Check the Beach

San Carlos Beach

Monterey County, California, United States

San Carlos Beach 1 photo

Tomorrow at a glance

Calmest: 3 pm to 6 pm, sunset 6:20 pm
8 am
4.2
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
9 am
4.3
6 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
10 am
4.3
4 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
11 am
4.3
3 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.9
4 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
6.3
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.7
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.9
9 km/h6 mph wind, Good
4 pm
7.0
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.0
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
6 pm
6.8
6 km/h4 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
15°C60°F
Water
19°C66°F
Wind
96 km/hmph NNW
Gusts
1610 km/hmph
Waves
1.5 m5 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
19%
Sunset
6:20 pm
Today
4.8Fair8 am21
5.5Good9 am32
5.9Good10 am42
5.1Fair11 am11
4.7Fair12 pm106
4.1Fair1 pm1811
4.0Fair2 pm128
3.8Poor3 pm53
3.8Poor4 pm117
4.1Fair5 pm85
4.0Fair6 pm85
Fri
4.2Fair8 am53
4.3Fair9 am64
4.3Fair10 am43
4.3Fair11 am32
4.9Fair12 pm42
6.3Good1 pm85
6.7Good2 pm64
6.9Good3 pm96
7.0Great4 pm106
7.0Great5 pm96
6.8Good6 pm64
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.

  • Sat8.3 GreatBest 11 am to 5 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun5.8 GoodBest 12 pm to 1 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon7.3 GreatBest 3 pm to 7 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 1%
  • Tue7.0 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed5.5 GoodBest 6 pm to 7 pmWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 1%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms110 m350 ft away
  • ShowersWithin 500 m0.3 mi
  • Drinking waterWithin 500 m0.3 mi
  • Parking38 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 80 m250 ft. Listed as paid
  • Food and drink60 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
100 m320 ft
Nearest town
1.1 km0.7 miMonterey (city)
Nearest airport
5 km3 miMonterey Regional Airport (MRY)

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

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