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Spanish Bay-South Moss surfForecast / CAL – Monterey / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Saturday 13 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 1.4°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 5AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm December 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
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) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
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 kJ (?) | 260 | 237 | 196 | 158 | 147 | 107 | 102 | 100 | 89 | 53 | 51 | 49 | 47 | 68 | 60 | 59 | 39 | 36 | 66 | 164 | 358 | 694 | 857 | 969 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | cross | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:26PM 0.99 | 6:24AM 1.62 | 7:48PM 1.00 | 6:54AM 1.67 | 8:55PM 1.04 | 7:23AM 1.71 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:36PM 0.55 | 1:37PM 0.24 | 12:17AM 0.70 | 2:18PM 0.09 | 12:55AM 0.82 | 2:56PM -0.02 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 7:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:13 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:52 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
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