Sea of Cortez Southern Crossing Forecast
April 2, 2026, 3:01 am (UTC: -04:00)
Subject: Sea of Cortez Southern Crossing Forecast
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WARNINGS
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.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N115W TO 29N115W TO 30N116W TO
29N116W TO 27N115W TO 26N114W TO 30N115W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
CALIFORNIA AND SEBASTIAN VIZCAINO BAY AND WITHIN 60 NM OF
SHORE...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.42 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 32N114W TO 32N115W TO 31N115W TO
30N115W TO 30N114W TO 31N113W TO 32N114W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
CALIFORNIA...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.
HIGH PRESSURE IS STARTING TO BUILD SE TOWARD NORTHERN WATERS,
CAUSING SOME FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG NW WINDS OFFSHORE CABO SAN
LUCAS AND CABO CORRIENTES. OTHERWISE MAINLY GENTLE TO MODERATE
WINDS PREVAIL. MODERATE SEAS PREVAIL, EXCEPT FOR SLIGHT SEAS IN
THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA.
FOR THE FORECAST, FRESH WINDS WILL CONTINUE PULSING TO LOCALLY
STRONG NEAR CABO CORRIENTES AND CABO SAN LUCAS TONIGHT. FRESH TO
LOCALLY STRONG NW WINDS WILL DOMINATE OFFSHORE BAJA CALIFORNIA
THU INTO FRI AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS W OF THE PENINSULA. SIMILAR
WINDS ARE LIKELY TO REDEVELOP THERE SUN NIGHT AND MON. NW SWELL
WILL BRING LOCALLY ROUGH SEAS OFF BAJA CALIFORNIA NORTE THU NIGHT
THROUGH SAT. LOOKING AHEAD, STRONG N GAP WINDS ARE FORECAST TO
DEVELOP IN THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC SUN NIGHT.
FOR THE FORECAST, GENTLE TO MODERATE WINDS WILL DOMINATE THE OPEN
WATERS THROUGH TONIGHT AS WEAK HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS MUCH OF THE
AREA SLOWLY BUILDS INTO THE BAJA CALIFORNIA WATERS. A SERIES OF
TROUGHS WILL MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS AND WEAKEN W OF 130W
THROUGH REST OF THE WEEK, LEADING TO OCCASIONAL FRESH WINDS AND
POSSIBLY SOME LOCALLY ROUGH SEAS. LARGE SOUTHERLY SWELL WILL
REACH 10N THU, THEN GRADUALLY SUBSIDE. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL
LIKELY TIGHTEN N OF 05N AND W OF 110W BY THE END OF THE WEEK
INCREASING TRADES TO MODERATE TO LOCALLY FRESH, WITH SEAS
BUILDING LOCALLY TO ROUGH AS A RESULT. NORTHERLY SWELL WILL
LIKELY BUILD SEAS TO ROUGH JUST S OF 30N BY LATE THU NIGHT INTO
THE WEEKEND.
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