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Monastery Beach

Monterey County, California, United States

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  • Monastery Beach, United States

    Monastery Beach, United States. Richard Nolan richienolan, CC0. Source

Tomorrow at a glance

Calmest: 3 pm to 6 pm, sunset 6:20 pm
8 am
4.3
9 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
9 am
4.2
10 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
10 am
4.3
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
11 am
4.3
6 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
5.0
10 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
6.3
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.6
12 km/h7 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.6
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.6
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.7
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
6 pm
6.4
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Where to stay near the beach

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
16°C60°F
Water
19°C66°F
Wind
138 km/hmph NNW
Gusts
1711 km/hmph
Waves
1.7 m5 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
20%
Sunset
6:20 pm
Today
4.7Fair8 am117
5.0Fair9 am117
5.7Good10 am1610
5.6Good11 am1711
3.8Poor12 pm2314
3.7Poor1 pm2012
3.9Poor2 pm117
2.9Poor3 pm96
1.9Poor4 pm2012
4.1Fair5 pm106
3.8Poor6 pm159
Fri
4.3Fair8 am96
4.2Fair9 am106
4.3Fair10 am74
4.3Fair11 am64
5.0Fair12 pm106
6.3Good1 pm117
6.6Good2 pm127
6.6Good3 pm149
6.6Good4 pm149
6.7Good5 pm138
6.4Good6 pm1610
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 2 am, -0.3 m. High at 9 am, 0.9 m. Low at 3 pm, -0.3 mLow 2 am, -0.3 m1 ftHigh 9 am, 0.9 m3 ftLow 3 pm, -0.3 m1 ftNow3 am9 am3 pm9 pm
  • Low 2 am, -0.3 m1 ft
  • High 9 am, 0.9 m3 ft
  • Low 3 pm, -0.3 m1 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sat8.1 GreatBest 10 am to 5 pmWind up to 14 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun5.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 17 km/h10 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon7.3 GreatBest 3 pm to 7 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 1%
  • Tue7.0 GreatBest 8 am to 4 pmWind up to 33 km/h20 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed5.7 GoodBest 5 pm to 7 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 1%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • LifeguardStation 170 m540 ft awayOpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station.
  • Restrooms280 m910 ft away
  • Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 150 m500 ft. Fee not listed

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
880 m0.5 miHighway 1 / Ribera Road
Nearest town
3.5 km2.2 miCarmel-by-the-Sea (village)
Nearest airport
10 km6 miMonterey Regional Airport (MRY)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

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