The surf forecast is 2-4 ft and slightly choppy right now for Seal Beach, CA

  • WEATHER FORECAST
    65° WSW @ 5 → 8mph
  • LOW / HIGH TIDE
    8:26am / 12:35am
  • BUOY 46256
    S2.6ft @ 13s
  • WATER TEMP
    64° 3/2 Wetsuit

Forecast

Surf
Swell
  • 8ft
  • 6ft
  • 4ft
  • 2ft
THU 21
FRI 22
SAT 23
SUN 24
MON 25
1am
  • Clean
  • Fair
  • Choppy
Conditions are 2-4 ft and choppy at 1am on Thu 5/21
Compass Map
Forecast CompassCompass Wind ArrowCompass Primary Swell ArrowCompass Secondary Swell Arrow
Wind Arrow
WINDS 8 mph
Primary Swell Arrow
PRIMARYS (178) 1.8 ft @ 13 sec
Secondary Swell Arrow
SECONDARYWSW (255) 0.6 ft @ 13 sec
TIDE LEVEL
High Tide,5 ft

Forecast Details

Basic
Detail
  • Thursday, May 21
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    2-3+ ft
    fair
    SE
    8mph
    1.7ft
    12s
    S
    12pm
    2-3+ ft
    choppy
    SSW
    9mph
    1.6ft
    12s
    S
    6pm
    2-3+ ft
    choppy
    WSW
    11mph
    1.7ft
    12s
    S
  • Friday, May 22
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    2-3+ ft
    fair
    SSW
    4mph
    1.6ft
    13s
    S
    12pm
    2-3+ ft
    choppy
    SW
    10mph
    1.5ft
    13s
    S
    6pm
    2-3+ ft
    choppy
    WSW
    11mph
    1.6ft
    13s
    S
  • Saturday, May 23
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    2-3 ft
    clean
    SW
    2mph
    1.5ft
    12s
    S
    12pm
    2+ ft
    choppy
    WSW
    7mph
    1.4ft
    12s
    S
    6pm
    2+ ft
    choppy
    W
    10mph
    1.5ft
    12s
    S
  • Sunday, May 24
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    2 ft
    fair
    W
    4mph
    1.2ft
    11s
    S
    12pm
    1-2 ft
    choppy
    WSW
    10mph
    0.8ft
    16s
    S
    6pm
    2 ft
    choppy
    WSW
    13mph
    0.9ft
    16s
    S
  • Monday, May 25
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    2 ft
    fair
    SW
    5mph
    0.9ft
    17s
    S
    12pm
    2-3+ ft
    choppy
    SW
    10mph
    1.3ft
    17s
    S
    6pm
    2-4 ft
    choppy
    SW
    10mph
    1.5ft
    17s
    S
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This forecast is for beaches with direct offshore winds from North-North-East to North-East, and was updated May 21, 2026 @ 12:15am.
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