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Surf Break: Spanish Bay-South Moss

Spanish Bay-South Moss in Monterey is an exposed beach break that has pretty consitent 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 best swell direction is from the west. Waves at the beach break both left and right. Best around low tide. It's sometimes crowded here. Watch out for rocks and sharks.

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Overall Spanish Bay-South Moss 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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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Spanish Bay-South Moss:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Spanish Bay-Cobblestones	0 mi
Second closest break	Spanish Bay-Dunes	1 mi
Third closest break	Asilomar	1 mi
Fourth closest break	Lovers Point	2 mi
Fifth closest break	Del Monte Beach	4 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Spanish Bay-South Moss:
Closest wave buoy	Monterey Buoy	28 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Cape San Martin Buoy	60 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-South Moss:
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	General Fish Company Pier, Moss Landing, California	16 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Spanish Bay-South Moss:
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)	167 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Mammoth Mountain (United States)	176 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Spanish Bay-South Moss:
Closest city location	Del Monte Forest (United States)	2 mi
Second closest city location	Pacific Grove (United States)	2 mi
Third closest city location	Monterey (United States)	3 mi
Fourth closest city location	Carmel-by-the-Sea (United States)	4 mi
Fifth closest city location	Monterey Peninsula Airport (United States)	6 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Spanish Bay-South Moss is Norman Y Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC) in USA, 83 km (52 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Spanish Bay-South Moss 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, 118 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-South Moss and is 143 km (89 miles) away.