 ft @ 16sec
FRIDAY NIGHT - WNW 2-2, Seas SSW 0-3.8 ft @ 15sec
LONG-TERM SOUTHERN CROSSING
SATURDAY - E 3-4, Seas SSW 0-4 ft @ 17sec
SUNDAY - E 3-4, Seas SSW 0-4 ft @ 15sec
MONDAY - NNE 3-4, Seas SSW 0-3.7 ft @ 14sec
TUESDAY - SSW 5-6, Seas SSW 0.8-2.8 ft @ 12sec
WEDNESDAY - S 6-8, Seas SSW 0.9-2.7 ft @ 16sec