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

Garrapata State Beach, Carmel-by-the-Sea, California: 13–15 ft, double overhead, at 12 pm PST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Good. The main swell is 11.0 ft at 15 seconds from the west-northwest, with a 10 mph cross-shore wind from the north, gusting 15 mph. Water is about 67°F, so a 3/2 full wetsuit is the suggestion; the next low tide is 0.3 ft at 4:38 pm.

Good

13–15 ft

double overhead · occasional 17 ft

Swell from the west-northwest; wind from the north at 10 mph, cross-shore; the beach faces east.NSWE
first light 6:12 amrating through the daylast light 5:31 pm
Swell
11.0 ft · 15 s · WNW
Wind
10 mph (N), gusts 15cross-shore
Tide
4.9 ft fallinglow 0.3 ft at 4:38 pm
Water
67°F3/2
Air
66°Ffeels like 57°F
Sun
rise 6:39 amset 5:04 pm

Garrapata State Beach surf today and tomorrow

Best-rated hour today at Garrapata State Beach: 6 am, Great, on a rising high tide.

Today Mon, Nov 9
Surf height at Garrapata State Beach today, Mon, Nov 9, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.5101504713–15 ftnow6 am: Great7 am: Great8 am: Great9 am: Good10 am: Good11 am: Good12 pm: Fair1 pm: Poor to Fair2 pm: Poor3 pm: Fair4 pm: Poor to Fair5 pm: Fair6 pm: Great6a9a12p3p6p☀ 6:39 am5:04 pm ☾ratingwind
Tomorrow Tue, Nov 10
Surf height at Garrapata State Beach tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.5101504710–12 ft6 am: Great7 am: Great8 am: Great9 am: Great10 am: Great11 am: Good12 pm: Good1 pm: Fair2 pm: Fair3 pm: Good4 pm: Fair5 pm: Fair6 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 Garrapata State Beach: 10 am, Great, on a falling high tide.

Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
Today, Mon, Nov 9, first light to last light
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am13–15 ftGreat8 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 134.8 ft
7 am13–15 ftGreat8 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 135.7 ft
8 am13–15 ftGreat8 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 136.4 ft
9 am13–15 ftGood9 mph cross-shore (N)6.8 ft
10 am13–15 ftGood10 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 156.6 ft
11 am13–14 ftGood10 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 156.0 ft
12 pmnow12–13 ftFair12 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 174.9 ft
1 pm11–12 ftPoor to Fair14 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 203.5 ft
2 pm11–13 ftPoor15 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 222.1 ft
3 pm11–12 ftFair14 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 201.0 ft
4 pm11–13 ftPoor to Fair14 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 210.4 ft
5 pm11–13 ftFair12 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 180.3 ft
6 pm10–12 ftGreat10 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 150.8 ft
Tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am8–10 ftGreat11 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 184.4 ft
7 am8–10 ftGreat11 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 185.2 ft
8 am9–10 ftGreat12 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 186.0 ft
9 am8–10 ftGreat11 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 176.5 ft
10 am8–10 ftGreat11 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 176.7 ft
11 am8–10 ftGood11 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 176.3 ft
12 pm8–10 ftGood11 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 165.4 ft
1 pm8–10 ftFair11 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 174.2 ft
2 pm9–11 ftFair12 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 182.8 ft
3 pm9–10 ftGood11 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 171.6 ft
4 pm9–10 ftFair12 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 180.7 ft
5 pm10–11 ftFair12 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 180.3 ft
6 pm10–12 ftGood10 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 160.4 ft

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

At 12 pm, sets at Garrapata State Beach arrive about every 5 minutes with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.

Set rhythm: about 4 waves per set every 5 minutes, with about 146 seconds between breaking waves.0 min15 min
Set waves
about 15.0 ft faces
Waves per set
about 4
Sets
every 5 minutes or so, each lasting about 42 s
Lulls
about 146 s between breaking waves
How they break
Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
Shape
Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
Breaking
77% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
Along-shore current
strong, about 2.6 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.

What do these mean?

Garrapata State Beach surf this weekend and the next 10 days

Next 10 days at Garrapata State Beach: the biggest day is Saturday, Nov 14 at 12–20 ft, and the best-rated day is Monday, Nov 9 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 12–20 ft and Good; Sunday, Nov 15, 11–17 ft and Great.

Garrapata 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 weekend102010–15Mon, Nov 9: GreatMonNov 98–12Tue, Nov 10: GreatTueNov 108–11Wed, Nov 11: GreatWedNov 1110–13Thu, Nov 12: GreatThuNov 1210–13Fri, Nov 13: GreatFriNov 1312–20Sat, Nov 14: GoodSatNov 1411–17Sun, Nov 15: GreatSunNov 1513–16Mon, Nov 16: PoorMonNov 1610–14Tue, Nov 17: GoodTueNov 177–10Wed, Nov 18: FairWedNov 18ThuNov 19FriNov 20SatNov 21SunNov 22MonNov 23TueNov 24ratingswell

Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24

Days 11–16 for Garrapata 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
Garrapata State Beach 10-day surf forecast, free. Daylight hours; the main swell is the largest at midday.
DaySurfRatingMain swellWind amWind pmBest time
Mon, Nov 910–15 ftGreat11.5 ft · 15 s · WNW8 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 1315 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 226 am
Tue, Nov 108–12 ftGreat7.2 ft · 13 s · WNW12 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 1812 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 1810 am
Wed, Nov 118–11 ftGreat7.5 ft · 13 s · WNW5 mph offshore (ENE)4 mph onshore (WSW)4 pm
Thu, Nov 1210–13 ftGreat7.0 ft · 13 s · WNW9 mph offshore (SE), gusts 1617 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 317 am
Fri, Nov 1310–13 ftGreat9.3 ft · 14 s · W6 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 1212 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 218 am
Sat, Nov 1412–20 ftGood9.4 ft · 15 s · W8 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 1610 mph onshore (NW), gusts 187 am
Sun, Nov 1511–17 ftGreat12.3 ft · 16 s · WNW5 mph cross-shore (SW)11 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 187 am
Mon, Nov 1613–16 ftPoor12.2 ft · 15 s · WNW14 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 2319 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 307 am
Tue, Nov 1710–14 ftGood—17 mph cross-shore (N)18 mph cross-shore (NNW)10 am
Wed, Nov 187–10 ftFair—9 mph onshore (WNW)13 mph onshore (NW)7 am
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24Days 11–16 for Garrapata State Beach are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app

Garrapata State Beach tide chart and tide times

Tides at Garrapata State Beach 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 Garrapata State 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 4.9 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 Garrapata State Beach, in feet, today and tomorrow. Shaded bands are night; the dashed line is now.

Garrapata State Beach 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.

Garrapata State Beach water temperature

The water temperature at Garrapata State Beach is about 67°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 57°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 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 Garrapata State Beach

Garrapata State Beach is a beach break in Carmel-by-the-Sea, Monterey County, California, facing west. Also called Garrapata.

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