Spanish Bay-South Moss surfForecast / CAL – Monterey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Saturday 17 Jan 2026 PST
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Spanish Bay-South Moss surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Spanish Bay-South Moss sea temperature is
14.2° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Spanish Bay-South Moss today?

The current surf forecast for Spanish Bay-South Moss at 7PM is: 0.7m 18s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm January 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)--
Afternoon (17 Jan)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (17 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)16s

Table - waves today at Spanish Bay-South Moss. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
2
3
3
3
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
1
2
1
0
1
2
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
WNW
0.5
W
0.7
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.9
WNW
1.1
W
1.1
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.1
WNW
1
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.8
W
0.9
W
1
W
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
Period(s) (?)121818161616151514141413131314141413131514141818
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)199165326363443620558754734665636651563563615534452331273279329366448540
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
5
N
5
NE
15
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
5
N
10
NNW
5
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NE
10
NE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossglasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossglassoncross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
oncrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:14PM
1.14
9:20AM
1.80
11:41PM
1.16
9:56AM
1.77
12:08AM
1.19
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:19PM
-0.23
3:12AM
0.87
4:50PM
-0.25
3:52AM
0.83
5:20PM
-0.24
4:35AM
0.79
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise-------7:18-------7:16-------7:16
Sunset-5:16-------5:17-------5:19------
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212019192017181920191918171716182019181617171617
Feels °C (?)181817151713141518161715141311141616151313131314
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