Carmel-By-The-Sea

Carmel-By-The-Sea is a WSW-facing beach break in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, United States. It picks up swell from SSE to NW and NNW. Offshore wind here blows from the ENE: light winds or ENE breezes usually mean the cleanest surf, while WSW onshores chop it up.

Break

Beach

Faces

WSW (255°)

Best swell

SW to WNW (215°–296°), 9 s or longer

Best wind

NNE to ESE offshore, or glassy

Best surf height

3–6 ft at the beach

Swell window

SSE to NW (163° to 326°); NNW (327° to 331°)

Offshore wind

ENE

Tide

NOAA station 9413375

Wave buoy

Point Sur, CA (157) · 23 km away

Cams

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