Carmel Beach

California, United States

Right now

Conditions at 10:00 AM Pacific Daylight Time.

Good

Chest-high (1.4 m) at 6 s, heading toward SE, with light cross-shore wind toward S.

Swell

1.4 m

SE

6 s

Wind

4 km/h

S

Cross-shore

Tide

1.6 m

Rising

Weather

17 °C

Overcast

16 °C water

7-day forecast

Wave height and the best conditions expected each day.

Hourly forecast

Saturday, September 19, 2026

TimeRatingSwellSwell directionWindWind directionTideWeather

12 AM

Good

0.9 m · 4 s

ESE

4 km/h · 17 km/h gusts

ESE

Onshore

0.8 m

Overcast · 15 °C

1 AM

Fair

0.9 m · 4 s

ESE

8 km/h · 17 km/h gusts

SSE

Cross-shore

0.9 m

Overcast · 15 °C

2 AM

Good

0.9 m · 5 s

ESE

6 km/h · 13 km/h gusts

S

Cross-shore

1 m

Overcast · 15 °C

3 AM

Fair

1 m · 5 s

ESE

6 km/h · 12 km/h gusts

SSE

Cross-shore

1.2 m

Overcast · 14 °C

4 AM

Good

1.1 m · 5 s

ESE

5 km/h · 13 km/h gusts

SSE

Cross-shore

1.4 m

Overcast · 14 °C

5 AM

Good

1.2 m · 5 s

SE

6 km/h · 14 km/h gusts

S

Cross-shore

1.5 m

Overcast · 14 °C

6 AM

Good

1.3 m · 5 s

SE

5 km/h · 13 km/h gusts

SSW

Offshore

1.6 m

Overcast · 14 °C

7 AM

Good

1.3 m · 6 s

SE

6 km/h · 10 km/h gusts

WSW

Offshore

1.7 m

Overcast · 14 °C

8 AM

Good

1.3 m · 6 s

SE

5 km/h · 16 km/h gusts

SSW

Offshore

1.7 m

Overcast · 15 °C

9 AM

Good

1.4 m · 6 s

SE

6 km/h · 13 km/h gusts

S

Cross-shore

1.7 m

Overcast · 15 °C

10 AM

Good

1.4 m · 6 s

SE

4 km/h · 8 km/h gusts

S

Cross-shore

1.6 m

Overcast · 17 °C

11 AM

Fair

1.4 m · 6 s

SE

9 km/h · 11 km/h gusts

SSE

Cross-shore

1.6 m

Partly cloudy · 18 °C

12 PM

Fair

1.4 m · 6 s

SE

11 km/h · 13 km/h gusts

SSE

Cross-shore

1.7 m

Mostly clear · 18 °C

1 PM

Poor

1.4 m · 6 s

SE

12 km/h · 16 km/h gusts

SE

Onshore

1.7 m

Overcast · 18 °C

2 PM

Fair

1.4 m · 6 s

SE

12 km/h · 16 km/h gusts

SE

Onshore

1.8 m

Overcast · 18 °C

3 PM

Fair

1.4 m · 6 s

SE

12 km/h · 17 km/h gusts

SE

Onshore

2 m

Overcast · 17 °C

4 PM

Fair

1.4 m · 6 s

SE

12 km/h · 16 km/h gusts

SE

Onshore

2 m

Overcast · 17 °C

5 PM

Fair

1.4 m · 6 s

SE

11 km/h · 19 km/h gusts

SE

Onshore

2.1 m

Mostly clear · 17 °C

6 PM

Fair

1.4 m · 6 s

SE

10 km/h · 21 km/h gusts

SE

Onshore

2 m

Partly cloudy · 16 °C

7 PM

Fair

1.4 m · 6 s

SE

9 km/h · 22 km/h gusts

ESE

Onshore

1.9 m

Overcast · 15 °C

8 PM

Good

1.5 m · 6 s

SE

6 km/h · 19 km/h gusts

SE

Onshore

1.6 m

Overcast · 15 °C

9 PM

Good

1.5 m · 6 s

SE

4 km/h · 18 km/h gusts

ESE

Onshore

1.4 m

Overcast · 15 °C

10 PM

Good

1.5 m · 6 s

SE

1 km/h · 23 km/h gusts

E

Onshore

1.2 m

Overcast · 14 °C

11 PM

Good

1.5 m · 6 s

SE

3 km/h · 22 km/h gusts

S

Cross-shore

1 m

Overcast · 14 °C

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