What are the current surf conditions at Seal Beach Pier, Northside?

Seal Beach Pier, Northside currently has varying wave conditions. Check the live forecast above for real-time wave heights, wind conditions, and tide information updated every 6 hours.

What's the best time to surf Seal Beach Pier, Northside?

The best time to surf Seal Beach Pier, Northside is typically when swell comes from the SW direction. Check the tide charts and wind forecasts above for optimal surfing conditions.

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🌬️ WIND

3
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🌊 SWELL

1.5
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SWELL
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1.5ft

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PERIOD

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WIND GUSTS

7kt

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AIR TEMP

18°C

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0.8ft @
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SURF QUALITY

Fair conditions - still worth a paddle. Small 1.5ft waves with mixed swell with glassy conditions Note: winds from NE would be better.

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Friday

Apr 3

POOR9 good hours

🌊 0.8-2.4ft 💨 2-11kt 🌡️ 16-20°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	2.3ft	6s	W	6kt	SW	5kt	16°C	18°C	0mm
1:00 AM	GOOD	2.4ft	6s	W	6kt	SSW	6kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	2.4ft	6s	W	7kt	SSE	7kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
3:00 AM	GOOD	2.3ft	6s	W	6kt	SSE	7kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	2.3ft	7s	W	6kt	SSE	7kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	2.2ft	7s	W	6kt	SSE	7kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	2.1ft	7s	W	5kt	S	5kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	1.9ft	7s	W	3kt	S	3kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	1.8ft	7s	W	2kt	SSW	2kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	1.6ft	7s	W	2kt	WSW	4kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	1.5ft	7s	W	3kt	W	7kt	18°C	17°C	0mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	1.4ft	8s	W	3kt	WNW	10kt	19°C	17°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	1.3ft	8s	W	5kt	WNW	11kt	19°C	18°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	1.3ft	8s	W	7kt	W	12kt	20°C	18°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	1.2ft	8s	W	8kt	WSW	13kt	20°C	18°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	1.1ft	8s	W	8kt	W	14kt	20°C	18°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	1ft	8s	W	8kt	W	14kt	20°C	18°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	8s	W	9kt	WNW	15kt	20°C	18°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	8s	W	9kt	WNW	14kt	20°C	18°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	8s	W	10kt	WNW	13kt	20°C	18°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	8s	W	11kt	NW	13kt	19°C	18°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	6s	W	9kt	NNW	11kt	20°C	18°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	5s	WNW	7kt	NNE	9kt	20°C	18°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	3s	WNW	5kt	NE	8kt	20°C	18°C	0mm

Saturday

Apr 4

FAIR8 good hours

🌊 0.9-1.5ft 💨 3-11kt 🌡️ 18-20°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	6s	W	6kt	E	9kt	19°C	18°C	0mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	0.9ft	8s	W	8kt	ESE	10kt	19°C	18°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	11s	W	10kt	SSE	12kt	18°C	18°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	1ft	11s	W	8kt	SE	10kt	18°C	18°C	0mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	1ft	11s	W	6kt	ESE	7kt	18°C	18°C	0mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	1ft	11s	W	5kt	ESE	5kt	18°C	18°C	0mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	1ft	13s	SW	4kt	SSE	5kt	18°C	18°C	0mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	1ft	16s	SSW	4kt	S	4kt	18°C	18°C	0mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	1ft	18s	S	3kt	SW	4kt	18°C	18°C	0mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	1ft	18s	S	3kt	WSW	3kt	19°C	18°C	0mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	1.1ft	18s	S	3kt	WSW	3kt	19°C	18°C	0mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	1.1ft	18s	S	3kt	W	3kt	19°C	18°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	1.2ft	18s	S	6kt	WSW	6kt	19°C	18°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	1.2ft	18s	S	8kt	WSW	8kt	20°C	18°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	1.2ft	18s	S	11kt	SW	11kt	20°C	18°C	0mm
3:00 PM	FAIR	1.2ft	18s	S	9kt	SW	10kt	20°C	18°C	0mm
4:00 PM	FAIR	1.3ft	18s	S	7kt	WSW	8kt	20°C	18°C	0mm
5:00 PM	FAIR	1.3ft	17s	S	6kt	WSW	7kt	20°C	18°C	0mm
6:00 PM	FAIR	1.3ft	17s	S	5kt	W	6kt	19°C	18°C	0mm
7:00 PM	GOOD	1.4ft	17s	S	5kt	W	5kt	19°C	18°C	0mm
8:00 PM	GOOD	1.4ft	17s	S	4kt	WNW	5kt	18°C	18°C	0mm
9:00 PM	FAIR	1.4ft	17s	S	4kt	SW	5kt	18°C	18°C	0mm
10:00 PM	FAIR	1.4ft	17s	S	4kt	S	5kt	18°C	18°C	0mm
11:00 PM	FAIR	1.5ft	17s	S	4kt	SE	5kt	18°C	18°C	0mm

Sunday

Apr 5

GOOD12 good hours

🌊 1.5-1.8ft 💨 2-8kt 🌡️ 18-20°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	1.5ft	17s	S	4kt	SE	4kt	18°C	18°C	0mm
1:00 AM	GOOD	1.5ft	17s	S	3kt	SSE	3kt	18°C	18°C	0mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	1.6ft	17s	S	2kt	SSE	3kt	18°C	18°C	0mm
3:00 AM	GOOD	1.6ft	16s	S	2kt	SSE	2kt	18°C	18°C	0mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	1.6ft	16s	S	2kt	SSE	2kt	18°C	18°C	0mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	1.6ft	16s	S	2kt	SSE	2kt	18°C	18°C	0mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	1.6ft	16s	S	2kt	SSE	2kt	18°C	18°C	0mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	1.7ft	16s	S	2kt	SSE	2kt	18°C	18°C	0mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	1.7ft	16s	S	3kt	SSE	3kt	18°C	18°C	0mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	1.7ft	16s	S	3kt	S	3kt	18°C	18°C	0mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	1.7ft	16s	S	3kt	SSW	3kt	19°C	18°C	0mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	1.7ft	16s	S	3kt	SW	3kt	19°C	18°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	1.7ft	16s	S	4kt	SW	4kt	19°C	18°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	1.7ft	16s	S	6kt	SW	6kt	19°C	18°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	1.7ft	16s	S	7kt	WSW	7kt	20°C	18°C	0mm
3:00 PM	FAIR	1.7ft	16s	S	7kt	WSW	8kt	20°C	18°C	0mm
4:00 PM	FAIR	1.8ft	15s	S	7kt	W	9kt	19°C	18°C	0mm
5:00 PM	FAIR	1.8ft	15s	S	8kt	W	9kt	19°C	18°C	0mm
6:00 PM	FAIR	1.8ft	15s	S	6kt	W	8kt	19°C	19°C	0mm
7:00 PM	FAIR	1.8ft	15s	S	5kt	W	6kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
8:00 PM	GOOD	1.8ft	15s	S	4kt	WSW	5kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
9:00 PM	GOOD	1.8ft	15s	S	4kt	WSW	5kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
10:00 PM	FAIR	1.8ft	15s	S	4kt	SW	4kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
11:00 PM	FAIR	1.8ft	15s	S	4kt	SW	4kt	18°C	19°C	0mm

Monday

Apr 6

GOOD13 good hours

🌊 1.7-1.8ft 💨 2-9kt 🌡️ 17-18°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	1.8ft	15s	S	3kt	SSW	3kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	1.8ft	15s	S	2kt	SSW	3kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	1.8ft	15s	S	2kt	SSW	2kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
3:00 AM	GOOD	1.8ft	15s	S	2kt	SW	2kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	1.8ft	15s	S	3kt	WSW	3kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	1.8ft	15s	S	3kt	WSW	3kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	1.8ft	15s	S	3kt	SW	3kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	1.8ft	15s	S	2kt	S	3kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	1.8ft	15s	S	2kt	SE	3kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	1.8ft	14s	S	3kt	SSE	4kt	17°C	19°C	0mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	1.8ft	14s	S	4kt	SSE	5kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	1.8ft	14s	S	5kt	S	6kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	1.8ft	14s	S	5kt	S	6kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	1.8ft	14s	S	6kt	SSW	6kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	1.8ft	14s	S	6kt	SW	6kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	1.8ft	14s	S	7kt	WSW	6kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
4:00 PM	FAIR	1.8ft	14s	S	8kt	WSW	7kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
5:00 PM	FAIR	1.8ft	14s	S	9kt	W	8kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
6:00 PM	FAIR	1.8ft	14s	S	8kt	W	8kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
7:00 PM	GOOD	1.7ft	14s	S	8kt	W	8kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
8:00 PM	GOOD	1.7ft	14s	S	7kt	W	8kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
9:00 PM	GOOD	1.7ft	14s	S	6kt	WSW	7kt	17°C	19°C	0mm
10:00 PM	FAIR	1.7ft	14s	S	5kt	WSW	6kt	17°C	19°C	0mm
11:00 PM	FAIR	1.7ft	14s	S	4kt	WSW	4kt	17°C	19°C	0mm

Tuesday

Apr 7

GOOD15 good hours

🌊 1.4-1.9ft 💨 1-8kt 🌡️ 17-18°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	1.8ft	11s	SSW	4kt	SSW	5kt	17°C	19°C	0mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	1.8ft	8s	WSW	4kt	S	5kt	17°C	19°C	0mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	1.8ft	6s	W	4kt	SSE	6kt	17°C	19°C	0mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	1.8ft	6s	W	6kt	SSE	7kt	17°C	19°C	0mm
4:00 AM	FAIR	1.8ft	6s	W	7kt	SSE	9kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
5:00 AM	FAIR	1.9ft	6s	W	8kt	SE	10kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
6:00 AM	FAIR	1.8ft	9s	WSW	8kt	SE	10kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	1.7ft	11s	SSW	8kt	SE	9kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	1.6ft	14s	S	8kt	SE	9kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	1.6ft	14s	S	8kt	SE	8kt	17°C	19°C	0mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	1.6ft	14s	S	8kt	SSE	8kt	17°C	19°C	0mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	1.6ft	14s	S	8kt	SSE	8kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
12:00 PM	GOOD	1.6ft	14s	S	7kt	S	7kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
1:00 PM	GOOD	1.6ft	14s	S	6kt	S	6kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
2:00 PM	GOOD	1.6ft	14s	S	5kt	SSW	4kt	17°C	19°C	0mm
3:00 PM	GOOD	1.5ft	14s	S	4kt	SW	4kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
4:00 PM	GOOD	1.5ft	13s	S	4kt	WSW	5kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
5:00 PM	GOOD	1.5ft	13s	S	4kt	W	5kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
6:00 PM	GOOD	1.5ft	13s	S	3kt	W	4kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
7:00 PM	GOOD	1.5ft	13s	S	2kt	WSW	3kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
8:00 PM	GOOD	1.5ft	13s	S	1kt	WSW	2kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
9:00 PM	GOOD	1.5ft	13s	S	3kt	SSW	4kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
10:00 PM	GOOD	1.4ft	13s	S	6kt	S	6kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
11:00 PM	FAIR	1.4ft	13s	S	8kt	SE	8kt	18°C	19°C	0mm

Wednesday

Apr 8

FAIR4 good hours

🌊 1.2-1.7ft 💨 4-10kt 🌡️ 17-19°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	1.4ft	13s	S	7kt	SSE	8kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	1.4ft	13s	S	6kt	SSE	7kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	1.4ft	13s	S	5kt	SSE	6kt	17°C	19°C	0mm
3:00 AM	GOOD	1.5ft	11s	SSW	6kt	SSE	7kt	17°C	19°C	0mm
4:00 AM	FAIR	1.6ft	9s	WSW	6kt	SSE	7kt	17°C	19°C	0mm
5:00 AM	FAIR	1.7ft	6s	W	6kt	SE	8kt	17°C	19°C	0mm
6:00 AM	FAIR	1.7ft	6s	W	6kt	SSE	8kt	17°C	19°C	0mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	1.6ft	6s	W	6kt	SSE	7kt	17°C	19°C	0mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	1.6ft	6s	W	6kt	SSE	7kt	17°C	19°C	0mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	1.5ft	6s	W	6kt	SSE	7kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	1.5ft	6s	W	7kt	SSE	7kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	1.4ft	6s	W	7kt	SSE	8kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	1.5ft	6s	W	7kt	S	7kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	1.5ft	6s	W	6kt	SSW	6kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	1.6ft	6s	W	6kt	SSW	6kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
3:00 PM	FAIR	1.6ft	6s	W	5kt	SW	5kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
4:00 PM	GOOD	1.5ft	6s	W	5kt	SW	5kt	19°C	19°C	0mm
5:00 PM	GOOD	1.5ft	6s	W	4kt	SW	5kt	19°C	19°C	0mm
6:00 PM	GOOD	1.5ft	6s	W	5kt	SW	6kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
7:00 PM	FAIR	1.5ft	6s	W	6kt	SW	7kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
8:00 PM	FAIR	1.5ft	6s	W	7kt	SW	9kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
9:00 PM	FAIR	1.4ft	8s	WSW	8kt	WSW	10kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
10:00 PM	FAIR	1.3ft	10s	SSW	9kt	WSW	11kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	1.2ft	13s	S	10kt	W	12kt	18°C	19°C	0mm

Thursday

Apr 9

POORCheck individual hours

🌊 1.0-2.0ft 💨 9-12kt 🌡️ 16-18°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	1.1ft	13s	S	10kt	W	12kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	1.1ft	13s	S	10kt	W	12kt	17°C	19°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	1.1ft	13s	S	11kt	W	12kt	17°C	19°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	1.1ft	13s	S	11kt	W	12kt	17°C	19°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	1.1ft	13s	S	11kt	W	13kt	17°C	19°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	1.1ft	13s	S	11kt	W	13kt	17°C	19°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	1.1ft	12s	S	11kt	W	13kt	17°C	19°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	1ft	12s	S	10kt	W	12kt	17°C	19°C	0mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	1ft	12s	S	10kt	W	12kt	17°C	19°C	0.1mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	1.3ft	10s	SSW	9kt	WSW	11kt	17°C	19°C	0.1mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	1.7ft	8s	WSW	9kt	SW	10kt	17°C	19°C	0.1mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	2ft	6s	W	9kt	SW	9kt	17°C	19°C	0.1mm
12:00 PM	POOR	1.7ft	5s	W	10kt	SW	10kt	17°C	19°C	0.4mm
1:00 PM	POOR	1.4ft	5s	W	11kt	SSW	11kt	17°C	19°C	0.8mm
2:00 PM	POOR	1.2ft	5s	W	12kt	SSW	12kt	17°C	19°C	1.2mm
3:00 PM	POOR	1.1ft	7s	WSW	12kt	SW	13kt	17°C	19°C	1.1mm
4:00 PM	POOR	1ft	10s	SSW	12kt	WSW	14kt	17°C	19°C	1.1mm
5:00 PM	POOR	1ft	12s	S	11kt	WSW	15kt	17°C	19°C	1mm
6:00 PM	POOR	1ft	12s	S	11kt	WSW	14kt	17°C	19°C	0.8mm
7:00 PM	POOR	1ft	12s	S	11kt	WSW	13kt	16°C	19°C	0.6mm
8:00 PM	POOR	1ft	12s	S	11kt	W	13kt	16°C	19°C	0.4mm
9:00 PM	POOR	1ft	12s	S	12kt	WSW	12kt	16°C	19°C	0.4mm
10:00 PM	POOR	1ft	12s	S	12kt	WSW	12kt	16°C	19°C	0.4mm
11:00 PM	POOR	1ft	12s	S	12kt	WSW	12kt	16°C	19°C	0.4mm

Forecast Summary

Best Day:Check forecast for optimal conditions

Average Swell:1.3ft @ 11s

Wind Conditions:2-11kt SW

Water Temperature:17-18°C

Local Knowledge & Surf Guide

Local Knowledge

Seal Beach Pier, Northside in Orange County is a sheltered beach break with reasonably consistent surf year-round, working best when southwest groundswells coincide with offshore northeast winds. The spot offers both left and right-hand waves and is surfable at all tide stages. It rarely gets crowded, making it a more relaxed option. Hazards include locals, pollution, and rips. The most reliable clean waves typically occur during winter, particularly in January, providing optimal conditions for surf forecasting at this location.

Best Swell Direction: SW

Bottom Type: Sand

Ideal Conditions

This spot performs best under these specific conditions. Forecasts take these into account when rating surf quality.

Ideal Swell DirectionSW

Ideal Wind DirectionNE

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