The surf forecast is 4-5 ft and semi glassy/bumpy right now for Carmel, CA
- WEATHER - LIVE
Nearby Wind Station PLHWW - Hudson Meadow53° SW @ 2 → 4mph - LOW / HIGH TIDE The closest low and high tides to now.6:34am / 1:32pm
- BUOY 46042 Latest wave height and wave period from Buoy 46042WNW
4.6ft @ 11s - WATER TEMP No nearby water temp measurements,
using satellite derived data from yesterday.56° 4/3, Boots/Gloves(3+)
Forecast
Surf Swell
5 day 16 day
- 8ft
- 6ft
- 4ft
- 2ft
SUN 3
MON 4
TUE 5
WED 6
THU 7
11am
- Clean
- Fair
- Choppy
Conditions are 3-4+ ft and fair at 11am on Sat 5/2
TIDE LEVEL
Incoming High Tide 2.4 ft
Forecast Details
Basic
Detail
- Sunday, May 3
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 4-5 ftfairW
4mph4.2ft11sWNW12pm 4-5+ ftfairW 7mph2.3ft17sWNW6pm 4-6+ ftchoppyWSW 11mph3.2ft16sWNW - Monday, May 4
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 5-7+ ftcleanSW 1mph4.5ft14sWNW12pm 6-8 ftfairW 6mph5.1ft14sWNW6pm 5-8 ftchoppyWNW 7mph5.1ft14sWNW - Tuesday, May 5
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 4-7 ftfairWNW 6mph4.7ft13sWNW12pm 4-6 ftchoppyNW 7mph4.2ft13sWNW6pm 4-5 ftchoppyWNW 8mph3.8ft12sWNW - Wednesday, May 6
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 3-4 ftcleanNE 6mph3.2ft12sWNW12pm 3+ ftchoppyNW 10mph2.8ft11sWNW6pm 3+ ftchoppyNW 9mph2.5ft11sWNW - Best Surf Trip
This Week’s Swell? You Could Be On It.
- Thursday, May 7
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 3-5 ftcleanNNE 6mph3.5ft12sWNW12pm 4-5 ftchoppyNW 11mph3.7ft12sWNW6pm 3-5 ftchoppyNW 10mph3.8ft12sWNW
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This forecast is for beaches with direct offshore winds from East to East-North-East, and was updated May 3, 2026 @ 12:13am.
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