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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Wednesday 20 May 2026 PDT
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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
11.7° C
(Which is 1.1°C colder than average 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 5PM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 May)6ft (1.9m)13s
Afternoon (20 May)6ft (1.9m)13s
Evening (20 May)5.5ft (1.7m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Sat
23
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
3
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
WNW
13
1.9
NW
13
1.9
WNW
13
1.9
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
12
1.8
NW
12
2
WNW
12
1.9
NW
11
1.8
NW
11
1.7
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.4
NW
11
1.4
NW
11
1.4
NW
11
1.4
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.2
NW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1180
1230
1162
1073
850
756
756
872
1063
862
743
634
533
476
467
458
441
416
400
400
400
356
356
275
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
5
WNW
5
NNW
0
NW
5
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
5
W
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
S
10
SSW
10
S
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:50PM1.15m
1:47AM1.67m
4:51PM1.20m
2:55AM1.48m
5:45PM1.28m
4:13AM1.30m
Low Tide
8:33AM-0.45m
7:53PM0.87m
9:31AM-0.34m
9:20PM0.85m
10:29AM-0.21m
10:56PM0.77m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:56
5:54
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:10
8:12
8:13
8:14
Temp °C
13
15
13
12
11
10
11
11
12
12
12
12
11
11
10
10
10
12
12
13
12
12
12
11
11
13
11
10
10
9
11
10
10
10
9
10
10
11
9
9
9
10
9
10
10
11
10
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
WNW
13
1.9
NW
13
1.9
WNW
13
1.9
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
12
1.8
NW
12
2
WNW
12
1.9
NW
11
1.8
NW
11
1.7
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.4
NW
11
1.4
NW
11
1.4
NW
11
1.4
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.2
NW
10
Energy kJ
1180
1230
1162
1073
850
756
756
872
1063
862
743
634
533
476
467
458
441
416
400
400
400
356
356
275
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
21
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
S
13
0.5
SW
19
0.6
SSW
19
0.5
SW
19
0.4
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
17
0.5
SW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
16
Energy kJ
117
56
56
85
80
79
54
184
251
184
57
112
112
112
54
150
152
152
207
120
117
109
152
164
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
14
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
SW
14
0.3
S
12
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
Energy kJ
57
64
64
56
55
55
57
57
57
57
51
50
49
48
47
47
47
53
26
51
51
26
27
26
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
4
3
2
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
3
2
Distance (km)
15
38
38
38
33
2
0
0
15
38
180
180
38
0
0
0
0
3
3
3
3
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Monterey
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
2
2
4
4
3
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
6
8
9
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