Seal Beach Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.72° N 118.08° W

Seal Beach Pier WaveFinder

Issued: 10 am 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Seal Beach Pier sea temperature is
20.5° C
2.0° 

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


Seal Beach Pier surf forecast from 16 Jul 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Tuesday 21 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period, SSW swell with glassy winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Monday 20 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period, SSW swell with 826 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 21 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Seal Beach Pier this week:

The surf forecast for Seal Beach Pier over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 21) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 16s period with a secondary swell of 0.9m and 13s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Seal Beach Pier in the next 16 days are 1.5m 14s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Jul 20) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.

Wave TypeTime (PDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 5AM (Tue 21st Jul)2.5ft (0.8m) 16s
Best Surf 5AM (Tue 21st Jul)2.5ft (0.8m) 16s
Most Powerful 2AM (Mon 20th Jul)5ft (1.5m) 14s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Seal Beach Pier over the next 16 days.


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