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Carmel Meadows Surf Report & Forecast, Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA

Carmel Meadows, Carmel-by-the-Sea, California: 7–9 ft, overhead to well overhead, at 12 pm PST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Great. The main swell is 8.9 ft at 15 seconds from the west-northwest, with a 9 mph cross-shore wind from the north-northeast. Water is about 67°F, so a 3/2 full wetsuit is the suggestion; the next low tide is 0.3 ft at 4:38 pm.

Great

7–9 ft

overhead to well overhead · occasional 10 ft

Swell from the west-northwest; wind from the north-northeast at 9 mph, cross-shore; the beach faces east.NSWE
first light 6:12 amrating through the daylast light 5:30 pm
Swell
8.9 ft · 15 s · WNW
Wind
9 mph (NNE)cross-shore
Tide
4.9 ft fallinglow 0.3 ft at 4:38 pm
Water
67°F3/2
Air
65°Ffeels like 57°F
Sun
rise 6:39 amset 5:04 pm

Carmel Meadows surf today and tomorrow

Best-rated hour today at Carmel Meadows: 6 am, Great, on a rising high tide.

Today Mon, Nov 9
Surf height at Carmel Meadows today, Mon, Nov 9, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.3690478–9 ftnow6 am: Great7 am: Great8 am: Great9 am: Great10 am: Great11 am: Great12 pm: Great1 pm: Good2 pm: Fair3 pm: Good4 pm: Poor to Fair5 pm: Fair6 pm: Good6a9a12p3p6p☀ 6:39 am5:04 pm ☾ratingwind
Tomorrow Tue, Nov 10
Surf height at Carmel Meadows tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.3690475–6 ft6 am: Great7 am: Great8 am: Great9 am: Good10 am: Good11 am: Good12 pm: Fair1 pm: Fair2 pm: Fair3 pm: Fair4 pm: Good5 pm: Good6 pm: Good6a9a12p3p6pratingwind

Blue band: surf face height from the low end to set waves; dotted: occasional larger sets. Grey line: tide, in feet on the right scale. Colour strip: the hourly rating. Arrows: wind direction and strength, teal when offshore, orange when onshore.

Best-rated hour tomorrow at Carmel Meadows: 7 am, Great, on a rising high tide.

Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
Today, Mon, Nov 9, first light to last light
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am7–9 ftGreat8 mph cross-shore (NNE)4.8 ft
7 am6–8 ftGreat7 mph cross-shore (NNE)5.7 ft
8 am7–9 ftGreat8 mph cross-shore (NNE)6.4 ft
9 am7–9 ftGreat8 mph cross-shore (NNE)6.8 ft
10 am7–9 ftGreat9 mph cross-shore (NNE)6.6 ft
11 am8–9 ftGreat8 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 136.0 ft
12 pmnow6–7 ftGreat9 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 144.9 ft
1 pm6–7 ftGood11 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 163.5 ft
2 pm5–6 ftFair12 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 192.1 ft
3 pm4–5 ftGood10 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 151.0 ft
4 pm3–4 ftPoor to Fair11 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 170.4 ft
5 pm2–3 ftFair8 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 130.3 ft
6 pm4 ftGood6 mph cross-shore (NNE)0.8 ft
Tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am5–6 ftGreat10 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 154.4 ft
7 am5–6 ftGreat9 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 155.2 ft
8 am4–5 ftGreat10 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 156.0 ft
9 am3–4 ftGood10 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 156.5 ft
10 am3–4 ftGood10 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 156.7 ft
11 am3–4 ftGood10 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 166.3 ft
12 pm2–3 ftFair10 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 155.4 ft
1 pm3 ftFair11 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 164.2 ft
2 pm3 ftFair10 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 162.8 ft
3 pm3–4 ftFair9 mph cross-shore (NNW)1.6 ft
4 pm4–5 ftGood10 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 150.7 ft
5 pm4–5 ftGood9 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 140.3 ft
6 pm4–5 ftGood7 mph cross-shore (N)0.4 ft

Carmel Meadows waves today: sets, lulls and how they break

At 12 pm, sets at Carmel Meadows arrive about every 5 minutes with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly barreling and hollow.

Set rhythm: about 4 waves per set every 5 minutes, with about 191 seconds between breaking waves.0 min15 min
Set waves
about 8.7 ft faces
Waves per set
about 4
Sets
every 5 minutes or so, each lasting about 42 s
Lulls
about 191 s between breaking waves
How they break
Barrelingwhich means the lip pitches out and can throw a barrel
Shape
Hollowwhich means throwing, barreling waves
Breaking
75% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
Along-shore current
moderate, about 1 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.

What do these mean?

Carmel Meadows surf this weekend and the next 10 days

Next 10 days at Carmel Meadows: the biggest day is Monday, Nov 16 at 5–10 ft, and the best-rated day is Friday, Nov 13 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 3–8 ft and Good; Sunday, Nov 15, 3–7 ft and Good.

Carmel Meadows surf height by day for the next 10 days, in feet, with each day's best rating and main swell direction. Days 11 to 16 are in the Current app.this weekend3692–9Mon, Nov 9: GreatMonNov 92–6Tue, Nov 10: GreatTueNov 102–5Wed, Nov 11: GreatWedNov 113–6Thu, Nov 12: GreatThuNov 125–8Fri, Nov 13: GreatFriNov 133–8Sat, Nov 14: GoodSatNov 143–7Sun, Nov 15: GoodSunNov 155–10Mon, Nov 16: FairMonNov 163–8Tue, Nov 17: GoodTueNov 171–5Wed, Nov 18: Poor to FairWedNov 18ThuNov 19FriNov 20SatNov 21SunNov 22MonNov 23TueNov 24ratingswell

Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24

Days 11–16 for Carmel Meadows are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.

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Bars: surf face height from the low end to set waves, by day. Colour strip: the day's best rating. Arrows: main swell direction. Shaded: this weekend.

The 10-day forecast as a table, with swell and wind
Carmel Meadows 10-day surf forecast, free. Daylight hours; the main swell is the largest at midday.
DaySurfRatingMain swellWind amWind pmBest time
Mon, Nov 92–9 ftGreat9.3 ft · 15 s · WNW8 mph cross-shore (NNE)12 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 196 am
Tue, Nov 102–6 ftGreat5.7 ft · 13 s · WNW10 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 1510 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 167 am
Wed, Nov 112–5 ftGreat6.1 ft · 13 s · WNW8 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 145 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 107 am
Thu, Nov 123–6 ftGreat3.9 ft · 13 s · W8 mph offshore (SE), gusts 1618 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 3610 am
Fri, Nov 135–8 ftGreat6.4 ft · 14 s · W6 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 1314 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 267 am
Sat, Nov 143–8 ftGood6.7 ft · 15 s · W7 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 148 mph onshore (NW), gusts 167 am
Sun, Nov 153–7 ftGood5.5 ft · 16 s · W5 mph cross-shore (SW)11 mph onshore (W), gusts 197 am
Mon, Nov 165–10 ftFair6.6 ft · 17 s · W13 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 2117 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 287 am
Tue, Nov 173–8 ftGood—15 mph cross-shore (N)16 mph cross-shore (NNW)10 am
Wed, Nov 181–5 ftPoor to Fair—8 mph onshore (WNW)13 mph cross-shore (NW)7 am
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24Days 11–16 for Carmel Meadows are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app

Carmel Meadows tide chart and tide times

Tides at Carmel Meadows today, Monday, Nov 9: low 3.4 ft at 3:09 am, high 6.8 ft at 9:15 am, low 0.3 ft at 4:38 pm and high 4.7 ft at 11:22 pm. At 12 pm the tide is 4.9 ft and falling.

Tide height at Carmel Meadows, in feet above MLLW, today and tomorrow, with high and low tide times.-11357Sun, Nov 8Mon, Nov 9Tue, Nov 10Wed, Nov 11Thu, Nov 12now 4.9 ft, fallingLow 3.4 ft3:09 amHigh 6.8 ft9:15 amLow 0.3 ft4:38 pmHigh 4.7 ft11:22 pmLow 3.5 ft3:42 amHigh 6.7 ft9:46 amLow 0.3 ft5:13 pmHigh 4.7 ft12:11 amLow 3.8 ft4:09 amHigh 6.5 ft10:18 amLow 0.5 ft5:57 pmHigh 4.6 ft1:12 am
Tide height at Carmel Meadows, in feet, today and tomorrow. Shaded bands are night; the dashed line is now.

Carmel Meadows tide chart, November 2026

High and low tide times for the next 9 days.
DayTides
Mon, Nov 9Low 3.4 ft at 3:09 amHigh 6.8 ft at 9:15 amLow 0.3 ft at 4:38 pmHigh 4.7 ft at 11:22 pm
Tue, Nov 10Low 3.5 ft at 3:42 amHigh 6.7 ft at 9:46 amLow 0.3 ft at 5:13 pm
Wed, Nov 11High 4.7 ft at 12:11 amLow 3.8 ft at 4:09 amHigh 6.5 ft at 10:18 amLow 0.5 ft at 5:57 pm
Thu, Nov 12High 4.6 ft at 1:12 amLow 4.1 ft at 4:39 amHigh 6.5 ft at 10:53 amLow 0.8 ft at 6:42 pm
Fri, Nov 13High 4.7 ft at 2:13 amLow 4.3 ft at 5:15 amHigh 6.4 ft at 11:32 amLow 1.1 ft at 7:30 pm
Sat, Nov 14High 4.7 ft at 3:19 amLow 4.5 ft at 6:05 amHigh 6.0 ft at 12:12 pmLow 1.3 ft at 8:21 pm
Sun, Nov 15High 4.8 ft at 4:18 amLow 4.5 ft at 7:31 amHigh 5.5 ft at 1 pmLow 1.3 ft at 9:12 pm
Mon, Nov 16High 4.7 ft at 5:07 amLow 4.2 ft at 9:13 amHigh 5.0 ft at 2:07 pmLow 1.4 ft at 9:58 pm
Tue, Nov 17High 5.0 ft at 5:35 amLow 3.9 ft at 10:50 amHigh 4.7 ft at 3:29 pm

Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.

Carmel Meadows water temperature

The water temperature at Carmel Meadows is about 67°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 57°F and a 9 mph wind, a 3/2 full wetsuit is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 67 and 70°F.

Water temperature scale with wetsuit bands. Now 67 degrees, 3/2; 67 to 70 over the next 10 days.rashguardjacketspring3/24/3hooded 4/3hooded 5/46/5 hood67°F now

Water temperature is a forecast for the water at this spot, not a buoy reading. The wetsuit suggestion uses Billabong's wetsuit temperature scale, adjusted for air temperature and wind.

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About Carmel Meadows

Carmel Meadows is a beach break in Carmel-by-the-Sea, Monterey County, California, facing west. Also called Carmel River.

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