Seal Beach Pier surf forecast
Seal Beach · California (Orange County) · United States
Today at Seal Beach Pier: best around 09:00, 0.9 m at 12 s with cross-offshore wind. Fair for intermediate surfers, good for beginners, poor for advanced. Updated 20 Oct, 18:50 UTC.
Seal Beach Pier surf forecast, next 7 days
The best daylight hour of each day, rated for each level. No day rates Good for intermediate surfers this week.
| Day | Best | Surf | Wind | Beg. | Int. | Adv. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 09:00 | 0.9 m · 12 s | cross-offshore | Good | Fair | Poor |
| Wed 21 | 18:00 | 0.9 m · 12 s | cross-offshore | Good | Fair | Poor–Fair |
| Thu 22 | 10:00 | 0.8 m · 12 s | onshore | Poor–Fair | Poor | Poor |
| Fri 23 | 11:00 | 0.8 m · 12 s | cross-shore | Good | Fair | Poor |
| Sat 24 | 11:00 | 0.6 m · 10 s | onshore | Fair | Poor–Fair | Poor |
| Sun 25 | 11:00 | 0.6 m · 12 s | cross-shore | Fair | Poor–Fair | Poor |
| Mon 26 | 12:00 | 0.5 m · 12 s | cross-offshore | Poor–Fair | Poor | Poor |
Model forecast updated 20 Oct, 18:50 UTC. Hour by hour with swell direction, tide and webcams: open the live forecast.
North of the pier is Seal Beach's learning zone: small, gentle peaks on most days, with surf schools after 9am and high school teams before 8am. The Anaheim Bay jetty to the south shelters it from NW wind but also bounces big WNW swells back into steep pier bowls, and the south side then becomes a bodyboard shorebreak. Shuffle your feet, because warm outflow water draws stingrays.
- Break
- beach break, peaks both ways; faces S
- Level
- beginner
- Best swell
- S, SSE, SW, WSW, W
- Best wind
- NE, E, N (offshore)
- Best tide
- low to mid tide
- Season
- Year-round; S swells in summer, big W swells in winter
- Typical size
- 0.5-2 m
- Crowd
- high
- Hazards
- stingrays drawn by warm power-plant outflow; polluted water when the San Gabriel River flows; pier pilings; steep bowls on big WNW swells
Seal Beach Pier surf cams
- Seal Beach Pier, Northside (Surfline, free (ads)): overview of the north side of the pier
- Seal Beach Pier, Southside (Surfline, free (ads)): overview of the south side of the pier and its shorebreak
- Seal Beach Jetty (Surfline, free (ads), neighbouring beach): south overview toward the Anaheim Bay jetty
More surf spots nearby: surf spots in Huntington Beach.
Nearby spots
- Bolsa Chica State Beach, Huntington Beach
- Huntington Beach Pier, Huntington Beach
- River Jetties (Santa Ana River), Newport Beach
- Newport Pier (Blackies), Newport Beach
- The Wedge, Newport Beach
- Salt Creek, Dana Point
Questions
Is Seal Beach Pier good for beginners?
Yes, on small days: it is a beach break that suits beginners. Watch out for: stingrays drawn by warm power-plant outflow; polluted water when the san gabriel river flows. Take a lesson or surf near the lifeguards if you are new.
What swell, wind and tide work best at Seal Beach Pier?
S, SSE, SW, WSW, W swell, NE, E, N wind (offshore), at low to mid tide. Typical size 0.5-2 m.
Live swell, wind, tide, a 14-day outlook, satellite pictures and webcams for Seal Beach Pier are in the Surf Spoting app.