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Seal Beach Pier ratings
Quality on a good day: 2.5
Consistency of Surf: 3.5
Difficulty Level: 2.5

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Overall: 3.2

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Seal Beach Pier Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Orange County, USA)

Seal Beach Pier break guide

Seal Beach Pier Surf Guide

Seal Beach Pier in Orange County is a sheltered beach break that has reasonably consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. The best wind direction is from the northeast. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the southwest. Waves at the beach are both lefts and rights. Surfable at all stages of the tide. It very rarely gets crowded here. Watch out for locals, pollution, rips.

Seal Beach Pier Spot Info

Type:Rating:
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Reliability:Todays Sea Temp*:
fairly consistent
14.0°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Seal Beach Pier:

The best conditions reported for surf at Seal Beach Pier occur when a Southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Northeast.

Surf Forecasts:

What's the best time of year to surf Seal Beach Pier (for consistent clean waves)?

januaryBest Season: winter
The best time of year for surfing Seal Beach Pier with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of January. Clean surfable waves are typically found 0% of the time in January while 3% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 97% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.
clean
0%
Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.
blown out
3%
Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).
too small
97%
Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Seal Beach Pier Location Map

Interactive Seal Beach Pier surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Seal Beach Pier is Long Beach Airport (LGB) in USA, 12 km (7 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Seal Beach Pier is John Wayne Arpt Orange Co (Santa Ana) Airport (SNA), also in USA, 21 km (13 miles) away.

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Seal Beach Pier Surf Forecasts:
Todays Surf Summary
Monday, 27 March 2023, 06:13 Local Time
Monday 27
8AM11AM2PM5PM
Wave (m)
0.7
W
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
Period (s) 7 14 14 14
Wind (km/h)
15
15
10
15
Wind State off off cross on

What does Seal Beach Pier look like?

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Credit: Rick Carlson

    Tides at Seal Beach Pier

    Current tide and informaton
    For Los Patos (highway bridge), California, 3 km from Seal Beach Pier.
    Next High Water: 03:02am | 1.1m
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    Next Low Water: 10:25am | 0.1m
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    Seal Beach Pier Sea Temperature

    The water temperature (14.0 °C) at Seal Beach Pier is quite cool. If the sun shines as we have forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a good spring wetsuit. Effective windchill factor of (15.0 °C) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.

    Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit.
    Current Temp*: 14.0°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite
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    Swell History at Seal Beach Pier

    Surf stats for Seal Beach Pier, see the swell variation by month or season on the history page here.

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    Wind History at Seal Beach Pier

    Wind stats for Seal Beach Pier, see the variation in direction and stength by month or season on the history page here.

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    Seal Beach Pier Reviews:

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    Ratings
    Based on 3 votes.
    • Overall:Icon s33.2
    • Quality on a good day:Icon s32.5
    • Consistency of Surf:Icon s43.5
    • Difficulty Level:Icon s32.5
    • Crowds:Icon s44.0
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    Review
    Impartial reviews submitted by Surf-Forecast users.
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    dugan nash from United States
    “Filthy water, very seldom any real waves. And there's a surf school there everyday to crowd you out. Total kook factory. Don't surf here.”

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