Sea of Cortez Southern Crossing Forecast
November 19, 2025, 3:01 am (UTC: -05:00)
Subject: Sea of Cortez Southern Crossing Forecast
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WARNINGS
.NONE.
.WITHIN 31N113W TO 32N115W TO 30N115W TO 30N114W TO 30N113W TO
31N113W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA...SW WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM PUNTA EUGENIA SW TO 22N124W TO 22N139W.
A TROUGH CONTINUES TO WEAKEN AHEAD OF THE FRONT FROM 23N115W TO
18N128W. BEHIND THE FRONT, ANOTHER SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM
30N116W TO 25N123W TO 26N134W. SCATTERED SHOWERS ARE ONGOING
ACROSS BAJA CALIFORNIA DUE TO THESE FEATURES. WINDS BEHIND THE
FRONT ARE MODERATE OR WEAKER FROM THE NW AND SEAS ARE ROUGH TO 10
FT IN LONG-PERIOD NW SWELL. THE FRONT IS ALSO MOVING ACROSS THE
NORTHERN GULF OF CALIFORNIA, WHERE IS SUPPORTING FRESH TO STRONG
SW WINDS AND SEAS TO 6 FT. OTHERWISE, A WEAK PRESSURE GRADIENT
SUPPORT MAINLY LIGHT TO GENTLE WINDS WITH SLIGHT TO MODERATE
SEAS IN NW SWELL ELSEWHERE, EXCEPT FOR SLIGHT SEAS IN THE
REMAINDER GULF OF CALIFORNIA.
FOR THE FORECAST, STRONG SW WINDS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE
NORTHERN GULF OF CALIFORNIA AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT THROUGH
TONIGHT. THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SE WHILE GRADUALLY WEAKENING,
AND DISSIPATE N OF CABO SAN LAZARO BY LATE WED. ROUGH SEAS IN THE
WAKE OF THE FRONT WILL PROPAGATE ACROSS THE OUTER OFFSHORE
WATERS N OF CABO SAN LAZARO THROUGH THU MORNING. OTHERWISE, A
NEW COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO ENTER THE BAJA CALIFORNIA NORTE
OFFSHORE WATERS THU NIGHT FOLLOWED BY LARGE SWELL BRINGING ROUGH
SEAS TO THE WATERS N OF CABO SAN LUCAS THROUGH MON.
SHORT-TERM SOUTHERN CROSSING (along 23N)
TODAY - NNW 7-9, Seas NNW 1.9-2 ft @ 4sec
TONITE - NW 2-3, Seas SSE 0.6-1 ft @ 8sec
THURSDAY - NNW 8-10, Seas SSE 1.2-1.8 ft @ 7sec
THURSDAY NIGHT - NNW 9-11, Seas WNW 1.7-2.1 ft @ 5sec
LONG-TERM SOUTHERN CROSSING
FRIDAY - NNW 9-11, Seas WNW 1.7-2.1 ft @ 5sec
SATURDAY - WSW 10-12, Seas SSW 0.9-1.9 ft @ 14sec
SUNDAY - NNW 12-15, Seas SSW 1.9-3 ft @ 14sec
MONDAY - NNW 13-16, Seas SSW 2.7-3.7 ft @ 14sec
TUESDAY - NNW 10-13, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?