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Carmel River State Beach Surf Report, Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA

Carmel River State Beach, Carmel-by-the-Sea, California: 6–7 ft, head high to overhead, at 4 am PST on Tuesday, Nov 10, rated Great. The main swell is 5.1 ft at 13 seconds from the west, with a 10 mph offshore wind from the northeast, gusting 15 mph. Water is about 68°F, so a 3/2 full wetsuit is the suggestion; the next high tide is 6.7 ft at 9:47 am.

Great

6–7 ft

head high to overhead · occasional 9 ft

Swell from the west; wind from the northeast at 10 mph, offshore; the beach faces east-northeast.NSWE
first light 6:13 amrating through the daylast light 5:30 pm
Swell
5.1 ft · 13 s · Wplus 0.6 ft · 15 s · SW
Wind
10 mph (NE), gusts 15offshore
Tide
3.5 ft risinghigh 6.7 ft at 9:47 am
Water
68°F3/2
Air
62°Ffeels like 54°F
Sun
rise 6:40 amset 5:03 pm

Carmel River State Beach surf today and tomorrow

Best-rated hour today at Carmel River State Beach: 5 pm, Great, on a rising low tide.

Today Tue, Nov 10
Surf height at Carmel River State Beach today, Tue, Nov 10, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.3690478–9 ft6 am: Great7 am: Great8 am: Great9 am: Great10 am: Good11 am: Good12 pm: Good1 pm: Good2 pm: Good3 pm: Good4 pm: Great5 pm: Great6 pm: Great6a9a12p3p6p☀ 6:40 am5:03 pm ☾ratingwind
Tomorrow Wed, Nov 11
Surf height at Carmel River State Beach tomorrow, Wed, Nov 11, 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: Great10 am: Great11 am: Great12 pm: Great1 pm: Good2 pm: Good3 pm: Good4 pm: Good5 pm: Great6a9a12p3pratingwind

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 River State Beach: 8 am, Great, on a rising high tide.

Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
Today, Tue, Nov 10, first light to last light
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am5–7 ftGreat8 mph offshore (NE), gusts 134.4 ft
7 am5–6 ftGreat9 mph offshore (NNE), gusts 145.2 ft
8 am5–6 ftGreat10 mph offshore (NE), gusts 166.0 ft
9 am4–5 ftGreat10 mph offshore (NE), gusts 166.5 ft
10 am3–4 ftGood10 mph offshore (NNE)6.7 ft
11 am3–4 ftGood9 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 146.3 ft
12 pm3–4 ftGood9 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 145.4 ft
1 pm4–5 ftGood9 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 144.2 ft
2 pm4–5 ftGood10 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 152.9 ft
3 pm5–6 ftGood11 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 171.6 ft
4 pm6–7 ftGreat9 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 140.7 ft
5 pm7–8 ftGreat8 mph cross-shore (NNW)0.3 ft
6 pm8–9 ftGreat6 mph cross-shore (N)0.4 ft
Tomorrow, Wed, Nov 11
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am5–6 ftGreat8 mph offshore (ENE)4.3 ft
7 am5–6 ftGreat8 mph offshore (NE), gusts 134.9 ft
8 am5–6 ftGreat8 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 135.6 ft
9 am5–6 ftGreat5 mph offshore (ENE)6.2 ft
10 am4–5 ftGreat4 mph offshore (NE)6.5 ft
11 am4–5 ftGreatcalm6.4 ft
12 pm4–5 ftGreatcalm5.9 ft
1 pm4–5 ftGoodcalm4.9 ft
2 pm4–5 ftGood5 mph onshore (WSW)3.7 ft
3 pm4–5 ftGood5 mph onshore (W)2.5 ft
4 pm4–5 ftGood4 mph onshore (WNW)1.4 ft
5 pm4–5 ftGreatcalm0.7 ft

Carmel River State Beach waves today: sets, lulls and how they break

At 4 am, sets at Carmel River State Beach 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 204 seconds between breaking waves.0 min15 min
Set waves
about 7.3 ft faces
Waves per set
about 4
Sets
every 5 minutes or so, each lasting about 38 s
Lulls
about 204 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
39% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
Along-shore current
moderate, about 0.7 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.

What do these mean?

Carmel River State Beach surf this weekend and the next 10 days

Next 10 days at Carmel River State Beach: the biggest day is Saturday, Nov 14 at 8–14 ft, and the best-rated day is Thursday, Nov 19 (Epic). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 8–14 ft and Good; Sunday, Nov 15, 5–9 ft and Great.

Carmel River State Beach 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 weekend510153–9Tue, Nov 10: GreatTueNov 104–6Wed, Nov 11: GreatWedNov 114–9Thu, Nov 12: GreatThuNov 124–9Fri, Nov 13: GoodFriNov 138–14Sat, Nov 14: GoodSatNov 145–9Sun, Nov 15: GreatSunNov 159–12Mon, Nov 16: GoodMonNov 167–10Tue, Nov 17: GoodTueNov 175–9Wed, Nov 18: PoorWedNov 184–8Thu, Nov 19: EpicThuNov 19FriNov 20SatNov 21SunNov 22MonNov 23TueNov 24WedNov 25ratingswell

Fri, Nov 20 – Tue, Nov 24

Days 11–16 for Carmel River State Beach 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 River State Beach 10-day surf forecast, free. Daylight hours; the main swell is the largest at midday.
DaySurfRatingMain swellWind amWind pmBest time
Tue, Nov 103–9 ftGreat5.1 ft · 13 s · W10 mph offshore (NE), gusts 1610 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 156 pm
Wed, Nov 114–6 ftGreat5.4 ft · 13 s · WNW8 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 135 mph onshore (WSW)8 am
Thu, Nov 124–9 ftGreat4.2 ft · 13 s · W7 mph cross-shore (SE), gusts 1311 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 196 am
Fri, Nov 134–9 ftGood5.8 ft · 15 s · W9 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 1620 mph onshore (SSW), gusts 337 am
Sat, Nov 148–14 ftGood8.9 ft · 15 s · W9 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 178 mph onshore (W), gusts 1610 am
Sun, Nov 155–9 ftGreat6.7 ft · 16 s · W8 mph cross-shore (SE), gusts 1410 mph onshore (SW), gusts 177 am
Mon, Nov 169–12 ftGood6.4 ft · 14 s · W9 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 1423 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 374 pm
Tue, Nov 177–10 ftGood—8 mph cross-shore (WNW)7 mph onshore (WNW)10 am
Wed, Nov 185–9 ftPoor—14 mph onshore (SW)22 mph onshore (W)7 am
Thu, Nov 194–8 ftEpic—23 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 3010 mph cross-shore (N)1 pm
Fri, Nov 20 – Tue, Nov 24Days 11–16 for Carmel River State Beach are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app

Carmel River State Beach tide chart and tide times

Tides at Carmel River State Beach today, Tuesday, Nov 10: low 3.5 ft at 3:39 am, high 6.7 ft at 9:47 am and low 0.3 ft at 5:14 pm. At 4 am the tide is 3.5 ft and rising.

Tide height at Carmel River State Beach, in feet above MLLW, today and tomorrow, with high and low tide times.-11357Mon, Nov 9Tue, Nov 10Wed, Nov 11Thu, Nov 12Fri, Nov 13now 3.5 ft, risingLow 3.5 ft3:39 amHigh 6.7 ft9:47 amLow 0.3 ft5:14 pmHigh 4.7 ft12:12 amLow 3.8 ft4:09 amHigh 6.6 ft10:18 amLow 0.5 ft5:57 pmHigh 4.6 ft1:12 amLow 4.1 ft4:39 amHigh 6.6 ft10:53 amLow 0.9 ft6:42 pmHigh 4.7 ft2:13 am
Tide height at Carmel River State Beach, in feet, today and tomorrow. Shaded bands are night; the dashed line is now.

Carmel River State Beach tide chart, November 2026

High and low tide times for the next 8 days.
DayTides
Tue, Nov 10Low 3.5 ft at 3:39 amHigh 6.7 ft at 9:47 amLow 0.3 ft at 5:14 pm
Wed, Nov 11High 4.7 ft at 12:12 amLow 3.8 ft at 4:09 amHigh 6.6 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 6.6 ft at 10:53 amLow 0.9 ft at 6:42 pm
Fri, Nov 13High 4.7 ft at 2:13 amLow 4.4 ft at 5:13 amHigh 6.5 ft at 11:33 amLow 1.2 ft at 7:30 pm
Sat, Nov 14High 4.8 ft at 3:17 amLow 4.5 ft at 6:10 amHigh 6.0 ft at 12:10 pmLow 1.2 ft at 8:21 pm
Sun, Nov 15High 4.7 ft at 4:19 amLow 4.5 ft at 7:30 amHigh 5.5 ft at 1:01 pmLow 1.3 ft at 9:11 pm
Mon, Nov 16High 4.8 ft at 5:04 amLow 4.2 ft at 9:16 amHigh 5.0 ft at 2:05 pmLow 1.4 ft at 9:58 pm
Tue, Nov 17High 4.9 ft at 5:35 amLow 3.9 ft at 10:50 amHigh 4.6 ft at 3:29 pm

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

Carmel River State Beach water temperature

The water temperature at Carmel River State Beach is about 68°F on Tuesday, Nov 10. With the air feeling like 54°F and a 10 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 68 degrees, 3/2; 67 to 70 over the next 10 days.rashguardjacketspring3/24/3hooded 4/3hooded 5/46/5 hood68°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 River State Beach

Carmel River State Beach is a rivermouth in Carmel-by-the-Sea, Monterey County, California, facing west-southwest. Also called Carmel Rivermouth.

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