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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Tuesday 20 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
14.4° C
(Which is 1.8°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 12AM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm January 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jan)5ft (1.6m)14s
Afternoon (21 Jan)5ft (1.6m)13s
Evening (21 Jan)5ft (1.6m)13s

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

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Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.1
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.9
WNW
1
WNW
1.1
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
Period(s) (?)161616151514141413131313131212121216161514141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6048139628451275129412231030929811811703692511425425355366288309400478366277
Wind
(km/h)
5
N
5
NNE
0
NE
0
NNW
5
ENE
10
ENE
5
SSE
5
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SW
10
SSW
5
NW
5
NNE
5
NE
10
NW
15
NW
5
NW
5
NW
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglassglassglasscross-
off
glasscross-
off
crosscrossglassglasscross-
off
glassglasscrossononononononglasscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:33AM
1.70
12:36AM
1.25
11:13AM
1.60
1:05AM
1.31
11:58AM
1.44
1:35AM
1.40
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:50PM
-0.19
5:23AM
0.75
6:20PM
-0.10
6:18AM
0.70
6:50PM
0.04
7:22AM
0.62
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sunrise-------7:16-------7:16-------7:15
Sunset-5:20-------5:21-------5:22------
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-------------1----------
Temp. °C171717151515151514131313121111121413131212111011
Feels °C (?)15151614131213131111121310101011121012111110910
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