Sea of Cortez Southern Crossing Forecast
January 15, 2026, 3:01 am (UTC: -05:00)
Subject: Sea of Cortez Southern Crossing Forecast
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.WARNINGS.
...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N96W TO 15N95W TO 15N94W TO
16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N96W TO 14N95W TO
15N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS
30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 16N94W TO 15N96W
TO 13N96W TO 12N96W TO 14N94W TO 16N94W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N94W TO 16N94W TO 16N96W TO 14N97W TO
13N97W TO 14N94W TO 15N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N93W TO 16N96W TO 11N101W TO 09N99W TO 10N96W
TO 12N93W TO 15N93W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M IN N
SWELL.
.39 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 14N96W TO 12N99W TO
13N96W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...NE WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 14N94W TO
14N102W TO 10N106W TO 07N99W TO 09N92W TO 14N94W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN N TO NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N92W TO 14N102W TO 11N106W TO 06N103W
TO 06N96W TO 09N91W TO 11N92W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO
3.0 M IN N TO NE SWELL.
A RIDGE DOMINATES THE OFFSHORE FORECAST WATERS OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
PRODUCING LIGHT TO GENTLE NW TO N WINDS WITH SEAS OF 5 TO 7 FT
IN NW SWELL. MODERATE TO FRESH NW WINDS OVER THE CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN GULF OF CALIFORNIA, INCLUDING THE VICINITY OF SAN JOSE
DEL CABO WITH SEAS OF 3 TO 5 FT. GENTLE TO MODERATE WINDS AND
SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS PREVAIL ELSEWEHRE ACROSS THE GULF OF
CALIFORNIA. MODERATE TO FRESH 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 WATERS.
SHORT-TERM SOUTHERN CROSSING (along 23N)
TODAY - NNW 10-12, Seas NW 3-3.3 ft @ 6sec
TONITE - NW 10-12, Seas SSW 2-2.7 ft @ 15sec
FRIDAY - NW 10-12, Seas SSW 2-2.7 ft @ 15sec
FRIDAY NIGHT - NW 7-9, Seas SSW 1.4-2.6 ft @ 14sec
LONG-TERM SOUTHERN CROSSING
SATURDAY - NNW 10-13, Seas SSW 1.3-2.5 ft @ 13sec
SUNDAY - NNW 10-12, Seas SSW 1.7-2.7 ft @ 13sec
MONDAY - NW 7-9, Seas SSW 2.1-2.9 ft @ 12sec
TUESDAY - N 13-16, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?
WEDNESDAY - NNW 14-17, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?