Sea of Cortez Forecast
September 15, 2026, 8:00 pm (UTC: -05:00)
Subject: Sea of Cortez Forecast
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.WARNINGS.
...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N96W TO 13N96W TO 14N94W TO
16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... N TO NE WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 13N97W TO 11N97W TO
13N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... N TO NE
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N95W TO
16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... N WINDS 30 TO 35
KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO
16N96W TO 14N96W TO 14N95W TO 14N94W TO 16N94W N TO NE WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.42 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N96W TO 12N99W TO 11N99W TO
11N97W TO 12N95W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC... N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
FRESH TO STRONG N TO NE GAP WINDS, AND SEAS OF 6-8 FT, ARE OVER
THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC. MODERATE TO FRESH WINDS ARE OVER THE
NORTHERN GULF OF CALIFORNIA. GENTLE TO MODERATE WINDS AND 4-7 FT
ARE NOTED ELSEWHERE, EXCEPT 1-3 FT IN THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN
GULF.
FOR THE FORECAST, PLEASE SEE THE SPECIAL FEATURES SECTION FOR
INFORMATION ABOUT THE GALE WARNING IN THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC.
ELSEWHERE, FRESH SE TO S WINDS PULSE ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF OF
CALIFORNIA THROUGH WED. LARGE N SWELL OFF BAJA CALIFORNIA NORTE
NEAR GUADALUPE ISLAND WILL SUBSIDE THROUGH MID WEEK.
SHORT-TERM SEA OF CORTEZ NORTHERN HALF (north of 27N)
TODAY - WSW 7-9, Seas WSW 0.9-0.9 ft @ 2sec
TONITE - W 6-7, Seas W 0.9-0.9 ft @ 3sec
WEDNESDAY - W 9-11, Seas WSW 1.4-1.6 ft @ 8sec
WEDNESDAY NIGHT - N 10-13, Seas SW 0-1.9 ft @ 8sec
SHORT-TERM SEA OF CORTEZ SOUTHERN HALF (south of 27N)
TODAY - SW 1-1, Seas SE 0-0.5 ft @ 2sec
TONITE - WNW 4-5, Seas SE 0-0.4 ft @ 3sec
WEDNESDAY - NW 6-7, Seas SSE 0.7-0.8 ft @ 7sec
WEDNESDAY NIGHT - NW 8-10, Seas SSE 1-1.1 ft @ 7sec
LONG-TERM SEA OF CORTEZ
THURSDAY - Northern Half NNW 14-17, Seas W 2.2-2.4 ft @ 4sec, Southern Half NW 9-11, Seas SSE 1.4-1.7 ft @ 7sec
FRIDAY - Northern Half NNW 17-21, Seas W 0-2.7 ft @ 6sec, Southern Half NW 9-11, Seas NNW 1.7-1.9 ft @ 4sec
SATURDAY - Northern Half N 17-21, Seas W 0-3.2 ft @ 6sec, Southern Half SW 7-9, Seas S 0.6-1.9 ft @ 7sec
SUNDAY - Northern Half N 14-18, Seas W 0-2.9 ft @ 5sec, Southern Half SW 7-9, Seas SSW 0-1.9 ft @ 7sec
MONDAY - Northern Half WNW 13-16, Seas SSW 3.5-4.3 ft @ 16sec, Southern Half SW 6-8, Seas SW 0-3.2 ft @ 17sec