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Spanish Bay-South Moss surfForecast / CAL – Monterey / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Friday 12 Dec 2025 PSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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 1.3°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 3AM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Spanish Bay-South Moss. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
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 kJ (?) | 936 | 824 | 769 | 669 | 543 | 419 | 380 | 317 | 260 | 256 | 196 | 158 | 161 | 107 | 102 | 100 | 89 | 55 | 51 | 49 | 47 | 68 | 60 | 59 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- off | glass | cross | cross- off | off | cross- off | glass | cross- off | glass | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:54PM 1.05 | 5:51AM 1.56 | 6:26PM 0.99 | 6:24AM 1.62 | 7:48PM 1.00 | 6:54AM 1.67 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:53PM 0.38 | 12:46PM 0.41 | 11:36PM 0.55 | 1:37PM 0.24 | 12:17AM 0.70 | 2:18PM 0.09 | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 7:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:11 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:52 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 |
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