Seal Beach Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.72° N 118.08° W

Seal Beach Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Seal Beach Pier sea temperature is
22.3° C
3.3° 

Seal Beach Pier surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Seal Beach Pier today (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Seal Beach Pier at 7AM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Afternoon (05 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (05 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)14s

Table - waves today at Seal Beach Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
15
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
19
0.5
SSW
19
0.6
SSW
19
0.5
SSW
19
0.5
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
75
102
102
71
71
71
70
97
97
63
89
88
88
114
84
84
126
130
207
212
292
210
174
202
Wind (km/h)
5
W
5
WSW
10
SSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
10
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
Wind State
glassy
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
2:16AM1.32m
2:37PM1.97m
4:31AM1.21m
3:43PM2.03m
6:52AM1.27m
4:57PM2.13m
Low Tide
7:25AM0.95m
10:23PM0.74m
8:09AM1.10m
11:51PM0.55m
9:38AM1.21m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:07
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:49
7:47
7:46
 mm
Temp °C
19
19
20
21
23
22
21
20
20
20
20
22
23
23
21
21
21
21
21
23
24
23
22
21
Feels °C
21
20
21
21
22
20
21
20
21
21
21
22
23
22
21
22
22
22
22
23
23
22
22
22
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