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Surf Break: Spanish Bay-Dunes

Spanish Bay-Dunes in Monterey is an exposed beach and reef break that has reliable surf and can work at any time of the year. Works best in offshore winds from the southeast. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the ideal swell angle is from the west. A right hand reef break. Good surf at all stages of the tide. When the surf is up, it can get quite busy in the water. Beware of rocks and sharks.

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Overall Spanish Bay-Dunes Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Also see Spanish Bay-Dunes surf quality by season and Spanish Bay-Dunes surf quality by month.

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Use this relief map to navigate to California - Monterey surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of Spanish Bay-Dunes

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Spanish Bay-Dunes:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Spanish Bay-Cobblestones	0 mi
Second closest break	Asilomar	1 mi
Third closest break	Spanish Bay-South Moss	1 mi
Fourth closest break	Lovers Point	2 mi
Fifth closest break	Del Monte Beach	4 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Spanish Bay-Dunes:
Closest wave buoy	Monterey Buoy	28 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Cape San Martin Buoy	61 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Half Moon Bay Buoy	73 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	San Francisco Buoy	93 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Bodega Bay Buoy	134 mi
Tide stations nearest to Spanish Bay-Dunes:
Closest tide station	Monterey, Monterey Harbor, California	3 mi
Second closest tide station	Monterey, Monterey Harbor, California (2)	3 mi
Third closest tide station	Monterey, Monterey Harbor, California (3)	3 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Carmel Cove, Carmel Bay, California	7 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Moss Landing, Ocean Pier, California	15 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Spanish Bay-Dunes:
Closest ski area	Badger Pass Ski Area (United States)	145 mi
Second closest ski area	Dodge Ridge (United States)	154 mi
Third closest ski area	Sierra Summit Mountain Resort (United States)	160 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Bear Valley (United States)	166 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Mammoth Mountain (United States)	175 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Spanish Bay-Dunes:
Closest city location	Pacific Grove (United States)	2 mi
Second closest city location	Del Monte Forest (United States)	2 mi
Third closest city location	Monterey (United States)	3 mi
Fourth closest city location	Carmel-by-the-Sea (United States)	5 mi
Fifth closest city location	Seaside (United States)	5 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Spanish Bay-Dunes is Norman Y Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC) in USA, 82 km (51 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Spanish Bay-Dunes is Moffett Federal Afld (Mountain View) Airport (NUQ), also in USA, 89 km (55 miles) away.
• Third is San Francisco International Airport (SFO) in USA, 117 km (73 miles) away.
• Metropolitan Oakland International Airport (OAK) in USA is 125 km (78 miles) away.
• Modesto City Co Harry Sham Airport (MOD), also in USA is the fifth nearest airport to Spanish Bay-Dunes and is 142 km (88 miles) away.