Carmel River State Beach Current Conditions Summary

Carmel River State Beach in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA is a river-mouth break. Current conditions: 4.4 ft waves, wnw 9 mph (cross-shore), rising → high. Size is there, but cross-shore wind affects quality. South-facing cove with shifting bars at the Carmel River mouth. Target the rivermouth bars for best shape. Forecasts are updated every 3 hours using ML-corrected NOAA models with live buoy data from CDIP, NDBC, and IOOS stations.