Seaside, United States

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About Seaside

Seaside is a town in California, United States. From Seaside you can reach 10 surf spots. The nearest is Seaside, a surf spot 3.5 km from the centre. Overture lists 1 place to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is MRY, 5 km away.

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Staying in Seaside

1 place to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
Nearest airports: MRY, 5 km, Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC), 83 km, SQL, 106 km

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Where it is

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

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for expert surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. 9 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Seaside too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

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Asilomar11.9 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Pacific Grove, 3 km

4 ft325 kJ

6 ft488 kJ

7 ft935 kJ

5 ft345 kJ

3 ft107 kJ

5 ft179 kJ

6 ft359 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Asilomar, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	32, too small	4 ft10 ssoft	325kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 4 knots	21°C
Mon 19Oct	39, fair	6 ft8 smushy	488kJ	wind from the north-west, 7 knots	17°C
Tue 20Oct	60, good	7 ft11 ssoft	935kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 3 knots	18°C
Wed 21Oct	40, fair	5 ft9 ssoft	345kJ	wind from the east, 7 knots, offshore	17°C
Thu 22Oct	17, too small	3 ft7 smushy	107kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 0 knots, offshore	18°C
Fri 23Oct	30, too small	5 ft6 smushy	179kJ	wind from the north-west, 3 knots	18°C
Sat 24Oct	42, fair	6 ft7 smushy	359kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots	18°C

Seaside3.5 kmabout 10 min by car

5 ft346 kJ

6 ft462 kJ

7 ft927 kJ

5 ft381 kJ

3 ft89 kJ

5 ft143 kJ

6 ft287 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Seaside, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	34, too small	5 ft8 ssoft	346kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 3 knots	22°C
Mon 19Oct	40, fair	6 ft8 ssoft	462kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots	18°C
Tue 20Oct	58, good	7 ft10 ssoft	927kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 4 knots	18°C
Wed 21Oct	38, fair	5 ft9 ssoft	381kJ	wind from the south-east, 7 knots, offshore	17°C
Thu 22Oct	15, too small	3 ft7 smushy	89kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 3 knots	18°C
Fri 23Oct	33, too small	5 ft6 smushy	143kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 3 knots	19°C
Sat 24Oct	40, fair	6 ft7 smushy	287kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 1 knot	18°C

Boneyards10.9 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Pacific Grove, 3 km

5 ft377 kJ

6 ft488 kJ

7 ft935 kJ

5 ft345 kJ

3 ft107 kJ

5 ft179 kJ

6 ft359 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Boneyards, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	23, too small	5 ft10 smushy	377kJ	wind from the north-west, 6 knots	18°C
Mon 19Oct	30, poor	6 ft8 smushy	488kJ	wind from the north-west, 9 knots	16°C
Tue 20Oct	57, good	7 ft11 ssoft	935kJ	wind from the north-east, 4 knots	17°C
Wed 21Oct	41, fair	5 ft9 ssoft	345kJ	wind from the east, 9 knots, offshore	17°C
Thu 22Oct	14, too small	3 ft7 smushy	107kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots, offshore	17°C
Fri 23Oct	24, too small	5 ft6 smushy	179kJ	wind from the north, 3 knots	18°C
Sat 24Oct	37, fair	6 ft7 smushy	359kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	18°C

Ghost tree14 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Monterey, 7 km

5 ft383 kJ

7 ft590 kJ

8 ft1251 kJ

6 ft538 kJ

4 ft131 kJ

6 ft217 kJ

7 ft418 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Ghost tree, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	29, too small	5 ft9 shollow	383kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 4 knots	21°C
Mon 19Oct	39, fair	7 ft9 scrumbling	590kJ	wind from the north-west, 8 knots	17°C
Tue 20Oct	56, good	8 ft11 shollow	1,251kJ	wind from the north-west, 5 knots	18°C
Wed 21Oct	37, fair	6 ft9 shollow	538kJ	wind from the east, 7 knots	17°C
Thu 22Oct	17, too small	4 ft7 shollow	131kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 0 knots	18°C
Fri 23Oct	30, too small	6 ft6 smushy	217kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 6 knots	18°C
Sat 24Oct	42, fair	7 ft7 smushy	418kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots, offshore	18°C

Cypress15.3 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Pacific Grove, 7 km

4 ft381 kJ

7 ft613 kJ

7 ft1127 kJ

6 ft550 kJ

4 ft118 kJ

5 ft188 kJ

7 ft429 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Cypress, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	33, too small	4 ft10 shollow	381kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 4 knots	21°C
Mon 19Oct	44, fair	7 ft9 smushy	613kJ	wind from the north-west, 8 knots	17°C
Tue 20Oct	56, good	7 ft11 scrumbling	1,127kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 3 knots	18°C
Wed 21Oct	47, fair	6 ft9 scrumbling	550kJ	wind from the east, 7 knots, offshore	17°C
Thu 22Oct	19, too small	4 ft7 smushy	118kJ	wind from the north-west, 3 knots	18°C
Fri 23Oct	31, too small	5 ft6 smushy	188kJ	wind from the north-west, 3 knots	18°C
Sat 24Oct	48, good	7 ft7 smushy	429kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots, offshore	18°C

Marina6.6 kmabout 15 min by carStays in Marina

5 ft346 kJ

6 ft462 kJ

6 ft732 kJ

5 ft381 kJ

3 ft89 kJ

5 ft143 kJ

6 ft287 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Marina, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	32, too small	5 ft8 scrumbling	346kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 4 knots	20°C
Mon 19Oct	34, poor	6 ft8 smushy	462kJ	wind from the north-west, 7 knots	17°C
Tue 20Oct	54, good	6 ft11 scrumbling	732kJ	wind from the north-east, 4 knots	17°C
Wed 21Oct	38, fair	5 ft9 scrumbling	381kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 6 knots, offshore	18°C
Thu 22Oct	14, too small	3 ft7 smushy	89kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 3 knots	18°C
Fri 23Oct	29, too small	5 ft6 smushy	143kJ	wind from the north-west, 2 knots	19°C
Sat 24Oct	37, fair	6 ft7 smushy	287kJ	wind from the north-east, 2 knots	18°C

Lover's Point8.8 kmabout 15 min by carStays in Pacific Grove

5 ft372 kJ

6 ft405 kJ

6 ft821 kJ

5 ft343 kJ

3 ft99 kJ

5 ft159 kJ

6 ft322 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Lover's Point, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	29, too small	5 ft8 ssoft	372kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 5 knots	21°C
Mon 19Oct	35, too small	6 ft9 scrumbling	405kJ	wind from the west, 8 knots	17°C
Tue 20Oct	53, good	6 ft11 scrumbling	821kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 3 knots	18°C
Wed 21Oct	33, too small	5 ft9 scrumbling	343kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 2 knots	17°C
Thu 22Oct	14, too small	3 ft7 smushy	99kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 0 knots	18°C
Fri 23Oct	25, too small	5 ft6 smushy	159kJ	wind from the north-west, 3 knots	18°C
Sat 24Oct	36, fair	6 ft7 smushy	322kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots	18°C

Del Monte Beach5.5 kmabout 10 min by carStays in Monterey, 2 km

5 ft346 kJ

6 ft422 kJ

6 ft732 kJ

5 ft381 kJ

3 ft89 kJ

5 ft143 kJ

6 ft287 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Del Monte Beach, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	31, too small	5 ft8 ssoft	346kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 5 knots	21°C
Mon 19Oct	34, poor	6 ft8 smushy	422kJ	wind from the north-west, 7 knots	17°C
Tue 20Oct	53, good	6 ft11 scrumbling	732kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 3 knots	18°C
Wed 21Oct	33, too small	5 ft9 scrumbling	381kJ	wind from the east, 7 knots	17°C
Thu 22Oct	14, too small	3 ft7 smushy	89kJ	wind from the north-west, 3 knots	18°C
Fri 23Oct	25, too small	5 ft6 smushy	143kJ	wind from the north-west, 3 knots	18°C
Sat 24Oct	36, fair	6 ft7 smushy	287kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots	18°C

The Wharf6.9 kmabout 15 min by carStays in Monterey

5 ft346 kJ

5 ft377 kJ

6 ft732 kJ

5 ft381 kJ

3 ft89 kJ

5 ft143 kJ

6 ft287 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at The Wharf, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	28, too small	5 ft8 ssoft	346kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 5 knots	21°C
Mon 19Oct	33, too small	5 ft8 ssoft	377kJ	wind from the west, 8 knots	17°C
Tue 20Oct	50, good	6 ft11 ssoft	732kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 3 knots	18°C
Wed 21Oct	31, too small	5 ft9 ssoft	381kJ	wind from the east, 7 knots	17°C
Thu 22Oct	12, too small	3 ft7 smushy	89kJ	wind from the north-west, 3 knots	18°C
Fri 23Oct	23, too small	5 ft6 smushy	143kJ	wind from the north-west, 3 knots	18°C
Sat 24Oct	33, too small	6 ft7 smushy	287kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots	18°C

Moss Landing20 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Moss Landing

5 ft309 kJ

6 ft390 kJ

6 ft604 kJ

5 ft350 kJ

3 ft77 kJ

4 ft124 kJ

5 ft238 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Moss Landing, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	34, too small	5 ft8 ssoft	309kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots	19°C
Mon 19Oct	30, too small	6 ft8 ssoft	390kJ	wind from the north-west, 4 knots	17°C
Tue 20Oct	44, fair	6 ft10 scrumbling	604kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots, offshore	17°C
Wed 21Oct	35, too small	5 ft9 scrumbling	350kJ	wind from the east, 6 knots, offshore	18°C
Thu 22Oct	11, too small	3 ft7 smushy	77kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	26, too small	4 ft6 smushy	124kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots, offshore	19°C
Sat 24Oct	31, too small	5 ft7 smushy	238kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 2 knots, offshore	18°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Seaside, 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 Seaside

Bayonet & Black HorseBar and grill · 0.6 km from the centre
Bayonet Blackhorse Bar & GrillAmerican · 0.6 km from the centre
Concorso ItalianoItalian · 0.6 km from the centre
Bayview Grille0.6 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