Pebble Beach · Monterey County · California
Spanish Bay - South Moss Surf Report, Pebble Beach, CA
Spanish Bay - South Moss, Pebble Beach, California: 10–11 ft, well overhead to double overhead, at 12 pm PST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Good. The main swell is 11.5 ft at 15 seconds from the west-northwest, with a 7 mph cross-shore wind from the north-northeast, gusting 12 mph. Water is about 67°F, so a 3/2 full wetsuit is the suggestion; the next low tide is -0.3 ft at 4:40 pm.
10–11 ft
well overhead to double overhead · occasional 13 ft
- Swell
- 11.5 ft · 15 s · WNW
- Wind
- 7 mph (NNE), gusts 12cross-shore
- Tide
- 4.2 ft fallinglow -0.3 ft at 4:40 pm
- Water
- 67°F3/2
- Air
- 64°Ffeels like 59°F
- Sun
- rise 6:39 amset 5:03 pm
Spanish Bay - South Moss surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Spanish Bay - South Moss: 8 am, Good, on a rising high tide.
Blue band: surf face height from the low end to set waves; dotted: occasional larger sets. Grey line: tide, in feet on the right scale. Colour strip: the hourly rating. Arrows: wind direction and strength, teal when offshore, orange when onshore.
Best-rated hour tomorrow at Spanish Bay - South Moss: 8 am, Good, on a rising high tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 11–13 ft | Good | 7 mph cross-shore (NNE) | 4.1 ft |
| 7 am | 10–11 ft | Good | 7 mph cross-shore (NNE) | 5.0 ft |
| 8 am | 10–12 ft | Good | 7 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 12 | 5.7 ft |
| 9 am | 10–12 ft | Good | 7 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 12 | 6.1 ft |
| 10 am | 10–11 ft | Good | 7 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 12 | 6.0 ft |
| 11 am | 10–11 ft | Good | 6 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 11 | 5.3 ft |
| 12 pmnow | 10–11 ft | Poor to Fair | 8 mph onshore (NNW), gusts 14 | 4.2 ft |
| 1 pm | 9–10 ft | Poor | 12 mph onshore (NW), gusts 19 | 2.9 ft |
| 2 pm | 8–9 ft | Poor | 14 mph onshore (NW), gusts 21 | 1.5 ft |
| 3 pm | 8–10 ft | Poor | 12 mph onshore (NW), gusts 18 | 0.4 ft |
| 4 pm | 8–9 ft | Poor | 13 mph onshore (NNW), gusts 19 | -0.2 ft |
| 5 pm | 8–9 ft | Poor to Fair | 10 mph onshore (NNW), gusts 15 | -0.3 ft |
| 6 pm | 8–10 ft | Good | 7 mph cross-shore (N) | 0.1 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 6–7 ft | Good | 9 mph cross-shore (NNE) | 3.7 ft |
| 7 am | 6–7 ft | Good | 9 mph cross-shore (NNE) | 4.5 ft |
| 8 am | 6–7 ft | Good | 8 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 13 | 5.3 ft |
| 9 am | 6–7 ft | Good | 9 mph cross-shore (NE) | 5.8 ft |
| 10 am | 6–7 ft | Good | 8 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 13 | 6.0 ft |
| 11 am | 6–7 ft | Fair | 9 mph cross-shore (NNE) | 5.6 ft |
| 12 pm | 6–7 ft | Poor to Fair | 10 mph onshore (NNW), gusts 15 | 4.8 ft |
| 1 pm | 7–8 ft | Poor | 13 mph onshore (NW), gusts 19 | 3.6 ft |
| 2 pm | 6–7 ft | Poor | 13 mph onshore (NW), gusts 19 | 2.2 ft |
| 3 pm | 7–8 ft | Poor | 11 mph onshore (NNW), gusts 16 | 1.0 ft |
| 4 pm | 7–8 ft | Poor | 13 mph onshore (NNW), gusts 18 | 0.1 ft |
| 5 pm | 7–8 ft | Poor | 12 mph onshore (NNW), gusts 18 | -0.3 ft |
| 6 pm | 7–8 ft | Poor to Fair | 9 mph onshore (NNW) | -0.2 ft |
Spanish Bay - South Moss waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 12 pm, sets at Spanish Bay - South Moss arrive about every 5 minutes with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.
- Set waves
- about 11.4 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 4
- Sets
- every 5 minutes or so, each lasting about 42 s
- Lulls
- about 191 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
- Shape
- Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
- Breaking
- 74% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- strong, about 1.6 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Spanish Bay - South Moss surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Spanish Bay - South Moss: the biggest day is Sunday, Nov 15 at 9–13 ft, and the best-rated day is Friday, Nov 13 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 8–12 ft and Poor to Fair; Sunday, Nov 15, 9–13 ft and Great.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Spanish Bay - South Moss are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.
Bars: surf face height from the low end to set waves, by day. Colour strip: the day's best rating. Arrows: main swell direction. Shaded: this weekend.
The 10-day forecast as a table, with swell and wind
| Day | Surf | Rating | Main swell | Wind am | Wind pm | Best time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | 8–13 ft | Good | 12.2 ft · 15 s · WNW | 7 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 12 | 14 mph onshore (NW), gusts 21 | 8 am |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 6–8 ft | Good | 7.1 ft · 13 s · WNW | 8 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 13 | 13 mph onshore (NW), gusts 19 | 8 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 6–8 ft | Great | 7.8 ft · 13 s · WNW | 10 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 16 | 6 mph cross-shore (WSW) | 10 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 8–11 ft | Great | 8.1 ft · 13 s · WNW | 9 mph offshore (ESE), gusts 16 | 17 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 35 | 11 am |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 7–10 ft | Great | 9.5 ft · 14 s · WNW | 8 mph offshore (SE), gusts 13 | 17 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 30 | 10 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 8–12 ft | Poor to Fair | 9.6 ft · 15 s · WNW | 9 mph onshore (NNW), gusts 15 | 8 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 15 | 1 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 9–13 ft | Great | 14.8 ft · 16 s · WNW | 6 mph cross-shore (SW) | 12 mph onshore (W), gusts 21 | 7 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 9–11 ft | Poor | 14.3 ft · 15 s · WNW | 14 mph onshore (NNW), gusts 21 | 19 mph onshore (NW), gusts 30 | 7 am |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 8–12 ft | Poor to Fair | — | 15 mph onshore (N) | 17 mph onshore (NNW) | 10 am |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 7–9 ft | Fair | — | 9 mph onshore (WNW) | 14 mph onshore (NNW) | 7 am |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Spanish Bay - South Moss are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Spanish Bay - South Moss tide chart and tide times
Tides at Spanish Bay - South Moss today, Monday, Nov 9: low 2.8 ft at 3:10 am, high 6.1 ft at 9:17 am, low -0.3 ft at 4:40 pm and high 4.1 ft at 11:24 pm. At 12 pm the tide is 4.2 ft and falling.
Spanish Bay - South Moss tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | Low 2.8 ft at 3:10 amHigh 6.1 ft at 9:17 amLow -0.3 ft at 4:40 pmHigh 4.1 ft at 11:24 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 2.9 ft at 3:44 amHigh 6.0 ft at 9:48 amLow -0.4 ft at 5:15 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | High 4.0 ft at 12:13 amLow 3.1 ft at 4:11 amHigh 5.9 ft at 10:20 amLow -0.2 ft at 5:59 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | High 3.9 ft at 1:14 amLow 3.4 ft at 4:41 amHigh 5.9 ft at 10:55 amLow 0.2 ft at 6:44 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | High 4.0 ft at 2:14 amLow 3.7 ft at 5:18 amHigh 5.7 ft at 11:33 amLow 0.5 ft at 7:32 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | High 4.1 ft at 3:20 amLow 3.8 ft at 6:08 amHigh 5.4 ft at 12:14 pmLow 0.6 ft at 8:22 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | High 4.1 ft at 4:19 amLow 3.9 ft at 7:35 amHigh 4.9 ft at 1:02 pmLow 0.6 ft at 9:14 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 4.1 ft at 5:08 amLow 3.6 ft at 9:16 amHigh 4.4 ft at 2:09 pmLow 0.7 ft at 10 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 4.3 ft at 5:36 amLow 3.2 ft at 10:52 am |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Spanish Bay - South Moss water temperature
The water temperature at Spanish Bay - South Moss is about 67°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 59°F and a 7 mph wind, a 3/2 full wetsuit is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 67 and 70°F.
Water temperature is a forecast for the water at this spot, not a buoy reading. The wetsuit suggestion uses Billabong's wetsuit temperature scale, adjusted for air temperature and wind.
Surf spots near Spanish Bay - South Moss
- Asilomar0.6 mi NNE · 14–16 ft · Poor
- Lovers Point2.1 mi ENE · 4–5 ft · Fair
- Del Monte Beach3.5 mi E · 1–2 ft · Poor
- Ghost Tree3.6 mi S · 9–10 ft · Poor
- Carmel Beach4.1 mi SSE · 5–6 ft · Great
- Carmel River State Beach5.2 mi SSE · 10–11 ft · Great
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About Spanish Bay - South Moss
Spanish Bay - South Moss is a beach break in Pebble Beach, Monterey County, California, facing northwest. Also called Moss Beach, 17 Mile Drive and Point Joe.
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