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 beginners: 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 beginner 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.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Intermediate Expert

Spot

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Sun 25

Asilomar11.9 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Pacific Grove, 3 kmIntermediate and up

6 ft538 kJ

6 ft668 kJ

5 ft246 kJ

3 ft107 kJ

5 ft179 kJ

6 ft297 kJ

4 ft142 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Asilomar, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	6 ft8 smushy	538kJ	wind from the north-west, 8 knots	17°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	6 ft10 ssoft	668kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	18°C
Wed 21Oct	54, good	5 ft8 ssoft	246kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 1 knot	17°C
Thu 22Oct	43, fair	3 ft7 smushy	107kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 0 knots, offshore	18°C
Fri 23Oct	36, fair	5 ft6 smushy	179kJ	wind from the north-west, 3 knots	18°C
Sat 24Oct	19, poor	6 ft7 smushy	297kJ	wind from the north-west, 6 knots	18°C
Sun 25Oct	46, fair	4 ft7 smushy	142kJ	wind from the north-west, 5 knots	21°C

Boneyards10.9 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Pacific Grove, 3 kmIntermediate and up

6 ft538 kJ

6 ft668 kJ

5 ft246 kJ

3 ft107 kJ

5 ft179 kJ

6 ft297 kJ

3 ft97 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Boneyards, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	6 ft8 smushy	538kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 12 knots	16°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	6 ft10 ssoft	668kJ	wind from the east, 6 knots	17°C
Wed 21Oct	55, good	5 ft8 ssoft	246kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots	17°C
Thu 22Oct	37, fair	3 ft7 smushy	107kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots, offshore	17°C
Fri 23Oct	29, poor	5 ft6 smushy	179kJ	wind from the north, 3 knots	18°C
Sat 24Oct	13, poor	6 ft7 smushy	297kJ	wind from the north-west, 9 knots	18°C
Sun 25Oct	43, fair	3 ft8 smushy	97kJ	wind from the north-east, 7 knots	20°C

Cypress15.3 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Pacific Grove, 7 kmIntermediate and up

7 ft613 kJ

6 ft791 kJ

6 ft439 kJ

4 ft129 kJ

5 ft188 kJ

6 ft298 kJ

4 ft119 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Cypress, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	7 ft9 smushy	613kJ	wind from the north-west, 8 knots	17°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	6 ft10 scrumbling	791kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	18°C
Wed 21Oct	38, fair	6 ft9 scrumbling	439kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 2 knots, offshore	17°C
Thu 22Oct	48, good	4 ft7 smushy	129kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 0 knots, offshore	18°C
Fri 23Oct	20, poor	5 ft6 smushy	188kJ	wind from the north-west, 3 knots	18°C
Sat 24Oct	8, poor	6 ft7 smushy	298kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 8 knots	18°C
Sun 25Oct	51, good	4 ft7 smushy	119kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots	21°C

Del Monte Beach5.5 kmabout 10 min by carStays in Monterey, 2 kmIntermediate and up

6 ft400 kJ

5 ft530 kJ

5 ft316 kJ

3 ft89 kJ

5 ft143 kJ

6 ft287 kJ

4 ft113 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Del Monte Beach, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	17, poor	6 ft8 smushy	400kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 8 knots	17°C
Tue 20Oct	14, poor	5 ft10 scrumbling	530kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	18°C
Wed 21Oct	48, good	5 ft9 scrumbling	316kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 2 knots	17°C
Thu 22Oct	20, too small	3 ft7 smushy	89kJ	wind from the north-west, 3 knots	18°C
Fri 23Oct	37, fair	5 ft6 smushy	143kJ	wind from the north-west, 3 knots	18°C
Sat 24Oct	45, fair	6 ft7 smushy	287kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots	18°C
Sun 25Oct	21, too small	4 ft7 smushy	113kJ	wind from the north-west, 5 knots	21°C

Ghost tree14 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Monterey, 7 kmNeeds 4 ft+

7 ft590 kJ

6 ft728 kJ

5 ft278 kJ

4 ft131 kJ

5 ft171 kJ

6 ft290 kJ

4 ft144 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Ghost tree, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	7 ft9 scrumbling	590kJ	wind from the north-west, 8 knots	17°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	6 ft10 shollow	728kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	18°C
Wed 21Oct	33, poor	5 ft8 shollow	278kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 1 knot	17°C
Thu 22Oct	31, too small	4 ft7 shollow	131kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 0 knots	18°C
Fri 23Oct	26, poor	5 ft6 smushy	171kJ	wind from the north-west, 3 knots	18°C
Sat 24Oct	9, poor	6 ft7 smushy	290kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 8 knots	18°C
Sun 25Oct	35, poor	4 ft7 smushy	144kJ	wind from the north-west, 5 knots	21°C

Lover's Point8.8 kmabout 15 min by carStays in Pacific GroveNeeds 3 ft+

6 ft405 kJ

6 ft584 kJ

4 ft213 kJ

3 ft99 kJ

5 ft159 kJ

5 ft269 kJ

4 ft123 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Lover's Point, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	11, poor	6 ft9 scrumbling	405kJ	wind from the west, 8 knots	17°C
Tue 20Oct	13, poor	6 ft10 scrumbling	584kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	18°C
Wed 21Oct	49, good	4 ft8 smushy	213kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 1 knot	17°C
Thu 22Oct	37, fair	3 ft7 smushy	99kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 0 knots	18°C
Fri 23Oct	33, poor	5 ft6 smushy	159kJ	wind from the north-west, 3 knots	18°C
Sat 24Oct	18, poor	5 ft7 smushy	269kJ	wind from the north-west, 6 knots	18°C
Sun 25Oct	38, fair	4 ft7 smushy	123kJ	wind from the north-west, 5 knots	21°C

Marina6.6 kmabout 15 min by carStays in MarinaIntermediate and up

6 ft400 kJ

5 ft530 kJ

4 ft192 kJ

3 ft89 kJ

5 ft143 kJ

6 ft287 kJ

4 ft113 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Marina, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	16, poor	6 ft8 smushy	400kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 9 knots	17°C
Tue 20Oct	14, poor	5 ft10 scrumbling	530kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 3 knots, offshore	17°C
Wed 21Oct	60, good	4 ft8 smushy	192kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots	18°C
Thu 22Oct	35, poor	3 ft7 smushy	89kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 3 knots	18°C
Fri 23Oct	41, fair	5 ft6 smushy	143kJ	wind from the north-west, 2 knots	19°C
Sat 24Oct	44, fair	6 ft7 smushy	287kJ	wind from the north-east, 2 knots	18°C
Sun 25Oct	51, good	4 ft7 smushy	113kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots	20°C

Moss Landing20 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Moss LandingIntermediate and up

6 ft390 kJ

5 ft434 kJ

4 ft217 kJ

3 ft77 kJ

4 ft106 kJ

5 ft238 kJ

3 ft94 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Moss Landing, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	35, poor	6 ft8 ssoft	390kJ	wind from the north-west, 4 knots	17°C
Tue 20Oct	29, poor	5 ft10 scrumbling	434kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots, offshore	17°C
Wed 21Oct	61, good	4 ft8 scrumbling	217kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 0 knots	18°C
Thu 22Oct	28, too small	3 ft7 smushy	77kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	47, fair	4 ft6 smushy	106kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots, offshore	19°C
Sat 24Oct	46, fair	5 ft7 smushy	238kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 2 knots, offshore	18°C
Sun 25Oct	41, fair	3 ft7 smushy	94kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 7 knots	20°C

Seaside3.5 kmabout 10 min by carIntermediate and up

6 ft400 kJ

5 ft530 kJ

4 ft192 kJ

3 ft89 kJ

5 ft129 kJ

6 ft287 kJ

4 ft113 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Seaside, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	18, poor	6 ft8 smushy	400kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 8 knots	18°C
Tue 20Oct	14, poor	5 ft10 scrumbling	530kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 2 knots, offshore	18°C
Wed 21Oct	59, good	4 ft8 smushy	192kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 1 knot	17°C
Thu 22Oct	39, fair	3 ft7 smushy	89kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 3 knots	18°C
Fri 23Oct	46, fair	5 ft6 smushy	129kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 4 knots	19°C
Sat 24Oct	49, good	6 ft7 smushy	287kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 1 knot	18°C
Sun 25Oct	50, good	4 ft7 smushy	113kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 2 knots	21°C

The Wharf6.9 kmabout 15 min by carStays in MontereyNeeds 5 ft+

5 ft377 kJ

6 ft732 kJ

5 ft381 kJ

3 ft89 kJ

5 ft143 kJ

6 ft287 kJ

4 ft113 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at The Wharf, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
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
Sun 25Oct	13, too small	4 ft7 smushy	113kJ	wind from the north-west, 5 knots	21°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