Spanish Bay-Dunes Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Monterey, USA)

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Spanish Bay-Dunes Surf Guide

Spanish Bay-Dunes in Monterey is an exposed beach and reef break that has reliable surf and can work at any time of the year. Works best in offshore winds from the southeast. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the ideal swell angle is from the west. A right hand reef break. Good surf at all stages of the tide. When the surf is up, it can get quite busy in the water. Beware of rocks and sharks.

Spanish Bay-Dunes Spot Info

Type:	Rating:
Beach and reef	2
Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
consistent	55°F*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Spanish Bay-Dunes:

The best conditions reported for surf at Spanish Bay-Dunes occur when a West swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Southeast.

Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

12 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf Spanish Bay-Dunes (for consistent clean waves)?

januaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Spanish Bay-Dunes with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of January. Clean surfable waves are typically found 48% of the time in January while 51% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 1% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

48%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

51%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Spanish Bay-Dunes Location Map

Interactive Spanish Bay-Dunes surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Spanish Bay-Dunes is Norman Y Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC) in USA, 82 km (51 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Spanish Bay-Dunes is Moffett Federal Afld (Mountain View) Airport (NUQ), also in USA, 89 km (55 miles) away.

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Spanish Bay-Dunes Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

12 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 26 March 2025, 06:59 Local Time

m, °C	Wednesday 26
ft, °F	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM
Wave (ft)	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW
Period (s)	16	16	15	15
Wind (mph)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off

Tides at Spanish Bay-Dunes

Current tide and informaton

For Monterey, Monterey Harbor, California, 5 miles from Spanish Bay-Dunes.

Next High Water: 08:29am | 5ft

Next Low Water: 03:24pm | -1ft

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Spanish Bay-Dunes Sea Temperature

The water temperature (12.5 °C) at Spanish Bay-Dunes is quite cold. If the sun shines as forecast, it should feel warm enough to get away with a good sealed spring wetsuit but you won't overheat in a winter wetsuit, gloves boots and a hood. Effective windchill factor of (12.0 °C).

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots.