Check the Beach

Seal Beach

Santa Barbara County, California, United States

Tomorrow at a glance

Calmest: 3 pm to 6 pm, sunset 6:17 pm
8 am
3.1
28 km/h18 mph wind, Poor
9 am
3.6
26 km/h16 mph wind, Poor
10 am
3.9
21 km/h13 mph wind, Poor
11 am
4.2
19 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.0
23 km/h14 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.9
24 km/h15 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
5.9
24 km/h15 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.3
24 km/h15 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.5
23 km/h14 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.3
24 km/h15 mph wind, Good
6 pm
6.0
24 km/h15 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°C61°F
Water
20°C69°F
Wind
1811 km/hmph NW
Gusts
2415 km/hmph
Waves
1.5 m5 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
18%
Sunset
6:17 pm
Today
4.6Fair8 am117
4.3Fair9 am1610
4.3Fair10 am1610
5.8Good11 am149
6.3Good12 pm74
5.4Fair1 pm159
4.4Fair2 pm85
5.1Fair3 pm106
5.9Good4 pm148
4.7Fair5 pm117
4.3Fair6 pm1811
Fri
3.1Poor8 am2818
3.6Poor9 am2616
3.9Poor10 am2113
4.2Fair11 am1912
4.0Fair12 pm2314
4.9Fair1 pm2415
5.9Good2 pm2415
6.3Good3 pm2415
6.5Good4 pm2314
6.3Good5 pm2415
6.0Good6 pm2415
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 8 am, 1.0 m. Low at 2 pm, -0.3 m. High at 8 pm, 0.8 mLow 2 am, -0.3 m<1 ftHigh 8 am, 1.0 m3 ftLow 2 pm, -0.3 m<1 ftHigh 8 pm, 0.8 m3 ftNow5 am11 am5 pm11 pm
  • Low 2 am, -0.3 m<1 ft
  • High 8 am, 1.0 m3 ft
  • Low 2 pm, -0.3 m<1 ft
  • High 8 pm, 0.8 m3 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 10 am to 7 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun6.2 GoodBest 10 am to 7 pmWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon8.3 GreatBest 11 am to 7 pmWind up to 17 km/h10 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue7.3 GreatBest 8 am to 5 pmWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed5.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 1%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest town
8.3 km5.1 miVandenberg SFB (village)
Nearest airport
4 km2 miVandenberg Space Force Base (VBG)

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

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