The surf forecast is 3-4+ ft and glassy right now for Carmel, CA

  • WEATHER FORECAST
    54° SE @ 3mph
  • LOW / HIGH TIDE
    12:25pm / 4:29am
  • BUOY 46236
    W3.3ft @ 13s
  • WATER TEMP
    57° 4/3, Boots/Gloves(3)

Forecast

Surf
Swell
5 day
16 day
  • 12ft
  • 10ft
  • 8ft
  • 6ft
  • 4ft
  • 2ft
TUE 27
WED 28
THU 29
FRI 30
SAT 31
10am
  • Clean
  • Fair
  • Choppy
Conditions are 3+ ft and clean at 10am on Mon 1/26
Compass Map
Forecast Compass Compass Wind Arrow Compass Primary Swell Arrow Compass Secondary Swell Arrow
Wind Arrow
WIND NW 3 mph
Primary Swell Arrow
PRIMARY WNW (282) 2.7 ft @ 11 sec
Secondary Swell Arrow
SECONDARY WNW (295) 1.5 ft @ 16 sec
TIDE LEVEL
Outgoing Low Tide, 1.4 ft

Forecast Details

Basic
Detail
  • Tuesday, Jan 27
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    4-5+ ft
    clean
    SE
    4mph
    3.4ft
    15s
    WNW
    12pm
    4-5 ft
    choppy
    SSW
    10mph
    3.2ft
    14s
    WNW
    6pm
    3-4 ft
    choppy
    SW
    8mph
    2.6ft
    13s
    WNW
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  • Wednesday, Jan 28
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    3-5 ft
    clean
    ENE
    6mph
    4.2ft
    11s
    W
    12pm
    4-6+ ft
    clean
    NE
    6mph
    5.5ft
    12s
    W
    6pm
    6-9 ft
    clean
    NNE
    2mph
    6.9ft
    13s
    W
  • Thursday, Jan 29
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    8-10 ft
    clean
    ENE
    9mph
    7.9ft
    13s
    W
    12pm
    10-12+ ft
    clean
    NNE
    8mph
    9.8ft
    15s
    WNW
    6pm
    10-12+ ft
    clean
    NNE
    6mph
    10.6ft
    15s
    WNW
  • Friday, Jan 30
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    8-12 ft
    fair
    N
    12mph
    9.3ft
    14s
    WNW
    12pm
    8-10 ft
    clean
    NNE
    10mph
    8ft
    13s
    WNW
    6pm
    6-9 ft
    clean
    NNE
    5mph
    6.9ft
    13s
    WNW
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  • Saturday, Jan 31
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    6-9 ft
    clean
    NNE
    7mph
    7.7ft
    12s
    W
    12pm
    6-8+ ft
    clean
    NNE
    7mph
    3.4ft
    18s
    WNW
    6pm
    7-10 ft
    fair
    N
    5mph
    5.5ft
    16s
    WNW
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This forecast is for beaches with direct offshore winds from East to East-North-East, and was updated Jan 26, 2026 @ 11:21pm.
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