Carmel Beach Water Temperature and Wetsuit Guide
(California – Monterey, USA)
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Today's Carmel Beach sea temperature is 11.5 °C.
Statistics for 03 Jun (1981–2005)
– mean: 12.9 °C,
range: 11.2 °C
to 14.9 °C
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Sunny with pleasant to warm air temperatures, yet the sea at Carmel Beach remains rather cold. Surfers will need a spring wetsuit and ideally neoprene hood, gloves and boots.
(click thumbnails to expand) Below is a graph of Historical Sea Surface Temperature for Carmel Beach. This has been derived from analysis of two decades of oceanographic satellite measurements of nearby open water. We have calculated the average water temperature variation around the year as well as the extremes that have been observed on each date.
All of the graphs for the surf breaks presented on Surf-Forecast.com are on the same scale to enable comparison between locations around the world. Carmel Beach water temperatures peak in the range 14 to 18°C (57 to 64°F) on around the 23rd of September and are at their minimum on about the 6th of April, in the range 11 to 14°C (52 to 57°F). The highest seasonal water temperatures at Carmel Beach in the fourth week of September lend themselves to a 4/3mm wetsuit or a 3/2mm suit and 3mm neoprene boots. The minimum water temperatures at Carmel Beach in the first week of April are ideally suited to a 4/3mm wetsuit + 3mm boots, although a 5/3mm wetsuit may be preferable for longer sessions and cold windy days. Actual sea surface water temperatures close to shore at Carmel Beach can vary by several degrees compared with these open water averages. This is especially true after heavy rain, close to river mouths or after long periods of strong offshore winds. Offshore winds cause colder deep water to replace surface water that has been warmed by the sun. Air temperature, wind-chill and sunshine should also be considered before deciding on the kind of wetsuit needed to stay warm when surfing at Carmel Beach. Refer to our detailed weather forecasts for this information.
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