Sea of Cortez Southern Crossing Forecast
January 8, 2026, 3:08 pm (UTC: -05:00)
Subject: Sea of Cortez Southern Crossing Forecast
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WARNINGS
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.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N115W TO 30N115W TO 30N114W TO
30N113W TO 31N113W TO 31N115W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
CALIFORNIA...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N113W TO 32N115W TO 30N115W TO
30N114W TO 29N113W TO 31N113W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
CALIFORNIA...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N114W TO 31N115W TO 26N111W TO
21N109W TO 22N108W TO 24N108W TO 31N114W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
CALIFORNIA...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
THE WEAK COLD FRONT THAT HAD BEEN OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF OF
CALIFORNIA HAS DEVOLVED INTO A SURFACE TROUGH. MODERATE TO FRESH
NW WINDS ARE PRESENT OFFSHORE BAJA CALIFORNIA, WHERE SEAS OF 7 TO
10 FT IN NW SWELL ARE PRESENT. MOSTLY GENTLE BREEZES AND 3 TO 5
FT SEAS ARE NOTED ELSEWHERE, EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT SEAS OVER THE GULF
OF CALIFORNIA.
FOR THE FORECAST, LARGE SWELL WILL REACH AS FAR SOUTH AS THE
REVILLAGIGEDO ISLANDS INTO SUN, REINFORCED BY VERY LARGE SWELL
OVER THE WATERS NORTH OF CABO SAN LAZARO INTO SAT. STRONG HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDING NORTH OF THE AREA OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL
SUPPORT STRONG NW WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS ACROSS THE GULF OF
CALIFORNIA TONIGHT INTO MON. MEANWHILE, A LARGE AREA OF GALE-
FORCE GAP WINDS AND VERY ROUGH SEAS WILL OCCUR ACROSS AND WELL
DOWNWIND OF THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC BEGINNING SAT NIGHT AS A
STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH SOUTHERN MEXICO.
SHORT-TERM SOUTHERN CROSSING (along 23N)
TODAY - Not available yet
TONITE - Not available yet
FRIDAY - Not available yet
FRIDAY NIGHT - Not available yet
LONG-TERM SOUTHERN CROSSING
SATURDAY - Not available yet
SUNDAY - Not available yet
MONDAY - Not available yet
TUESDAY - Not available yet
WEDNESDAY - Not available yet