Carmel Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

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Surf Break: Carmel Beach

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Surf Break: Carmel Beach

Carmel Beach in Monterey is an exposed beach break that is usually a safe bet and works all around the year. Offshore winds blow from the east. Groundswells more frequent than windswells and the ideal swell angle is from the west. The beach break provides left and right handers. Best around mid tide when the tide is rising. It's sometimes crowded here. Beware of rips and locals.

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Overall Carmel Beach Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Also see Carmel Beach surf quality by season and Carmel Beach surf quality by month.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Carmel Beach:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Ghost Tree	1 mi
Second closest break	Del Monte Beach	4 mi
Third closest break	Spanish Bay-Cobblestones	4 mi
Fourth closest break	Spanish Bay-South Moss	4 mi
Fifth closest break	Asilomar	5 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Carmel Beach:
Closest wave buoy	Monterey Buoy	30 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Cape San Martin Buoy	56 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Half Moon Bay Buoy	76 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	San Francisco Buoy	97 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Santa Maria Buoy	131 mi
Tide stations nearest to Carmel Beach:
Closest tide station	Carmel Cove, Carmel Bay, California	2 mi
Second closest tide station	Monterey, Monterey Harbor, California	4 mi
Third closest tide station	Monterey, Monterey Harbor, California (2)	4 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Monterey, Monterey Harbor, California (3)	4 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Moss Landing, Ocean Pier, California	19 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Carmel Beach:
Closest ski area	Badger Pass Ski Area (United States)	147 mi
Second closest ski area	Dodge Ridge (United States)	157 mi
Third closest ski area	China Peak Mountain Resort (United States)	160 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Bear Valley (United States)	169 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Mammoth Mountain (United States)	177 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Carmel Beach:
Closest city location	Carmel-by-the-Sea (United States)	1 mi
Second closest city location	Monterey (United States)	2 mi
Third closest city location	Del Monte Forest (United States)	2 mi
Fourth closest city location	Pacific Grove (United States)	4 mi
Fifth closest city location	Monterey Peninsula Airport (United States)	5 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Carmel Beach is Norman Y Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC) in USA, 90 km (56 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Carmel Beach is Moffett Federal Afld (Mountain View) Airport (NUQ), also in USA, 96 km (60 miles) away.
• Third is San Francisco International Airport (SFO) in USA, 125 km (78 miles) away.
• Metropolitan Oakland International Airport (OAK) in USA is 132 km (82 miles) away.
• Modesto City Co Harry Sham Airport (MOD), also in USA is the fifth nearest airport to Carmel Beach and is 147 km (91 miles) away.