The surf forecast is 4-6+ ft and clean right now for Carmel, CA
- WEATHER - LIVENearby Wind Station PLHWW - Hudson Meadow55° ENE @ 4 → 8mph
- LOW / HIGH TIDEThe closest low and high tides to now.3:09am / 9:16am
- BUOY 46236Latest wave height and wave period from Buoy 46236W
3ft @ 17s
- WATER TEMPNo nearby water temp measurements,
using satellite derived data from yesterday.57° 3/2, Boots/Gloves
Forecast
Surf Swell
5 day 16 day
- 8ft
- 6ft
- 4ft
- 2ft
SUN 18
MON 19
TUE 20
WED 21
THU 22
4pm
- Clean
- Fair
- Choppy
Conditions are 3-4+ ft and clean at 4pm on Sat 1/17
TIDE LEVEL
Low Tide -0.5 ft
Forecast Details
Basic
Detail
- Sunday, Jan 18
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 4-6+ ftcleanESE6mph3.7ft15sWNW12pm 5-7 ftcleanWSW3mph4.5ft15sWNW6pm 4-6+ ftcleanNE4mph4.3ft14sWNW - Best Board for Sunday
- Monday, Jan 19
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 4-7 ftcleanENE6mph4.4ft14sWNW12pm 4-6+ ftcleanNNE7mph4ft14sWNW6pm 4-6 ftcleanNNE5mph3.9ft13sWNW - Tuesday, Jan 20
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 4-6+ ftcleanESE3mph2.6ft18sWNW12pm 5-7+ ftcleanN2mph3.5ft16sWNW6pm 6-8+ ftcleanNW1mph4.7ft16sWNW - Wednesday, Jan 21
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 7-9 ftcleanENE4mph6.2ft14sWNW12pm 6-8+ ftfairNNW5mph5.7ft13sWNW6pm 5-8 ftfairN5mph5.5ft13sWNW - Best Surf Trip
- Thursday, Jan 22
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 4-6+ ftcleanSSE2mph5.1ft12sWNW12pm 4-6+ ftfairWSW6mph3.9ft12sWNW6pm 4-6 ftcleanNW1mph2.6ft16sWNW
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This forecast is for beaches with direct offshore winds from East to East-North-East, and was updated Jan 18, 2026 @ 5:15am.
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