Check the Beach

Seal Beach

Orange County, California, United States

Seal Beach 3 photos

  • Seal Beach pier underbelly

    Seal Beach pier underbelly. Tracie Hall from Orange County, us, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Cloudy Sunday at Seal Beach

    Cloudy Sunday at Seal Beach. Tracie Hall from Orange County, us, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Seal Beach

    Seal Beach. Tracie Hall from Orange County, us, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 9 am to 3 pm, sunset 6:08 pm
8 am
7.2
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
9 am
8.1
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
10 am
8.4
4 km/h2 mph wind, Great
11 am
8.5
8 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent
12 pm
8.6
10 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent
1 pm
8.3
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.7
25 km/h16 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.5
26 km/h16 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.6
25 km/h16 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.8
24 km/h15 mph wind, Great
6 pm
6.5
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good

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

Best time to swim

Best: 9 am to 3 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
18°C64°F
Water
23°C73°F
Wind
32 km/hmph N
Gusts
64 km/hmph
Waves
0.9 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
20%
Sunset
6:08 pm
Today
7.2Great8 am85
8.1Great9 am85
8.4Great10 am42
8.5Excellent11 am85
8.6Excellent12 pm106
8.3Great1 pm1811
7.7Great2 pm2516
7.5Great3 pm2616
7.6Great4 pm2516
7.8Great5 pm2415
6.5Good6 pm2113
Sat
8.0Great8 am85
8.4Great9 am64
8.8Excellent10 am10
8.9Excellent11 am64
9.0Excellent12 pm96
9.0Excellent1 pm138
8.9Excellent2 pm1610
8.9Excellent3 pm1610
8.7Excellent4 pm1811
8.6Excellent5 pm2012
8.8Excellent6 pm1811
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 1 am, -0.2 m. High at 7 am, 1.2 m. Low at 2 pm, -0.2 m. High at 8 pm, 1.0 mLow 1 am, -0.2 m<1 ftHigh 7 am, 1.2 m4 ftLow 2 pm, -0.2 m<1 ftHigh 8 pm, 1.0 m3 ftNow6 am12 pm6 pm12 am
  • Low 1 am, -0.2 m<1 ft
  • High 7 am, 1.2 m4 ft
  • Low 2 pm, -0.2 m<1 ft
  • High 8 pm, 1.0 m3 ft

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

Beach info

Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.

Facilities

  • LifeguardStation 60 m210 ft awayOpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station.
  • Restrooms100 m320 ft away
  • Showers60 m180 ft away
  • Parking10 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 100 m340 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink35 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • Playground80 m260 ft awaySeal Beach Pier Playground
  • Boat ramp150 m480 ft awaySeal Beach Municipal Pier
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
550 m0.3 miElectric & Main
Nearest town
430 m0.3 miSeal Beach (town)
Nearest airport
9 km6 miLong Beach Airport (LGB)

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

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Seal Beach.

Partner links

Beachfront rooms go first on warm weekends.

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat9.0 ExcellentBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 1%
  • Sun9.4 ExcellentBest 8 am to 5 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon9.6 ExcellentBest 8 am to 2 pmWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue8.8 ExcellentBest 9 am to 2 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed7.6 GreatBest 4 pm to 7 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 0%