Seal Beach, United States

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About Seal Beach

Seal Beach is a town in California, United States. From Seal Beach you can reach 17 surf spots. The nearest is Seal Beach, a surf spot 0.1 km from the centre. Overture lists 11 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites. The nearest airport is Long Beach International Airport (LGB), 9 km away.

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Staying in Seal Beach

11 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites (Overture places)
Nearest airports: Long Beach International Airport (LGB), 9 km, SNA, 23 km, HHR, 29 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for beginners: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Seal Beach.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for beginner surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. The best of the spots that stay in Seal Beach each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 11 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Seal Beach too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodBest spot that day for beginnersUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Expert Intermediate

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Sun 25

56th St.19.9 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Newport Beach, 7 km

3 ft342 kJ

3 ft254 kJ

3 ft153 kJ

2 ft196 kJ

3 ft42 kJ

2 ft115 kJ

2 ft88 kJ

Forecast and score for beginner surfers at 56th St., each day
Day	Score for beginners	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	3 ft13 ssoft	342kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 2 knots	25°C
Tue 20Oct	56, good	3 ft12 ssoft	254kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 4 knots	24°C
Wed 21Oct	55, good	3 ft11 ssoft	153kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 1 knot	23°C
Thu 22Oct	67, good	2 ft13 ssoft	196kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 3 knots	19°C
Fri 23Oct	42, fair	3 ft5 smushy	42kJ	wind from the west, 1 knot	21°C
Sat 24Oct	68, good	2 ft12 ssoft	115kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 2 knots	23°C
Sun 25Oct	63, good	2 ft12 ssoft	88kJ	wind from the north-west, 0 knots	24°C

Huntington Beach14 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Huntington Beach, 3 km

3 ft342 kJ

3 ft254 kJ

3 ft153 kJ

2 ft196 kJ

3 ft42 kJ

2 ft115 kJ

2 ft88 kJ

Forecast and score for beginner surfers at Huntington Beach, each day
Day	Score for beginners	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	3 ft13 ssoft	342kJ	wind from the east, 2 knots	22°C
Tue 20Oct	56, good	3 ft12 ssoft	254kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 4 knots	22°C
Wed 21Oct	52, good	3 ft11 ssoft	153kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 1 knot	21°C
Thu 22Oct	63, good	2 ft13 ssoft	196kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots	19°C
Fri 23Oct	36, fair	3 ft5 smushy	42kJ	wind from the north-east, 1 knot, offshore	20°C
Sat 24Oct	66, good	2 ft12 ssoft	115kJ	wind from the north, 2 knots, offshore	22°C
Sun 25Oct	59, good	2 ft12 ssoft	88kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 4 knots, offshore	23°C

Anderson Street3.2 kmabout 10 min by car

3 ft284 kJ

3 ft215 kJ

3 ft140 kJ

2 ft103 kJ

3 ft59 kJ

2 ft39 kJ

2 ft65 kJ

Forecast and score for beginner surfers at Anderson Street, each day
Day	Score for beginners	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	55, good	3 ft13 ssoft	284kJ	wind from the east, 2 knots	22°C
Tue 20Oct	55, good	3 ft12 ssoft	215kJ	wind from the south, 3 knots	22°C
Wed 21Oct	61, good	3 ft11 ssoft	140kJ	wind from the south, 2 knots	21°C
Thu 22Oct	65, good	2 ft11 ssoft	103kJ	wind from the west, 3 knots	19°C
Fri 23Oct	24, poor	3 ft6 smushy	59kJ	wind from the north-east, 0 knots, offshore	20°C
Sat 24Oct	54, good	2 ft7 smushy	39kJ	wind from the north, 2 knots, offshore	23°C
Sun 25Oct	53, good	2 ft12 ssoft	65kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 2 knots, offshore	24°C

Anderson Street - Surfside Bowl3.2 kmabout 10 min by car

3 ft284 kJ

3 ft215 kJ

3 ft140 kJ

2 ft103 kJ

3 ft59 kJ

2 ft39 kJ

2 ft65 kJ

Forecast and score for beginner surfers at Anderson Street - Surfside Bowl, each day
Day	Score for beginners	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	55, good	3 ft13 ssoft	284kJ	wind from the east, 2 knots	22°C
Tue 20Oct	55, good	3 ft12 ssoft	215kJ	wind from the south, 3 knots	22°C
Wed 21Oct	61, good	3 ft11 ssoft	140kJ	wind from the south, 2 knots	21°C
Thu 22Oct	65, good	2 ft11 ssoft	103kJ	wind from the west, 3 knots	19°C
Fri 23Oct	24, poor	3 ft6 smushy	59kJ	wind from the north-east, 0 knots, offshore	20°C
Sat 24Oct	54, good	2 ft7 smushy	39kJ	wind from the north, 2 knots, offshore	23°C
Sun 25Oct	53, good	2 ft12 ssoft	65kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 2 knots, offshore	24°C

Anderson street - The Hole3.4 kmabout 10 min by car

3 ft284 kJ

3 ft215 kJ

3 ft140 kJ

2 ft103 kJ

3 ft59 kJ

2 ft39 kJ

2 ft65 kJ

Forecast and score for beginner surfers at Anderson street - The Hole, each day
Day	Score for beginners	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	55, good	3 ft13 ssoft	284kJ	wind from the east, 2 knots	22°C
Tue 20Oct	55, good	3 ft12 ssoft	215kJ	wind from the south, 3 knots	22°C
Wed 21Oct	61, good	3 ft11 ssoft	140kJ	wind from the south, 2 knots	21°C
Thu 22Oct	65, good	2 ft11 ssoft	103kJ	wind from the west, 3 knots	19°C
Fri 23Oct	24, poor	3 ft6 smushy	59kJ	wind from the north-east, 0 knots, offshore	20°C
Sat 24Oct	54, good	2 ft7 smushy	39kJ	wind from the north, 2 knots, offshore	23°C
Sun 25Oct	53, good	2 ft12 ssoft	65kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 2 knots, offshore	24°C

Sunset Beach usa north OC4.5 kmabout 10 min by carStays in Huntington Beach, 8 km

3 ft284 kJ

3 ft215 kJ

3 ft140 kJ

2 ft103 kJ

3 ft59 kJ

2 ft39 kJ

2 ft65 kJ

Forecast and score for beginner surfers at Sunset Beach usa north OC, each day
Day	Score for beginners	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	55, good	3 ft13 ssoft	284kJ	wind from the east, 2 knots	22°C
Tue 20Oct	55, good	3 ft12 ssoft	215kJ	wind from the south, 3 knots	22°C
Wed 21Oct	61, good	3 ft11 ssoft	140kJ	wind from the south, 2 knots	21°C
Thu 22Oct	65, good	2 ft11 ssoft	103kJ	wind from the west, 3 knots	19°C
Fri 23Oct	24, poor	3 ft6 smushy	59kJ	wind from the north-east, 0 knots, offshore	20°C
Sat 24Oct	55, good	2 ft7 smushy	39kJ	wind from the north, 2 knots, offshore	23°C
Sun 25Oct	53, good	2 ft12 ssoft	65kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 2 knots, offshore	24°C

Bolsa Chica7.3 kmabout 15 min by carStays in Huntington Beach, 5 km

3 ft284 kJ

3 ft215 kJ

3 ft140 kJ

2 ft103 kJ

3 ft59 kJ

2 ft39 kJ

2 ft65 kJ

Forecast and score for beginner surfers at Bolsa Chica, each day
Day	Score for beginners	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	55, good	3 ft13 ssoft	284kJ	wind from the east, 2 knots	22°C
Tue 20Oct	55, good	3 ft12 ssoft	215kJ	wind from the south, 3 knots	22°C
Wed 21Oct	61, good	3 ft11 ssoft	140kJ	wind from the south, 2 knots	21°C
Thu 22Oct	65, good	2 ft11 ssoft	103kJ	wind from the west, 3 knots	19°C
Fri 23Oct	25, poor	3 ft6 smushy	59kJ	wind from the north-east, 0 knots, offshore	20°C
Sat 24Oct	55, good	2 ft7 smushy	39kJ	wind from the north, 2 knots, offshore	23°C
Sun 25Oct	53, good	2 ft12 ssoft	65kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 2 knots, offshore	24°C

17th Street12.2 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Huntington Beach, 2 km

3 ft311 kJ

3 ft258 kJ

2 ft113 kJ

2 ft165 kJ

3 ft54 kJ

2 ft101 kJ

2 ft76 kJ

Forecast and score for beginner surfers at 17th Street, each day
Day	Score for beginners	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	57, good	3 ft13 ssoft	311kJ	wind from the east, 2 knots	22°C
Tue 20Oct	56, good	3 ft12 ssoft	258kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 3 knots	22°C
Wed 21Oct	55, good	2 ft10 ssoft	113kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 1 knot	21°C
Thu 22Oct	64, good	2 ft13 ssoft	165kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots	19°C
Fri 23Oct	33, poor	3 ft6 smushy	54kJ	wind from the north-east, 1 knot, offshore	20°C
Sat 24Oct	61, good	2 ft12 ssoft	101kJ	wind from the west, 3 knots	22°C
Sun 25Oct	57, good	2 ft12 ssoft	76kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 4 knots, offshore	23°C

Magnolia Street10 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Huntington Beach, 3 km

3 ft284 kJ

3 ft204 kJ

3 ft140 kJ

2 ft103 kJ

3 ft59 kJ

2 ft34 kJ

2 ft65 kJ

Forecast and score for beginner surfers at Magnolia Street, each day
Day	Score for beginners	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	57, good	3 ft13 ssoft	284kJ	wind from the east, 2 knots	22°C
Tue 20Oct	58, good	3 ft12 ssoft	204kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 4 knots	22°C
Wed 21Oct	58, good	3 ft11 ssoft	140kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 1 knot	21°C
Thu 22Oct	63, good	2 ft11 ssoft	103kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots	19°C
Fri 23Oct	22, poor	3 ft6 smushy	59kJ	wind from the north-east, 1 knot, offshore	20°C
Sat 24Oct	55, good	2 ft6 smushy	34kJ	wind from the north-east, 4 knots, offshore	22°C
Sun 25Oct	52, good	2 ft12 scrumbling	65kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 4 knots, offshore	23°C

cabrillo beach16.8 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Long Beach, 11 km

2 ft136 kJ

2 ft97 kJ

2 ft58 kJ

3 ft65 kJ

2 ft37 kJ

1 ft36 kJ

Forecast and score for beginner surfers at cabrillo beach, each day
Day	Score for beginners	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	55, good	2 ft12 scrumbling	136kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 0 knots	22°C
Tue 20Oct	63, good	2 ft10 scrumbling	97kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 1 knot	21°C
Wed 21Oct	55, good	2 ft11 scrumbling	97kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 2 knots	21°C
Thu 22Oct	40, fair	2 ft9 ssoft	58kJ	wind from the east, 7 knots	18°C
Fri 23Oct	7, poor	3 ft6 smushy	65kJ	wind from the west, 10 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	40, fair	2 ft6 smushy	37kJ	wind from the north-east, 7 knots, offshore	23°C
Sun 25Oct	28, too small	1 ft12 scrumbling	36kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, offshore	23°C

Cabrillo Point16.8 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Long Beach, 11 km

2 ft136 kJ

2 ft97 kJ

2 ft58 kJ

3 ft65 kJ

2 ft37 kJ

1 ft36 kJ

Forecast and score for beginner surfers at Cabrillo Point, each day
Day	Score for beginners	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	55, good	2 ft12 scrumbling	136kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 0 knots	22°C
Tue 20Oct	63, good	2 ft10 scrumbling	97kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 1 knot	21°C
Wed 21Oct	55, good	2 ft11 scrumbling	97kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 2 knots	21°C
Thu 22Oct	40, fair	2 ft9 ssoft	58kJ	wind from the east, 7 knots	18°C
Fri 23Oct	7, poor	3 ft6 smushy	65kJ	wind from the west, 10 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	40, fair	2 ft6 smushy	37kJ	wind from the north-east, 7 knots, offshore	23°C
Sun 25Oct	28, too small	1 ft12 scrumbling	36kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, offshore	23°C

Seal Beach0.1 kmabout 5 min by car

3 ft284 kJ

3 ft215 kJ

3 ft185 kJ

2 ft124 kJ

3 ft59 kJ

2 ft34 kJ

2 ft65 kJ

Forecast and score for beginner surfers at Seal Beach, each day
Day	Score for beginners	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	56, good	3 ft13 ssoft	284kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 1 knot	26°C
Tue 20Oct	60, good	3 ft12 ssoft	215kJ	wind from the south, 3 knots	25°C
Wed 21Oct	62, good	3 ft12 ssoft	185kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 2 knots	23°C
Thu 22Oct	43, fair	2 ft11 ssoft	124kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots	19°C
Fri 23Oct	27, poor	3 ft6 smushy	59kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 1 knot	21°C
Sat 24Oct	32, too small	2 ft6 smushy	34kJ	wind from the north, 3 knots, offshore	25°C
Sun 25Oct	30, too small	2 ft12 ssoft	65kJ	wind from the north, 1 knot, offshore	26°C

Seal Beach South Side0.4 kmabout 5 min by car

3 ft284 kJ

3 ft215 kJ

3 ft185 kJ

2 ft124 kJ

3 ft59 kJ

2 ft34 kJ

2 ft65 kJ

Forecast and score for beginner surfers at Seal Beach South Side, each day
Day	Score for beginners	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	56, good	3 ft13 ssoft	284kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 1 knot	26°C
Tue 20Oct	60, good	3 ft12 ssoft	215kJ	wind from the south, 3 knots	25°C
Wed 21Oct	62, good	3 ft12 ssoft	185kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 2 knots	23°C
Thu 22Oct	43, fair	2 ft11 ssoft	124kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots	19°C
Fri 23Oct	27, poor	3 ft6 smushy	59kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 1 knot	21°C
Sat 24Oct	32, too small	2 ft6 smushy	34kJ	wind from the north, 3 knots, offshore	25°C
Sun 25Oct	30, too small	2 ft12 ssoft	65kJ	wind from the north, 1 knot, offshore	26°C

Long Beach6.9 kmabout 15 min by carStays in Long Beach, 2 kmNeeds 5 ft+

3 ft291 kJ

3 ft231 kJ

3 ft182 kJ

2 ft84 kJ

2 ft111 kJ

2 ft80 kJ

2 ft66 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Long Beach, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	25, too small	3 ft13 scrumbling	291kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 1 knot	26°C
Tue 20Oct	23, too small	3 ft12 scrumbling	231kJ	wind from the south, 1 knot	24°C
Wed 21Oct	21, too small	3 ft12 scrumbling	182kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 1 knot, offshore	23°C
Thu 22Oct	15, too small	2 ft10 scrumbling	84kJ	wind from the south-west, 4 knots	19°C
Fri 23Oct	15, too small	2 ft10 ssoft	111kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 6 knots	21°C
Sat 24Oct	13, too small	2 ft10 scrumbling	80kJ	wind from the north, 4 knots, offshore	25°C
Sun 25Oct	11, too small	2 ft12 scrumbling	66kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 3 knots	25°C

Pickles19.6 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Rancho Palos Verdes, 5 kmIntermediate and up

2 ft104 kJ

2 ft56 kJ

2 ft75 kJ

2 ft51 kJ

4 ft76 kJ

2 ft41 kJ

1 ft27 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Pickles, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	35, too small	2 ft10 shollow	104kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 0 knots	22°C
Tue 20Oct	30, too small	2 ft7 shollow	56kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 1 knot	21°C
Wed 21Oct	30, too small	2 ft10 shollow	75kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 2 knots	21°C
Thu 22Oct	24, too small	2 ft8 shollow	51kJ	wind from the east, 7 knots	18°C
Fri 23Oct	42, fair	4 ft5 smushy	76kJ	wind from the north-east, 6 knots, offshore	20°C
Sat 24Oct	23, too small	2 ft6 smushy	41kJ	wind from the north-east, 7 knots, offshore	23°C
Sun 25Oct	14, too small	1 ft12 shollow	27kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, offshore	23°C

Ray Bay1.1 kmabout 5 min by carStays in Long Beach, 8 kmNeeds 3 ft+

3 ft284 kJ

3 ft225 kJ

3 ft185 kJ

2 ft124 kJ

3 ft63 kJ

2 ft71 kJ

2 ft65 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Ray Bay, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	51, good	3 ft13 s	284kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 1 knot	26°C
Tue 20Oct	45, fair	3 ft12 s	225kJ	wind from the south-east, 1 knot	25°C
Wed 21Oct	41, fair	3 ft12 s	185kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 2 knots	23°C
Thu 22Oct	32, too small	2 ft11 s	124kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots	19°C
Fri 23Oct	33, poor	3 ft5 s	63kJ	wind from the north, 4 knots, offshore	21°C
Sat 24Oct	23, too small	2 ft13 s	71kJ	wind from the west, 1 knot	25°C
Sun 25Oct	23, too small	2 ft12 s	65kJ	wind from the north, 1 knot, offshore	26°C

Seal Beach Pier Northside0.6 kmabout 5 min by carNeeds 3 ft+

3 ft284 kJ

3 ft225 kJ

3 ft185 kJ

2 ft124 kJ

3 ft63 kJ

2 ft34 kJ

2 ft65 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Seal Beach Pier Northside, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	51, good	3 ft13 ssoft	284kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 1 knot	26°C
Tue 20Oct	45, fair	3 ft12 ssoft	225kJ	wind from the south-east, 1 knot	25°C
Wed 21Oct	41, fair	3 ft12 ssoft	185kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 2 knots	23°C
Thu 22Oct	32, too small	2 ft11 ssoft	124kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots	19°C
Fri 23Oct	35, poor	3 ft5 smushy	63kJ	wind from the north, 4 knots, offshore	21°C
Sat 24Oct	23, too small	2 ft6 smushy	34kJ	wind from the north, 3 knots, offshore	25°C
Sun 25Oct	23, too small	2 ft12 ssoft	65kJ	wind from the north, 1 knot, offshore	26°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Seal Beach, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Places to eat near Seal Beach

Avila's El RanchitoMexican · 0.1 km from the centre
Forest Nymphs Vegan Bath And BodyVegan · 0.1 km from the centre
Hennessey's GrillBar and grill · 0.1 km from the centre
Waki SushiPan asian · 0.1 km from the centre
Walt's WharfSeafood · 0.1 km from the centre
320 MainAmerican · 0.2 km from the centre

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits