Carmel River State Beach Current Conditions Summary

Carmel River State Beach in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA is a river-mouth break. Current conditions: 1 ft waves, wsw 7 mph (onshore), rising → high. Small for this break but conditions look fun — 1 ft with manageable wind. 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.