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Seal Beach Pier Surf Forecast
/ CAL – Orange County (51 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Seal Beach Pier surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Wednesday 06 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Seal Beach Pier surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Seal Beach Pier sea temperature is
16.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Seal Beach Pier today?
The current surf forecast for Seal Beach Pier at 7PM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (06 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Seal Beach Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Sat 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 21 | |
198 | 162 | 162 | 148 | 97 | 97 | 99 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 99 | 97 | 48 | 50 | 58 | 60 | 60 | 44 | 78 | 123 | 123 | 81 | 170 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 3:35PM1.36m | 00:08AM1.89m | 1:01AM1.79m | 6:00PM1.50m | 2:17AM1.69m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:32AM0.51m | 4:55PM1.35m | 8:33AM0.56m | 9:34AM0.59m | 8:48PM1.46m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 |
 | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | 7:40 |
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Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 |
 kJ | 198 | 162 | 162 | 148 | 97 | 97 | 21 | 32 | 33 | 25 | 25 | 17 | 11 | 17 | 36 | 58 | 60 | 60 | 44 | 33 | 52 | 55 | 80 | 89 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | S 11 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 21 |
| kJ | 15 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 59 | 99 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 99 | 97 | 48 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 78 | 123 | 123 | 81 | 170 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 20 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 19 | WSW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 59 | 37 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 34 | 50 | 13 | 48 | 26 | 26 | 44 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 5 | W 3 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 8 | 3 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 30 | 503 | 93 | 47 | 41 | 0 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 179 | 93 | 65 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 142 | 142 | 31 | 12 | 30 | 24 |
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