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California

Carmel Beach

beachtide: mid

2.0Updated 0 min ago

Face

5.7ft

12s period

Swell

WNW

290°

Windcross

2 mph

S

Tide

-0.1 ft

slack

ConditionsChoppy

Choppy

48% wind sea

Swell breakdown

WAVEWATCH III

P1 (primary)

NW

4.1ft

7s

51%

P2 (secondary)

WNW

3.7ft

12s

42%

P3 (tertiary)

SSW

1.5ft

14s

7%

Swell components (ft) · next 48h

Wind speed (mph) · next 48h

Tide (ft) · next 48h

Spot info

Breakbeach

Tide preferencemid

Crowdmoderate

Hazardsrips, localism, cold water

Optimal conditions

SwellW 270°

WindE offshore

Tidemid

Period10s+

Breakbeach

Nearest buoy

No nearby buoy.

7-day forecast

Time

Rating

Face

Period

Swell

Wind

Tide

Thu, May 14

2am

5.7

12s

WNW290°

0mphcross-on

-0.1ft↑

5am

5.2

7s

WNW302°

2mphoffshore

-0.0ft↑

8am

5.4

8s

WNW299°

2mphcross

2.2ft↑

11am

5.5

8s

WNW298°

8mphcross-on

3.5ft↓

2pm

5.6

8s

WNW298°

10mphcross-on

2.0ft↓

5pm

5.9

8s

WNW299°

8mphonshore

1.9ft↑

8pm

6.7

8s

WNW301°

5mphcross-on

4.7ft↑

11pm

6.8

9s

WNW301°

3mphcross-on

5.4ft

Fri, May 15

2am

7.0

9s

WNW299°

4mphcross

1.9ft↓

5am

7.3

9s

WNW300°

6mphcross

-0.8ft↑

8am

7.4

9s

WNW302°

2mphcross-off

1.0ft↑

11am

7.4

9s

WNW303°

10mphcross

3.5ft↓

2pm

7.4

9s

WNW303°

10mphcross-on

2.7ft↓

5pm

8.1

9s

NW304°

6mphcross-on

1.9ft↑

8pm

1.9

16s

WNW300°

20mphcross-on

4.5ft↑

11pm

2.1

16s

WNW301°

20mphcross-on

6.0ft

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