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Offshore Waters Forecast (E Pacific Offshore of Mexico)


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FZPN27 KNHC 132056
OFFPZ7

Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
156 PM PDT Mon Apr 13 2026

Offshore Waters Forecast for the E Pacific within 250 nm of
Mexico

Seas given as significant wave height, which is the average
height of the highest 1/3 of the waves. Individual waves may be
more than twice the significant wave height.

PMZ001-140900-
Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Mexico
156 PM PDT Mon Apr 13 2026

.SYNOPSIS...A cold front will gradually dissipate across
central Baja and the central Gulf of California on Tue. Expect 
fresh NW to N winds across the Baja waters through Tue. High 
pressure behind the front will build across the region and 
dominate conditions through the rest of the week. Fresh to strong
SW to W gap winds are expected in the northern Gulf of 
California tonight ahead of the front, with winds then becoming 
moderate to fresh from the N through the entire Gulf early Tue 
morning through Wed evening. Elsewhere between Baja Sur and 
Puerto Angel, winds will be moderate or weaker with moderate seas
through Tue. Pulsing fresh to strong northerly gap winds will 
prevail across and downwind of the Tehuantepec region through  
Tue afternoon. Afterwards, moderate and variable winds are 
expected there through Fri.

$$

PMZ009-140900-
Mexico Border S to 30N within 60 nm of shore-
156 PM PDT Mon Apr 13 2026

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period
14 seconds. 
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 13 seconds. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW
swell. Period 16 seconds. 
.WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. 
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
12 seconds. 
.THU...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
13 seconds. 
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW
swell. Period 12 seconds. 
.FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt N of 31N, and W to NW 10 kt
S of 31N. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW swell. Period 12 seconds. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell.
Period 12 seconds. 
.SAT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NW swell. Period
13 seconds. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
14 seconds. 

$$

PMZ011-140900-
30N to Punta Eugenia within 250 nm of shore-
156 PM PDT Mon Apr 13 2026

.TONIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW
swell. Period 11 seconds. 
.TUE...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period
10 seconds. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period
12 seconds. 
.WED...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period
15 seconds. 
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
12 seconds. 
.THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell. Period
12 seconds. 
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW swell.
Period 13 seconds. 
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NW swell. Period
11 seconds. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NW
swell. Period 10 seconds. 
.SAT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW swell.
Period 11 seconds. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
12 seconds. 

$$

PMZ013-140900-
Punta Eugenia to Cabo San Lazaro within 250 nm offshore-
156 PM PDT Mon Apr 13 2026

.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
14 seconds. 
.TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 13 seconds. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period
11 seconds. 
.WED...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell.
Period 14 seconds. 
.WED NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
12 seconds. 
.THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. 
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
14 seconds. 
.FRI...NW to N winds 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell. Period
14 seconds. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period
12 seconds. 
.SAT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell.
Period 12 seconds. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
12 seconds. 

$$

PMZ014-140900-
Cabo San Lazaro to Cabo San Lucas within 350 nm offshore N of
20N-
156 PM PDT Mon Apr 13 2026

.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
14 seconds. 
.TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. 
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 14 seconds. 
.WED...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell.
Period 14 seconds. 
.WED NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
12 seconds. 
.THU...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
15 seconds. 
.THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
15 seconds. 
.FRI...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period
14 seconds. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW
swell. Period 14 seconds. 
.SAT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
13 seconds. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NW swell. Period
11 seconds. 

$$

PMZ016-140900-
From 17N to 20N Between 110W and 115W including the
Revillagigedo Islands-
156 PM PDT Mon Apr 13 2026

.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
13 seconds. 
.TUE...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
14 seconds. 
.TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
14 seconds. 
.WED...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period
14 seconds. 
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell. Period
13 seconds. 
.THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. 
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
14 seconds. 
.FRI...N winds 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell. Period
13 seconds. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell.
Period 13 seconds. 
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NW swell.
Period 12 seconds. 

$$

PMZ017-140900-
Northern Gulf of California-
156 PM PDT Mon Apr 13 2026

.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
6 seconds. 
.TUE...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
6 seconds. 
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, subsiding to 3 ft or
less late. Period 5 seconds. 
.WED...N of 30N, variable winds less than 5 kt. Variable winds
less than 5 kt in the morning. Elsewhere, NW to N winds 10 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 4 seconds. 
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period
3 seconds. 
.THU...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period
3 seconds. 
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
4 seconds. 
.FRI...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 5 seconds. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
5 seconds. 
.SAT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
4 seconds. 
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
3 seconds. 

$$

PMZ019-140900-
Central Gulf of California-
156 PM PDT Mon Apr 13 2026

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period
9 seconds. 
.TUE...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
5 seconds. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period
5 seconds. 
.WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 5 seconds. 
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period
5 seconds. 
.THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period
14 seconds. 
.THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
14 seconds. 
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 11 seconds. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
5 seconds. 
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 5 seconds. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
4 seconds. 

$$

PMZ021-140900-
Southern Gulf of California-
156 PM PDT Mon Apr 13 2026

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
15 seconds. 
.TUE...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
16 seconds. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
15 seconds. 
.WED...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
14 seconds. 
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
12 seconds. 
.THU...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. 
.THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
14 seconds. 
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
13 seconds. 
.SAT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
12 seconds. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
12 seconds. 

$$

PMZ022-140900-
N of 20N E of 110W to the Entrance of the Gulf of California-
156 PM PDT Mon Apr 13 2026

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
16 seconds. 
.TUE...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
16 seconds. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
15 seconds. 
.WED...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
14 seconds. 
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
12 seconds. 
.THU...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
15 seconds. 
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period
16 seconds. 
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW to W swell.
Period 14 seconds. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W swell.
Period 14 seconds. 
.SAT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
14 seconds. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. 

$$

PMZ024-140900-
Colima and Jalisco within 300 nm offshore S of 20N and E of
110W-
156 PM PDT Mon Apr 13 2026

.TONIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
13 seconds. 
.TUE...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
15 seconds. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
15 seconds. 
.WED...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
14 seconds. 
.WED NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to
NW swell. Period 15 seconds. 
.THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell.
Period 16 seconds. 
.THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
15 seconds. 
.FRI...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell.
Period 14 seconds. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW
swell. Period 14 seconds. 
.SAT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
13 seconds. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NW swell.
Period 13 seconds. 

$$

PMZ025-140900-
Michoacan and Guerrero within 250 nm offshore-
156 PM PDT Mon Apr 13 2026

.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
14 seconds. 
.TUE...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. 
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
15 seconds. 
.WED...Within 60 nm of shore, variable winds less than 5 kt,
becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, W winds 10 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. 
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 15 seconds. 
.THU...W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period
16 seconds. 
.THU NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 15 seconds. 
.FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt Within 60 nm of shore, and
W to NW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period
14 seconds. 
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period
14 seconds. 
.SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Within 60 nm of shore, and
W to NW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period
13 seconds. 
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 13 seconds. 

$$

PMZ026-140900-
Oaxaca W of Puerto Angel within 250 nm offshore-
156 PM PDT Mon Apr 13 2026

.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt N of 14N, and variable less
than 5 kt S of 14N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. 
.TUE...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. 
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 kt N of 14N, and variable less than 5 kt
S of 14N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. 
.WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. 
.WED NIGHT...W winds 10 kt N of 14N, and variable less than 5 kt
S of 14N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. 
.THU...W winds 10 kt N of 14N, and variable less than 5 kt S of
14N. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. 
.THU NIGHT...W winds 10 kt N of 14N, and variable less than 5 kt
S of 14N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. 
.FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 14 seconds. 
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 kt N of 14N, and variable less than 5 kt
S of 14N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. 
.SAT...W winds 10 kt N of 14N, and variable less than 5 kt S of
14N. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S swell. Period 13 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 kt N of 14N, and variable less than 5 kt
S of 14N. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. 

$$

PMZ028-140900-
Oaxaca E of Puerto Angel within 300 nm offshore including the
Gulf of Tehuantepec-
156 PM PDT Mon Apr 13 2026

.TONIGHT...N of 14N, NW winds 15 to 20 kt. S of 14N, NE to E
winds 10 kt, shifting to N late. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S
to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. 
.TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 15 seconds. 
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt N of 14N, and variable less
than 5 kt S of 14N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. 
.WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 15 seconds. 
.WED NIGHT...W winds 10 kt N of 14N, and variable less than 5 kt
S of 14N. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. 
.THU...W to NW winds 10 kt N of 14N, and variable less than 5 kt
S of 14N. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. 
.THU NIGHT...W winds 10 kt N of 14N, and variable less than 5 kt
S of 14N. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. 
.FRI...W to NW winds 10 kt N of 14N, and variable less than 5 kt
S of 14N. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt N of 14N, and variable less
than 5 kt S of 14N. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period
13 seconds. 
.SAT...SW to W winds 10 kt N of 14N, and variable less than 5 kt
S of 14N. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt N of 14N, and variable less than
5 kt S of 14N. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. 

$$

PMZ029-140900-
Offshore Chiapas E of 94W-
156 PM PDT Mon Apr 13 2026

.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt E of 93W, and S to SW
10 kt W of 93W. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. 
.TUE...E of 93W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW
10 kt in the afternoon. W of 93W, N to NE winds 10 kt, shifting
to S to SW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 15 seconds. 
.TUE NIGHT...E of 93W, variable winds less than 5 kt. W of 93W,
S winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable winds less than
5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. 
.WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SW 10 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period
14 seconds. 
.WED NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
16 seconds. 
.THU...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. 
.THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S
to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. 
.FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 14 seconds. 
.FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt E of 93W, and SW
10 kt W of 93W. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. 
.SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 13 seconds. 
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S
to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. 

$$

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