Sea of Cortez Southern Crossing Forecast

December 11, 2025, 3:00 pm (UTC: -05:00)
Subject: Sea of Cortez Southern Crossing Forecast

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WARNINGS
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FRESH TO STRONG GAP WINDS ARE OVER AND DOWNSTREAM THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC, WITH SEAS OF 5-8 FT. ELSEWHERE, A RIDGE EXTENDS
FROM HIGH PRESSURE LOCATED N OF THE AREA TO ACROSS THE OFFSHORE
FORECAST WATERS OF BAJA CALIFORNIA. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN
THIS RIDGE AND A TROUGH OVER WESTERN MEXICO IS SUPPORTING
MODERATE WINDS IN THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN GULF OF CALIFORNIA,
AS WELL AS NEAR CABO CORRIENTES. LIGHT TO GENTLE WINDS AND
MODERATE SEAS IN LONG PERIOD MIXED SWELLS ARE NOTED ACROSS THE
REMAINDER OF THE MEXICAN OFFSHORE WATERS, WITH SLIGHT TO MODERATE
SEAS IN THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA AND NEARSHORE SW MEXICO.
FOR THE FORECAST, FRESH TO STRONG NORTHERLY GAP WINDS WILL
PREVAIL IN THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC THROUGH FRI MORNING, THEN
MODERATE TO FRESH THROUGH SAT MORNING. WINDS OVER TEHUANTEPEC
WILL STRENGTHEN ON SAT AFTERNOON AND NIGHT, POSSIBLY REACHING
GALE- FORCE SUN NIGHT THROUGH AT LEAST MON NIGHT. MAINLY GENTLE
TO MODERATE WINDS AND MODERATE SEAS WILL PREVAIL ELSEWHERE,
LOCALLY FRESH NEAR CABO CORRIENTES AND IN THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA
THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK.

SHORT-TERM SOUTHERN CROSSING (along 23N)
TODAY - NNW 10-13, Seas SSW 2.4-3.2 ft @ 12sec
TONITE - NW 10-12, Seas SSW 2.4-3.1 ft @ 12sec
FRIDAY - NW 10-12, Seas SSW 2.4-3.1 ft @ 12sec
FRIDAY NIGHT - NNW 8-10, Seas S 1.7-2.7 ft @ 13sec

LONG-TERM SOUTHERN CROSSING
SATURDAY - NNW 10-12, Seas S 1.7-2.7 ft @ 12sec
SUNDAY - NNW 10-12, Seas S 1.7-2.6 ft @ 12sec
MONDAY - NNW 8-10, Seas SW 1.7-2.7 ft @ 17sec
TUESDAY - NW 10-12, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?
WEDNESDAY - NNW 10-12, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?