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Ghost Tree surfForecast / CAL – Monterey / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Wednesday 17 Dec 2025 PSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Ghost Tree surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Ghost Tree sea temperature is
14.9° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Ghost Tree today?
The current surf forecast for Ghost Tree at 10AM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am December 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Dec) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (17 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Ghost Tree. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1062 | 925 | 911 | 841 | 759 | 722 | 636 | 711 | 711 | 617 | 528 | 533 | 534 | 711 | 685 | 543 | 473 | 396 | 352 | 480 | 604 | 615 | 698 | 822 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross | cross | cross | cross | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:50AM 1.69 | 10:31PM 1.09 | 8:21AM 1.72 | 11:11PM 1.10 | 8:54AM 1.73 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:29AM 0.89 | 3:26PM -0.10 | 2:05AM 0.94 | 4:01PM -0.16 | 2:41AM 0.96 | 4:36PM -0.20 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 7:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:13 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 4:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:53 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 |
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