The surf forecast is 4-5+ ft and slightly choppy right now for Carmel, CA

  • WEATHER - LIVE
    57° NE @ 2 → 4mph
  • LOW / HIGH TIDE
    4:14am / 10:28am
  • BUOY 46042
    11.2 ft @ 12sec
  • WATER TEMP
    61° 3/2 Wetsuit

Forecast

Surf
Swell
5 day
16 day
  • 8ft
  • 6ft
  • 4ft
  • 2ft
THU 28
FRI 29
SAT 30
SUN 1
MON 2
11am
  • Clean
  • Fair
  • Choppy
Conditions are 6-9 ft and fair at 11am on Wed 9/27
Compass Map
Forecast Compass Compass Wind Arrow Compass Primary Swell Arrow Compass Secondary Swell Arrow
Wind Arrow
WIND NNW 4 mph
Primary Swell Arrow
PRIMARY WNW (298) 8.7 ft @ 13 sec
Secondary Swell Arrow
SECONDARY SW (224) 1.4 ft @ 18 sec
TIDE LEVEL
Outgoing High Tide, 4.4 ft

Forecast Details

Basic
Detail
  • Thursday, Sep 28
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    5-7 ft
    fair
    NNW
    5mph
    8.6ft
    12s
    WNW
    12pm
    4-6+ ft
    choppy
    NNW
    11mph
    8.6ft
    11s
    WNW
    6pm
    4-7 ft
    choppy
    NW
    10mph
    9.6ft
    11s
    WNW
  • Best Board for Thursday
  • Friday, Sep 29
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    4-6 ft
    choppy
    NW
    9mph
    9.3ft
    10s
    WNW
    12pm
    3-4+ ft
    choppy
    WNW
    8mph
    5.5ft
    8s
    WNW
    6pm
    3-5 ft
    choppy
    WNW
    8mph
    5.4ft
    10s
    WNW
  • Saturday, Sep 30
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    3-4 ft
    clean
    SSE
    0mph
    4.7ft
    10s
    WNW
    12pm
    3+ ft
    choppy
    NW
    13mph
    4.7ft
    9s
    WNW
    6pm
    5-7+ ft
    choppy
    WNW
    10mph
    8.5ft
    10s
    WNW
  • Sunday, Oct 1
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    4-5+ ft
    clean
    NNW
    1mph
    7.8ft
    10s
    WNW
    12pm
    3-5 ft
    fair
    W
    4mph
    7.2ft
    10s
    WNW
    6pm
    3-5 ft
    choppy
    W
    7mph
    6.8ft
    10s
    WNW
  • Monday, Oct 2
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    2-4 ft
    clean
    E
    2mph
    5.6ft
    10s
    WNW
    12pm
    3-4 ft
    fair
    WNW
    5mph
    1.5ft
    20s
    WNW
    6pm
    4-6 ft
    fair
    NW
    5mph
    2.5ft
    18s
    WNW
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This forecast is for beaches with direct offshore winds from East to North-East, and was updated Sep 28, 2023 @ 12:45am.
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