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Date: 07 Jan 2026 03:30:50 -0000
Last-Modified: 07 Jan 2026 02:01:48 -0000
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Sea of Cortez Southern Crossing Forecast

Sea of Cortez Southern Crossing Forecast
January 6, 2026, 9:01 pm (UTC: -05:00)
Subject: Sea of Cortez Southern Crossing Forecast

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WARNINGS
.NONE.

WEAK RIDGING EXTENDING INTO THE BAJA REGION ROUGHLY ALONG 24N IS
SUPPORTING MODERATE NORTHERLY WINDS ACROSS THE BAJA WATERS SOUTH
OF PUNTA EUGENIA AND INSIDE THE SOUTHERN GULF OF CALIFORNIA,
BECOMING NE THROUGH THE REVILLAGIGEDO ISLANDS, WITH GENTLE WINDS
ACROSS THE WATERS OF BAJA NORTE. GENTLE TO LOCALLY MODERATE
BREEZES PREVAIL ELSEWHERE ACROSS THE MEXICAN OFFSHORE WATERS TO
PUERTO ANGEL. NW SWELL CONTINUES TO SUBSIDE ACROSS THE REGIONAL
WATERS, WITH PEAK SEAS OF 7 TO 9 FT STILL OCCURRING OVER THE
WATERS BETWEEN BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR AND THE REVILLAGIGEDO
ISLANDS, AS CONFIRMED BY MIDDAY SATELLITE ALTIMETER DATA. SEAS
GENERALLY 4 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. GENTLE TO MODERATE NW TO N WINDS
PREVAIL ACROSS THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC. A NEW COLD FRONT IS
MOVING EASTWARD TOWARD THE BAJA NORTE WATERS, LOCATED WELL
OFFSHORE ALONG 121.5W.
FOR THE FORECAST, THE APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE
AS IT REACHES THE OUTER BAJA NORTE WATERS TONIGHT, THEN MOVES
ACROSS BAJA CALIFORNIA AND THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA THROUGH WED.
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN BEHIND THE FRONT WILL BRING MODERATE
TO FRESH NORTHERLY WINDS TO THE BAJA WATERS. NEW NW SWELL
GENERATED BEHIND THIS FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE BAJA NORTE WATERS
TONIGHT THROUGH WED THEN PERSIST OFF BAJA CALIFORNIA NORTE
THROUGH THU, WITH LARGE REINFORCING SWELL ENTERING THE REGION THU
EVENING, AND REACHING CABO SAN LAZARO FRI MORNING AND THE
REVILLAGIGEDO ISLANDS SAT MORNING. MEANWHILE, STRONG HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDING NORTH OF THE AREA OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL
SUPPORT FRESH TO STRONG NW WINDS AND VERY ROUGH SEAS ACROSS THE
GULF OF CALIFORNIA FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT. FARTHER SOUTH, FRESH TO
STRONG GAP WINDS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT OVER THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC. LOOKING AHEAD, A LARGE AREA OF GALE-FORCE GAP WINDS
AND VERY ROUGH SEAS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS AND WELL DOWNWIND OF THE
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC BEGINNING SAT NIGHT AS A STRONG COLD FRONT
MOVES THROUGH SOUTHERN MEXICO. WINDS MAY REACH 45 KT WITH THIS
EVENT SUN AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN NIGHT.

SHORT-TERM SOUTHERN CROSSING (along 23N)
TODAY - NNW 14-17, Seas SSW 3.1-3.6 ft @ 12sec
TONITE - N 11-14, Seas SSW 3.4-3.9 ft @ 14sec
THURSDAY - NNW 14-17, Seas NW 4-4.5 ft @ 6sec
THURSDAY NIGHT - NNW 12-15, Seas SSW 3.8-4.3 ft @ 13sec

LONG-TERM SOUTHERN CROSSING
FRIDAY - NNW 17-21, Seas NW 4.2-4.9 ft @ 5sec
SATURDAY - NNW 18-22, Seas NW 5.2-5.7 ft @ 6sec
SUNDAY - NNW 15-19, Seas NW 6.1-6.5 ft @ 8sec
MONDAY - NNW 10-13, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?
TUESDAY - Not available yet