Spanish Bay-South Moss Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Monterey, USA)

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Spanish Bay-South Moss Surf Guide

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.

Spanish Bay-South Moss Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	2	fairly consistent	14.3°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Spanish Bay-South Moss:

The best conditions reported for surf at Spanish Bay-South Moss occur when a West swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Southeast.

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What's the best time of year to surf Spanish Bay-South Moss (for consistent clean waves)?

januaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Spanish Bay-South Moss with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of January. Clean surfable waves are typically found 48% of the time in January while 51% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 1% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

48%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

51%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Spanish Bay-South Moss Location Map

Interactive Spanish Bay-South Moss surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. 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.

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Spanish Bay-South Moss Surf Forecasts:

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Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 07:01 Local Time

m, °C	Wednesday 06
ft, °F	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM
Wave (m)	SW	WNW	WNW	SSW
Period (s)	15	11	11	14
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross	on	on	on

What does Spanish Bay-South Moss look like?

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Credit: Bill Saxton

Tides at Spanish Bay-South Moss

Current tide and informaton

For Monterey, Monterey Harbor, California, 5 km from Spanish Bay-South Moss.

Next High Water: 04:47pm | 0.99m

Next Low Water: 08:54am | -0.07m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Spanish Bay-South Moss Sea Temperature

The water temperature (14.3 °C) at Spanish Bay-South Moss is quite cool. If the sun does come out as forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a good sealed spring wetsuit. Some surfers would prefer to wear gloves and boots too. Effective windchill factor of (13.0 °C) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit, neoprene gloves and boots.