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Del Monte Beach Surf Report & Forecast, Monterey, California

Del Monte Beach, Monterey, California: 1–2 ft, knee high, at 12 pm PST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Poor. The main swell is 9.8 ft at 15 seconds from the west-northwest, with a 6 mph onshore wind from the north-northeast, gusting 11 mph. Water is about 67°F, so a 3/2 full wetsuit is the suggestion; the next low tide is -0.3 ft at 4:40 pm.

Poor

1–2 ft

knee high

Swell from the west-northwest; wind from the north-northeast at 6 mph, onshore; the beach faces south.NSWE
first light 6:12 amrating through the daylast light 5:30 pm
Swell
9.8 ft · 15 s · WNW
Wind
6 mph (NNE), gusts 11onshore
Tide
4.2 ft fallinglow -0.3 ft at 4:40 pm
Water
67°F3/2
Air
67°Ffeels like 61°F
Sun
rise 6:39 amset 5:03 pm

Del Monte Beach surf today and tomorrow

Best-rated hour today at Del Monte Beach: 7 am, Fair, on a rising high tide.

Today Mon, Nov 9
Surf height at Del Monte Beach today, Mon, Nov 9, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.246-1372–2 ftnow6 am: Fair7 am: Fair8 am: Fair9 am: Poor to Fair10 am: Poor11 am: Fair12 pm: Poor to Fair1 pm: Poor2 pm: Poor3 pm: Poor4 pm: Poor5 pm: Fair6 pm: Poor6a9a12p3p6p☀ 6:39 am5:03 pm ☾ratingwind
Tomorrow Tue, Nov 10
Surf height at Del Monte Beach tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.246-1371–2 ft6 am: Poor7 am: Poor8 am: Poor9 am: Poor10 am: Poor11 am: Poor12 pm: Poor1 pm: Poor2 pm: Poor3 pm: Poor4 pm: Poor5 pm: Poor6a9a12p3pratingwind

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 Del Monte Beach: 3 pm, Poor, on a falling low tide.

Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
Today, Mon, Nov 9, first light to last light
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am2 ftFair5 mph cross-shore (NE)4.1 ft
7 am2 ftFair5 mph onshore (NE)5.0 ft
8 am2 ftFair6 mph cross-shore (NE)5.7 ft
9 am2 ftPoor to Fair5 mph onshore (NE), gusts 106.1 ft
10 am1–2 ftPoor6 mph onshore (NNE), gusts 116.0 ft
11 am2 ftFair5 mph onshore (NNE), gusts 105.3 ft
12 pmnow2 ftPoor to Fair6 mph onshore (NNW), gusts 124.2 ft
1 pm2 ftPoor10 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 182.9 ft
2 pm1–2 ftPoor11 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 201.5 ft
3 pm1–2 ftPoor9 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 160.4 ft
4 pm1 ftPoor9 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 15-0.2 ft
5 pm2 ftFair6 mph onshore (NNW)-0.3 ft
6 pm1 ftPoor4 mph onshore (N)0.1 ft
Tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am1 ftPoor6 mph onshore (NE), gusts 113.7 ft
7 am1 ftPoor6 mph onshore (NE), gusts 114.5 ft
8 am1 ftPoor6 mph onshore (NE), gusts 125.3 ft
9 am1 ftPoor7 mph onshore (NE), gusts 125.8 ft
10 am1 ftPoor7 mph onshore (NE), gusts 136.0 ft
11 am1 ftPoor7 mph onshore (NNE), gusts 135.6 ft
12 pm1–2 ftPoor8 mph onshore (N), gusts 144.8 ft
1 pm1–2 ftPoor10 mph onshore (NW), gusts 183.6 ft
2 pm1 ftPoor11 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 182.2 ft
3 pm1–2 ftPoor8 mph onshore (NW), gusts 141.0 ft
4 pm1–2 ftPoor9 mph onshore (NW), gusts 140.1 ft
5 pm1–2 ftPoor8 mph onshore (NW)-0.3 ft

Del Monte Beach waves today: sets, lulls and how they break

At 12 pm, sets at Del Monte Beach arrive about every 5 minutes with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly barreling and soft.

Set rhythm: about 4 waves per set every 5 minutes, with about 215 seconds between breaking waves.0 min15 min
Set waves
about 1.6 ft faces
Waves per set
about 4
Sets
every 5 minutes or so, each lasting about 42 s
Lulls
about 215 s between breaking waves
How they break
Barrelingwhich means the lip pitches out and can throw a barrel
Shape
Softwhich means mostly mellow, with occasional steeper sections
Breaking
16% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
Along-shore current
light, about 0.4 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.

What do these mean?

Del Monte Beach surf this weekend and the next 10 days

Next 10 days at Del Monte Beach: the biggest day is Sunday, Nov 15 at 1–3 ft, and the best-rated day is Sunday, Nov 15 (Good). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 1–3 ft and Good; Sunday, Nov 15, 1–3 ft and Good.

Del Monte 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 weekend2461–2Mon, Nov 9: FairMonNov 91–2Tue, Nov 10: PoorTueNov 101–2Wed, Nov 11: Poor to FairWedNov 111–3Thu, Nov 12: GoodThuNov 121–2Fri, Nov 13: Poor to FairFriNov 131–3Sat, Nov 14: GoodSatNov 141–3Sun, Nov 15: GoodSunNov 151–3Mon, Nov 16: PoorMonNov 161–3Tue, Nov 17: Poor to FairTueNov 171–2Wed, Nov 18: FairWedNov 18ThuNov 19FriNov 20SatNov 21SunNov 22MonNov 23TueNov 24ratingswell

Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24

Days 11–16 for Del Monte 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
Del Monte Beach 10-day surf forecast, free. Daylight hours; the main swell is the largest at midday.
DaySurfRatingMain swellWind amWind pmBest time
Mon, Nov 91–2 ftFair10.3 ft · 15 s · WNW6 mph cross-shore (NE)11 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 207 am
Tue, Nov 101–2 ftPoor6.2 ft · 13 s · WNW6 mph onshore (NE), gusts 1211 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 183 pm
Wed, Nov 111–2 ftPoor to Fair6.8 ft · 13 s · WNW8 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 155 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 108 am
Thu, Nov 121–3 ftGood7.4 ft · 13 s · WNW7 mph cross-shore (ESE), gusts 1315 mph offshore (SW), gusts 274 pm
Fri, Nov 131–2 ftPoor to Fair8.8 ft · 14 s · WNW7 mph cross-shore (SE)14 mph offshore (SW), gusts 255 pm
Sat, Nov 141–3 ftGood8.7 ft · 15 s · WNW6 mph onshore (NNW), gusts 118 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 144 pm
Sun, Nov 151–3 ftGood12.7 ft · 16 s · WNW5 mph offshore (SSW)11 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 207 am
Mon, Nov 161–3 ftPoor12.6 ft · 15 s · WNW10 mph onshore (NNW), gusts 1616 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 274 pm
Tue, Nov 171–3 ftPoor to Fair—11 mph onshore (N)14 mph onshore (NW)10 am
Wed, Nov 181–2 ftFair—7 mph cross-shore (WNW)12 mph onshore (NW)7 am
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24Days 11–16 for Del Monte Beach are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app

Del Monte Beach tide chart and tide times

Tides at Del Monte Beach today, Monday, Nov 9: low 2.8 ft at 3:10 am, high 6.1 ft at 9:17 am, low -0.3 ft at 4:40 pm and high 4.1 ft at 11:24 pm. At 12 pm the tide is 4.2 ft and falling.

Tide height at Del Monte Beach, in feet above MLLW, today and tomorrow, with high and low tide times.-11357Sun, Nov 8Mon, Nov 9Tue, Nov 10Wed, Nov 11Thu, Nov 12now 4.2 ft, fallingLow 2.8 ft3:10 amHigh 6.1 ft9:17 amLow -0.3 ft4:40 pmHigh 4.1 ft11:24 pmLow 2.9 ft3:44 amHigh 6.0 ft9:48 amLow -0.4 ft5:15 pmHigh 4.0 ft12:13 amLow 3.1 ft4:11 amHigh 5.9 ft10:20 amLow -0.2 ft5:59 pmHigh 3.9 ft1:14 am
Tide height at Del Monte Beach, in feet, today and tomorrow. Shaded bands are night; the dashed line is now.

Del Monte Beach tide chart, November 2026

High and low tide times for the next 9 days.
DayTides
Mon, Nov 9Low 2.8 ft at 3:10 amHigh 6.1 ft at 9:17 amLow -0.3 ft at 4:40 pmHigh 4.1 ft at 11:24 pm
Tue, Nov 10Low 2.9 ft at 3:44 amHigh 6.0 ft at 9:48 amLow -0.4 ft at 5:15 pm
Wed, Nov 11High 4.0 ft at 12:13 amLow 3.1 ft at 4:11 amHigh 5.9 ft at 10:20 amLow -0.2 ft at 5:59 pm
Thu, Nov 12High 3.9 ft at 1:14 amLow 3.4 ft at 4:41 amHigh 5.9 ft at 10:55 amLow 0.2 ft at 6:44 pm
Fri, Nov 13High 4.0 ft at 2:14 amLow 3.7 ft at 5:18 amHigh 5.7 ft at 11:33 amLow 0.5 ft at 7:32 pm
Sat, Nov 14High 4.1 ft at 3:20 amLow 3.8 ft at 6:08 amHigh 5.4 ft at 12:14 pmLow 0.6 ft at 8:22 pm
Sun, Nov 15High 4.1 ft at 4:19 amLow 3.9 ft at 7:35 amHigh 4.9 ft at 1:02 pmLow 0.6 ft at 9:14 pm
Mon, Nov 16High 4.1 ft at 5:08 amLow 3.6 ft at 9:16 amHigh 4.4 ft at 2:09 pmLow 0.7 ft at 10 pm
Tue, Nov 17High 4.3 ft at 5:36 amLow 3.2 ft at 10:52 am

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

Del Monte Beach water temperature

The water temperature at Del Monte Beach is about 67°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 61°F and a 6 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.

Surf spots near Del Monte Beach

Spots near Del Monte Beach with their rating right now, placed on a simple map.Del Monte BeachLovers PointAsilomarSpanish Bay - South MossCarmel BeachGhost TreeCarmel River State Beach

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About Del Monte Beach

Del Monte Beach is a beach break in Monterey County, California, facing north. Also called Monterey Beach and Seaside.

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