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Orange County Coast Guide

Seal Beach

Small Town Beach

Orange County's best-kept secret - a walkable Main Street, a long fishing pier, and a quieter beach scene that locals love.

Today on the Sand

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Water Temp

84°

warm · gentle surf

UV Index

9

very high · 10am–4pm

Beach Crowd

Busy

holiday weekend

Beach Toolkit

Beach Conditions

Surf, tides & water temp

Parking Finder

Garages, lots & meters

Sunset

Sunset countdown & live cam

Dining

Where to eat after the sand

Things to Do

Cruises, sails & tours

Events

What's on this week

Beach Rules

Dogs, drinks, fires, drones

Pick Your Sand

north to south

Seal Beach City Beach

Wide sand, long pier, calm surf

Free street parking

Surfside Beach

Private community - walk in only

No public parking

Sunset Beach

Quieter stretch north of HB

Street parking

Bolsa Chica

State beach with fire rings, north

State lots - $15/day

Long Beach

Urban beach, Aquarium of the Pacific

Downtown lots

Huntington Beach

Surf City, piers and fire rings

Multiple lots

Dolphin Cruises

Open →

Compare daily sails from the marina — wild dolphins on nearly every trip.

Beyond the Beach

day trips

Huntington Beach

15 min south

Surf City USA, long pier, fire rings

Long Beach

15 min north

Queen Mary, aquarium, Shoreline Village

Sunset Beach

10 min south

Small beach community, Huntington Harbour

Los Alamitos

10 min east

Inland town, raceway, local dining

see you on the sand

Water temp, surf and UV are live from NOAA & Open-Meteo; sunset is computed locally for Seal Beach. Crowd level is a weekday/weekend estimate.

Right now at Seal Beach, the water is 74°F, surf is running 2–3 ft and the air is 75°F. Wind is 12 mph from the WSW and the UV index peaks at 7 (high) today. Unprotected fair skin burns in about 20 minutes right now, and the strongest stretch runs 12 PM to 4 PM. Today’s tides: High 1:17 PM, Low 10:12 PM.