Del Monte Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Monterey, USA)

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Del Monte Beach Surf Guide

Del Monte Beach in Monterey is an exposed beach break that usually has waves. Winter is the favoured time of year for surfing here. Works best in offshore winds from the south southeast. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the best swell direction is from the northwest. Waves at the beach are both lefts and rights. Best around mid tide when the tide is rising. Unlikely to be too crowded, even when the surf is up. Watch out for rips and sharks.

Del Monte Beach Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Sandbar	2	consistent	14.1°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Del Monte Beach:

The best conditions reported for surf at Del Monte Beach occur when a Northwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the South-southeast.

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What's the best time of year to surf Del Monte Beach (for consistent clean waves)?

decemberBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Del Monte Beach with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of December. Clean surfable waves are typically found 45% of the time in December while 53% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 2% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

45%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

53%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Del Monte Beach Location Map

Interactive Del Monte Beach surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Del Monte Beach is Norman Y Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC) in USA, 84 km (52 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Del Monte Beach is Moffett Federal Afld (Mountain View) Airport (NUQ), also in USA, 92 km (57 miles) away.

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Del Monte Beach Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 06:12 Local Time

m, °C	Tuesday 05
ft, °F	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM
Wave (m)	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW
Period (s)	13	13	13	13
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	glass	on	on

Tides at Del Monte Beach

Current tide and informaton

For Monterey, Monterey Harbor, California, 1 km from Del Monte Beach.

Next High Water: 03:36pm | 0.98m

Next Low Water: 08:05am | -0.11m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Del Monte Beach Sea Temperature

The water temperature (14.1 °C) at Del Monte Beach is quite cool. If the sun does come out as forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a good sealed spring wetsuit. Some surfers would prefer to wear gloves and boots too. Effective windchill factor of (13.0 °C) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit, neoprene gloves and boots.