Carmel, California
Sunset and golden hour times for planning your evening session.
After-work glass-offs in Carmel can rival dawn patrol on good days. Afternoon thermals die, the crowd thins, and these 1 west-facing breaks catch the last clean sets of the day.
Sunset
5:02 PMDay length: 10h 18m
-1 min vs yesterday
Sunrise
6:44 AM
First light: 6:14 AM
Sunset
5:02 PM
Last light: 5:32 PM
Data from Monastery Beach / San Jose Creek Beach · Updated daily
| Day | Sunrise | Sunset | Day Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today(Today) | 6:44 AM | 5:02 PM | 10h 18m |
| Tomorrow | 6:45 AM | 5:01 PM | 10h 16m |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 6:46 AM | 5:00 PM | 10h 14m |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 6:47 AM | 5:00 PM | 10h 12m |
Today(Today)
Sunrise
6:44 AM
Sunset
5:02 PM
Day Length
10h 18m
Tomorrow
Sunrise
6:45 AM
Sunset
5:01 PM
Day Length
10h 16m
Sun, Nov 15
Sunrise
6:46 AM
Sunset
5:00 PM
Day Length
10h 14m
Mon, Nov 16
Sunrise
6:47 AM
Sunset
5:00 PM
Day Length
10h 12m
4 spots
Main Carmel-by-the-Sea surf zone with several shifting beach-break peaks along the white-sand beach. Better for research as the core local spot, but conditions can change quickly with sandbars, tide, and wind.
A hazardous Carmel-area rivermouth and sandbar zone at Carmel River State Beach. Include for research completeness, but this is not a casual surf recommendation.
Remote, exposed beach-break zone on the north Big Sur coast. Garrapata is a coastal state park surf zone with meaningful rips, undertow, rocks, and shark risk.
Monastery Beach is included only as an expert and hazard research entry. Reliable public sources emphasize scuba use and dangerous water conditions more than ordinary surf use.
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West-facing beaches with golden hour potential and evening access.
Monastery Beach is included only as an expert and hazard research entry. Reliable public sources emphasize scuba use and dangerous water conditions more than ordinary surf use.
Do not treat this as a normal beach-break access. Shorebreak and drop-off can make entry and exit dangerous.
About surfing in Carmel
