southerncrossingforecast: Solmate Southern Crossing Forecast
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Date: 27 Dec 2025 01:21:11 -0000
Last-Modified: 26 Dec 2025 20:01:42 -0000
Expires: 31 Dec 2037 23:55:55 -0000
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Sea of Cortez Southern Crossing Forecast
Sea of Cortez Southern Crossing Forecast
December 26, 2025, 3:01 pm (UTC: -05:00)
Subject: Sea of Cortez Southern Crossing Forecast
Questions/Comments visit https://svsarana.com
This forecast has not been reviewed. It was generated from an automatic model.
WARNINGS
.NONE.
THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE OVER THE GULF
OF AMERICA AND LOWER PRESSURES IN THE DEEP TROPICS RESULT IN
FRESH TO STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS AND SEAS OF 6-9 FT IN THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC. FARTHER WEST, A STRONG GALE CENTER NEAR CALIFORNIA
SUSTAINS A LARGE AREA OF NW SWELL THAT IS PRODUCING SEAS OF 6-9
FT NORTH OF PUNTA EUGENIA, ESPECIALLY WEST OF GUADALUPE ISLAND.
MEANWHILE, MODERATE TO FRESH NW WINDS AND MODERATE SEAS ARE
FOUND IN THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN GULF OF CALIFORNIA AND OFF BAJA
CALIFORNIA SUR. ELSEWHERE, MODERATE OR WEAKER WINDS AND SLIGHT
TO MODERATE SEAS PREVAIL.
FOR THE FORECAST, THE GRADIENT RELATED TO HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE
GULF OF AMERICA WILL CONTINUE TO INDUCE FRESH TO STRONG
NORTHERLY GAP WINDS IN THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC REGION THROUGH
SAT MORNING, THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISHING THROUGH SAT AFTERNOON AS
THE HIGH PRESSURE SLOWLY WEAKENS. SEAS IN THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE THROUGH SAT. GALE CONDITIONS MAY
BE POSSIBLE IN THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC REGION TUE. NORTHWEST
SWELL PROPAGATING THROUGH THE WATERS NORTH OF PUNTA EUGENIA WILL
BE REINFORCED BY A NEW SET OF NORTHWEST SWELL BUILDING INTO THE
REGIONAL WATERS THROUGH TONIGHT, SPREADING ROUGH SEAS SOUTHWARD
ACROSS THE OFFSHORE WATERS OF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA
THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEKEND. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO BUILD
ACROSS THE BAJA WATERS TONIGHT AND THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEKEND
BRINGING A RETURN TO MORE TYPICAL NORTHERLY WINDS. FRESH TO
LOCALLY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ARE LIKELY TO DEVELOP IN THE GULF
OF CALIFORNIA SUN INTO TUE AS HIGH PRESSURE STRENGTHENS ACROSS
THE REGION.
NORTHERN WATERS SIGNIFICANT SWELL: LARGE NORTHWEST SWELL
GENERATED BY A STORM SYSTEM THAT IS WELL NORTH OF THE AREA
IS BRINGING VERY ROUGH SEAS TO WATERS NORTH OF 26N AND WEST OF
ABOUT 125W, WITH SEAS PEAKING TO AROUND 14 FT (4.5 M) NORTH OF
28N AND WEST OF 130W. WAVE PERIOD WITH THESE SEAS IS OF 11-13
SEC. THIS SWELL WILL CONTINUE TO PROPAGATE INTO THE REGIONAL
WATERS THROUGH SAT, WITH ROUGH SEAS REACHING AS FAR SOUTH AS 15N,
AND AS FAR EAST AS 119W TODAY BEFORE GRADUALLY SUBSIDING FRI
NIGHT THROUGH SUN. ROUGH SEAS OF 8 TO 12 FT ARE LIKELY TO PREVAIL
INTO THE WEEKEND ACROSS THE OFFSHORE WATERS OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
NORTH OF ABOUT 17N.
SHORT-TERM SOUTHERN CROSSING (along 23N)
TODAY - NNW 14-18, Seas NW 4.9-5.2 ft @ 6sec
TONITE - NNW 13-16, Seas NW 4.2-4.5 ft @ 6sec
SATURDAY - NNW 13-16, Seas NW 4.2-4.5 ft @ 6sec
SATURDAY NIGHT - NNW 11-14, Seas NW 2.8-3.4 ft @ 6sec
LONG-TERM SOUTHERN CROSSING
SUNDAY - NNW 12-15, Seas NW 3.2-3.6 ft @ 6sec
MONDAY - NNW 12-15, Seas NW 3.6-3.9 ft @ 6sec
TUESDAY - N 13-16, Seas NW 4.5-4.7 ft @ 7sec
WEDNESDAY - N 8-10, Seas NW 3.8-4.1 ft @ 8sec
THURSDAY - WNW 10-13, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?
Date: 27 Dec 2025 01:21:11 -0000
Last-Modified: 26 Dec 2025 20:01:42 -0000
Expires: 31 Dec 2037 23:55:55 -0000
(Converted from HTML)
Sea of Cortez Southern Crossing Forecast
Sea of Cortez Southern Crossing Forecast
December 26, 2025, 3:01 pm (UTC: -05:00)
Subject: Sea of Cortez Southern Crossing Forecast
Questions/Comments visit https://svsarana.com
This forecast has not been reviewed. It was generated from an automatic model.
WARNINGS
.NONE.
THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE OVER THE GULF
OF AMERICA AND LOWER PRESSURES IN THE DEEP TROPICS RESULT IN
FRESH TO STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS AND SEAS OF 6-9 FT IN THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC. FARTHER WEST, A STRONG GALE CENTER NEAR CALIFORNIA
SUSTAINS A LARGE AREA OF NW SWELL THAT IS PRODUCING SEAS OF 6-9
FT NORTH OF PUNTA EUGENIA, ESPECIALLY WEST OF GUADALUPE ISLAND.
MEANWHILE, MODERATE TO FRESH NW WINDS AND MODERATE SEAS ARE
FOUND IN THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN GULF OF CALIFORNIA AND OFF BAJA
CALIFORNIA SUR. ELSEWHERE, MODERATE OR WEAKER WINDS AND SLIGHT
TO MODERATE SEAS PREVAIL.
FOR THE FORECAST, THE GRADIENT RELATED TO HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE
GULF OF AMERICA WILL CONTINUE TO INDUCE FRESH TO STRONG
NORTHERLY GAP WINDS IN THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC REGION THROUGH
SAT MORNING, THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISHING THROUGH SAT AFTERNOON AS
THE HIGH PRESSURE SLOWLY WEAKENS. SEAS IN THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE THROUGH SAT. GALE CONDITIONS MAY
BE POSSIBLE IN THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC REGION TUE. NORTHWEST
SWELL PROPAGATING THROUGH THE WATERS NORTH OF PUNTA EUGENIA WILL
BE REINFORCED BY A NEW SET OF NORTHWEST SWELL BUILDING INTO THE
REGIONAL WATERS THROUGH TONIGHT, SPREADING ROUGH SEAS SOUTHWARD
ACROSS THE OFFSHORE WATERS OF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA
THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEKEND. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO BUILD
ACROSS THE BAJA WATERS TONIGHT AND THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEKEND
BRINGING A RETURN TO MORE TYPICAL NORTHERLY WINDS. FRESH TO
LOCALLY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ARE LIKELY TO DEVELOP IN THE GULF
OF CALIFORNIA SUN INTO TUE AS HIGH PRESSURE STRENGTHENS ACROSS
THE REGION.
NORTHERN WATERS SIGNIFICANT SWELL: LARGE NORTHWEST SWELL
GENERATED BY A STORM SYSTEM THAT IS WELL NORTH OF THE AREA
IS BRINGING VERY ROUGH SEAS TO WATERS NORTH OF 26N AND WEST OF
ABOUT 125W, WITH SEAS PEAKING TO AROUND 14 FT (4.5 M) NORTH OF
28N AND WEST OF 130W. WAVE PERIOD WITH THESE SEAS IS OF 11-13
SEC. THIS SWELL WILL CONTINUE TO PROPAGATE INTO THE REGIONAL
WATERS THROUGH SAT, WITH ROUGH SEAS REACHING AS FAR SOUTH AS 15N,
AND AS FAR EAST AS 119W TODAY BEFORE GRADUALLY SUBSIDING FRI
NIGHT THROUGH SUN. ROUGH SEAS OF 8 TO 12 FT ARE LIKELY TO PREVAIL
INTO THE WEEKEND ACROSS THE OFFSHORE WATERS OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
NORTH OF ABOUT 17N.
SHORT-TERM SOUTHERN CROSSING (along 23N)
TODAY - NNW 14-18, Seas NW 4.9-5.2 ft @ 6sec
TONITE - NNW 13-16, Seas NW 4.2-4.5 ft @ 6sec
SATURDAY - NNW 13-16, Seas NW 4.2-4.5 ft @ 6sec
SATURDAY NIGHT - NNW 11-14, Seas NW 2.8-3.4 ft @ 6sec
LONG-TERM SOUTHERN CROSSING
SUNDAY - NNW 12-15, Seas NW 3.2-3.6 ft @ 6sec
MONDAY - NNW 12-15, Seas NW 3.6-3.9 ft @ 6sec
TUESDAY - N 13-16, Seas NW 4.5-4.7 ft @ 7sec
WEDNESDAY - N 8-10, Seas NW 3.8-4.1 ft @ 8sec
THURSDAY - WNW 10-13, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?