southerncrossingforecast: Solmate Southern Crossing Forecast
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Date: 12 Feb 2026 02:24:34 -0000
Last-Modified: 12 Feb 2026 02:00:52 -0000
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Sea of Cortez Southern Crossing Forecast
Sea of Cortez Southern Crossing Forecast
February 11, 2026, 9:00 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.
A COLD FRONT IS MOVING EASTWARD INTO BAJA CALIFORNIA NORTE AND
THE NORTHERN GULF OF CALIFORNIA. RECENT ALTIMETER SATELLITE
PASSES CONFIRMED LARGE NW SWELL TO 8 FT FOLLOWING THE FRONT.
GENTLE BREEZES AND MODERATE NW SWELL ARE NOTED ELSEWHERE ACROSS
THE OFFSHORE WATERS OF MEXICO.
FOR THE FORECAST, THE 1016 MB LOW PRESSURE AND ATTENDANT COLD
FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SOUTH THROUGH TONIGHT, THEN MERGE
WITH AND REINFORCE THE PREVIOUS COLD FRONT. FRESH TO STRONG WINDS
AND SEAS TO 15 FT WILL IMPACT THE WATERS NORTH OF 20N AND WEST
OF 130W TONIGHT INTO THU. MEANWHILE, THE OLDER NW SWELL TO 8 FT
WILL PERSIST ELSEWHERE NORTH OF 20N, AND NORTH OF 10N AND WEST OF
130W IN LINGERING TRADE WIND SWELL. THE LOW PRESSURE DISSIPATES
FRI AND THE MERGED FRONT WILL WEAKEN AS IT CONTINUES EAST
THROUGH BAJA CALIFORNIA AND THE NORTHER PART OF THE GULF OF
CALIFORNIA. WINDS WILL DIMINISH FOLLOW THE FRONT, BUT LARGE 8 TO
11 FT N TO NW SWELL WILL PERSIST NORTH OF 10N AND WEST OF 125W.
THE FRONT WILL DISSIPATE ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF OF CALIFORNIA
AND BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR. HIGH PRESSURE WILL EXTEND ACROSS THE
WATERS NORTH OF 20N SAT AND SUN, SUPPORTING MODERATE TO FRESH
TRADE WINDS OVER THE DEEP TROPICS WEST OF 115W. SEAS WILL BE 6 TO
8 FT NORTH OF 10N AND WEST OF 115W BY THEN, WITH MODERATE WINDS
AND SEAS ELSEWHERE. LOOKING AHEAD, A NEW COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH
30N140W LATE SAT, THEN MOVE EASTWARD ACROSS THE WATERS NORTH OF
20N AND WEST OF 120W THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK FOLLOWED BY A NEW
ROUND OF STRONG WIND AND ROUGH SEAS, WITH NW SWELL OF 12 TO 16 FT
POSSIBLE NORTH OF 20N AND WEST OF 120W BY MON NIGHT.
FOR THE FORECAST, THE FRONT WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN
AND SLOW DOWN AS IT MOVES ACROSS BAJA CALIFORNIA NORTE THROUGH
TONIGHT. LARGE NW SWELL WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT INTO THE WATERS OFF
BAJA CALIFORNIA NORTE TONIGHT, AND IN THE OUTER WATERS OFF BAJA
CALIFORNIA SUR NORTH OF CABO SAN LAZARO INTO THU. LOOKING AHEAD,
ANOTHER FRONT WILL APPROACH BAJA CALIFORNIA FRI AND REINFORCE
THE PREVIOUS FRONT, FOLLOWED BY FRESH NW WINDS AND LARGE SWELL
NORTH OF CABO SAN LAZARO. THE FRONT WILL STALL AND DISSIPATE SAT
OVER THE CENTRAL GULF AND CALIFORNIA AND BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR. LOOKING
AHEAD, ANOTHER FRONT MAY APPROACH BAJA CALIFORNIA EARLY NEXT
WEEK, FOLLOWED BY LARGE NW SWELL. FARTHER SOUTH, FRESH TO STRONG
GAP WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS WILL PULSE TONIGHT INTO THU NIGHT OVER
THE TEHUANTEPEC REGION. LOOKING AHEAD, STRONG GAP WINDS MAY AGAIN
BE ACTIVE ACROSS THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC EARLY NEXT WEEK.
LONG- PERIOD NW SWELL OF 8 TO 13 FT FOLLOWS A FRONT REACHING
FROM CENTRAL BAJA CALIFORNIA NORTE NEAR ROSARIO TO 24N120W TO
20N130W. FARTHER NORTH, A 1016 MB GALE CENTER IS NEAR 30N132W,
ALONG WITH AN ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT REACHING SOUTHWEST TO
28N140W. THE COMBINED FEATURES ARE MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST,
FOLLOWED BY STRONG WINDS AND REINFORCING SWELL. THIS IS MERGING
WITH A LARGER ARE OF OLDER NW SWELL THAT IS 8 TO 12 FT REACHING
WEST OF A LINE FROM GUADALUPE ISLAND TO 18N140W. GENTLE TO
MODERATE BREEZES AND MODERATE SEAS ARE NOTED ELSEWHERE. FARTHER
EAST, SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS PERSIST ALONG A TROUGH
EXTENDING FROM 13N114W TO 06N116W.
SHORT-TERM SOUTHERN CROSSING (along 23N)
TODAY - NNW 9-11, Seas SSW 1.4-3.4 ft @ 16sec
TONITE - NW 6-8, Seas SSW 1.6-3.4 ft @ 15sec
FRIDAY - NW 6-8, Seas SSW 1.6-3.4 ft @ 15sec
FRIDAY NIGHT - NNW 9-11, Seas SSW 1.2-2.9 ft @ 14sec
LONG-TERM SOUTHERN CROSSING
SATURDAY - NW 14-17, Seas SSW 3.4-4.1 ft @ 13sec
SUNDAY - NNW 13-16, Seas SSW 3.7-4.3 ft @ 13sec
MONDAY - NW 10-12, Seas SSW 2.5-3.1 ft @ 14sec
TUESDAY - NNW 12-15, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?
WEDNESDAY - Not available yet
Date: 12 Feb 2026 02:24:34 -0000
Last-Modified: 12 Feb 2026 02:00:52 -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
February 11, 2026, 9:00 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.
A COLD FRONT IS MOVING EASTWARD INTO BAJA CALIFORNIA NORTE AND
THE NORTHERN GULF OF CALIFORNIA. RECENT ALTIMETER SATELLITE
PASSES CONFIRMED LARGE NW SWELL TO 8 FT FOLLOWING THE FRONT.
GENTLE BREEZES AND MODERATE NW SWELL ARE NOTED ELSEWHERE ACROSS
THE OFFSHORE WATERS OF MEXICO.
FOR THE FORECAST, THE 1016 MB LOW PRESSURE AND ATTENDANT COLD
FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SOUTH THROUGH TONIGHT, THEN MERGE
WITH AND REINFORCE THE PREVIOUS COLD FRONT. FRESH TO STRONG WINDS
AND SEAS TO 15 FT WILL IMPACT THE WATERS NORTH OF 20N AND WEST
OF 130W TONIGHT INTO THU. MEANWHILE, THE OLDER NW SWELL TO 8 FT
WILL PERSIST ELSEWHERE NORTH OF 20N, AND NORTH OF 10N AND WEST OF
130W IN LINGERING TRADE WIND SWELL. THE LOW PRESSURE DISSIPATES
FRI AND THE MERGED FRONT WILL WEAKEN AS IT CONTINUES EAST
THROUGH BAJA CALIFORNIA AND THE NORTHER PART OF THE GULF OF
CALIFORNIA. WINDS WILL DIMINISH FOLLOW THE FRONT, BUT LARGE 8 TO
11 FT N TO NW SWELL WILL PERSIST NORTH OF 10N AND WEST OF 125W.
THE FRONT WILL DISSIPATE ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF OF CALIFORNIA
AND BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR. HIGH PRESSURE WILL EXTEND ACROSS THE
WATERS NORTH OF 20N SAT AND SUN, SUPPORTING MODERATE TO FRESH
TRADE WINDS OVER THE DEEP TROPICS WEST OF 115W. SEAS WILL BE 6 TO
8 FT NORTH OF 10N AND WEST OF 115W BY THEN, WITH MODERATE WINDS
AND SEAS ELSEWHERE. LOOKING AHEAD, A NEW COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH
30N140W LATE SAT, THEN MOVE EASTWARD ACROSS THE WATERS NORTH OF
20N AND WEST OF 120W THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK FOLLOWED BY A NEW
ROUND OF STRONG WIND AND ROUGH SEAS, WITH NW SWELL OF 12 TO 16 FT
POSSIBLE NORTH OF 20N AND WEST OF 120W BY MON NIGHT.
FOR THE FORECAST, THE FRONT WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN
AND SLOW DOWN AS IT MOVES ACROSS BAJA CALIFORNIA NORTE THROUGH
TONIGHT. LARGE NW SWELL WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT INTO THE WATERS OFF
BAJA CALIFORNIA NORTE TONIGHT, AND IN THE OUTER WATERS OFF BAJA
CALIFORNIA SUR NORTH OF CABO SAN LAZARO INTO THU. LOOKING AHEAD,
ANOTHER FRONT WILL APPROACH BAJA CALIFORNIA FRI AND REINFORCE
THE PREVIOUS FRONT, FOLLOWED BY FRESH NW WINDS AND LARGE SWELL
NORTH OF CABO SAN LAZARO. THE FRONT WILL STALL AND DISSIPATE SAT
OVER THE CENTRAL GULF AND CALIFORNIA AND BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR. LOOKING
AHEAD, ANOTHER FRONT MAY APPROACH BAJA CALIFORNIA EARLY NEXT
WEEK, FOLLOWED BY LARGE NW SWELL. FARTHER SOUTH, FRESH TO STRONG
GAP WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS WILL PULSE TONIGHT INTO THU NIGHT OVER
THE TEHUANTEPEC REGION. LOOKING AHEAD, STRONG GAP WINDS MAY AGAIN
BE ACTIVE ACROSS THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC EARLY NEXT WEEK.
LONG- PERIOD NW SWELL OF 8 TO 13 FT FOLLOWS A FRONT REACHING
FROM CENTRAL BAJA CALIFORNIA NORTE NEAR ROSARIO TO 24N120W TO
20N130W. FARTHER NORTH, A 1016 MB GALE CENTER IS NEAR 30N132W,
ALONG WITH AN ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT REACHING SOUTHWEST TO
28N140W. THE COMBINED FEATURES ARE MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST,
FOLLOWED BY STRONG WINDS AND REINFORCING SWELL. THIS IS MERGING
WITH A LARGER ARE OF OLDER NW SWELL THAT IS 8 TO 12 FT REACHING
WEST OF A LINE FROM GUADALUPE ISLAND TO 18N140W. GENTLE TO
MODERATE BREEZES AND MODERATE SEAS ARE NOTED ELSEWHERE. FARTHER
EAST, SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS PERSIST ALONG A TROUGH
EXTENDING FROM 13N114W TO 06N116W.
SHORT-TERM SOUTHERN CROSSING (along 23N)
TODAY - NNW 9-11, Seas SSW 1.4-3.4 ft @ 16sec
TONITE - NW 6-8, Seas SSW 1.6-3.4 ft @ 15sec
FRIDAY - NW 6-8, Seas SSW 1.6-3.4 ft @ 15sec
FRIDAY NIGHT - NNW 9-11, Seas SSW 1.2-2.9 ft @ 14sec
LONG-TERM SOUTHERN CROSSING
SATURDAY - NW 14-17, Seas SSW 3.4-4.1 ft @ 13sec
SUNDAY - NNW 13-16, Seas SSW 3.7-4.3 ft @ 13sec
MONDAY - NW 10-12, Seas SSW 2.5-3.1 ft @ 14sec
TUESDAY - NNW 12-15, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?
WEDNESDAY - Not available yet