Overview

Seal Beach is a kitesurfing spot located on the southern coast of California, between Long Beach and Huntington Beach. This sandy beach offers accessible conditions with regular northwest thermal winds in the afternoon. The spot is suitable for intermediate riders with moderate waves and easy access.

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Spot forecast for Seal Beach

Sunrise 07:01 · Sunset 18:12

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

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Wave height: < 0.5 m 0.5–1 m 1–2 m 2–3 m ≥ 3 m

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Tides

Heights above lowest astronomical tide, in the spot's local time. Computed 6 km from the spot.

Monday 19 October High tide 06:56 · 1.7 m Low tide 11:45 · 1.5 m High tide 16:56 · 1.8 m
Tuesday 20 October Low tide 00:14 · 0.7 m High tide 07:11 · 1.8 m Low tide 12:34 · 1.3 m High tide 18:00 · 1.8 m
Wednesday 21 October Low tide 00:47 · 0.7 m High tide 07:27 · 1.9 m Low tide 13:12 · 1.1 m High tide 18:49 · 1.9 m
Thursday 22 October Low tide 01:14 · 0.7 m High tide 07:42 · 2 m Low tide 13:45 · 0.9 m High tide 19:32 · 1.9 m
Friday 23 October Low tide 01:39 · 0.7 m High tide 07:58 · 2.1 m Low tide 14:19 · 0.7 m High tide 20:15 · 1.9 m

Seal Beach: when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

Season · peak

196h

in July · 30 rideable days

The season runs from March to October, peaking in July: 28 rideable days a month and 196 hours of usable wind, at 22 °C. The low point is December, at 6 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 96%13-20 knots · 4%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 96% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is March, at 17 °C. The wettest month is February, with 109 mm.

Monthly averages: Seal Beach

Monthly averages — Seal Beach — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	13.0	64 h	18 °C	18 mm
February	20.0	94 h	18 °C	109 mm
March	27.0	162 h	17 °C	50 mm
April	28.0	200 h	19 °C	2 mm
May	28.0	205 h	20 °C	0 mm
June	28.0	193 h	22 °C	1 mm
July	30.0	196 h	24 °C	0 mm
August	29.0	168 h	26 °C	0 mm
September	27.0	155 h	25 °C	0 mm
October	23.5	115 h	22 °C	4 mm
November	13.0	61 h	20 °C	36 mm
December	6.0	27 h	19 °C	39 mm

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Technical details of Seal Beach spot

The spot works with winds from WSW, W, WNW, NW.

Depending on conditions: SW, NNW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Required level: Intermediate

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Long Beach, Long Beach Airport8.4 km

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Los Alamitos Army Airfield9.1 km

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