Weather in Seal Beach

14-day forecast · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 8:04 pm (PDT)

Now · overcast 67 °F

Feels like: 68 °F
Low / high: 60 / 74 °F
Rain: 1%
Wind: 3 mph WSW

↗ 29.95 inHg · rising

Today in Seal Beach: overcast, 60 °F to 74 °F, with a 1% chance of rain and a light air from the west-southwest (3 mph). Tomorrow, overcast, 65 °F to 70 °F and a 3% chance of rain. The warmest day of the week is Wednesday 28, at 74 °F.

Temperatures for the next 14 days

74° 60°
Today
70° 65°
Thu 29
70° 63°
Fri 30
68° 61°
Sat 31
69° 61°
Sun 1
73° 59°
Mon 2
73° 59°
Tue 3
72° 59°
Wed 4
71° 59°
Thu 5
70° 59°
Fri 6
70° 59°
Sat 7
75° 58°
Sun 8
78° 60°
Mon 9
80° 63°
Tue 10

Day by day

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind	Max wave	High tides	Model
Today · 28	Overcast	60 / 74 °F	1%	10 mph S	1.6 ft	12:27 am · 11:32 am	HRRR
Thu 29	Overcast	65 / 70 °F	3% · 0.04 in	10 mph SSW	1.5 ft	1:32 am · 12:18 pm	HRRR + NBM
Fri 30	Light drizzle	63 / 70 °F	23% · 0.13 in	9 mph S	1.7 ft	2:56 am · 1:13 pm	NBM
Sat 31	Light drizzle	61 / 68 °F	73% · 0.26 in	11 mph S	1.8 ft	4:36 am · 2:27 pm	NBM
Sun 1	Light drizzle	61 / 69 °F	82% · 0.66 in	12 mph NNW	3.3 ft	4:55 am · 3:00 pm	NBM
Mon 2	Clear sky	59 / 73 °F	3%	7 mph N	3.1 ft	5:45 am · 4:34 pm	NBM
Tue 3	Mainly clear	59 / 73 °F	6%	8 mph NW	1.8 ft	6:22 am · 5:52 pm	NBM
Wed 4	Clear sky	59 / 72 °F	7%	9 mph WNW	1.5 ft	6:55 am · 6:56 pm	NBM
Thu 5	Clear sky	59 / 71 °F	10%	8 mph W	1.5 ft	7:24 am · 7:50 pm	NBM
Fri 6	Overcast	59 / 70 °F	14% · 0.02 in	9 mph W	6.2 ft	7:52 am · 8:40 pm	NBM
Sat 7	Partly cloudy	59 / 70 °F	9%	9 mph WNW	6.6 ft	8:18 am · 9:25 pm	NBM
Sun 8	Overcast	58 / 75 °F	7%	7 mph NNW	4.6 ft	8:44 am · 10:09 pm	NBM + ECMWF
Mon 9	Overcast	60 / 78 °F	0%	4 mph W	4.7 ft	9:09 am · 10:52 pm	ECMWF
Tue 10	Overcast	63 / 80 °F	7%	4 mph WSW	4.5 ft	9:36 am · 11:38 pm	ECMWF

Each hour comes from the best model for this spot: HRRR until Thursday 29 3:00 pm; then NBM until Sunday 8 11:00 am; then ECMWF until Thursday 12 7:00 am; then GFS.

Each day comes from the best model covering this spot: regional ones first (HRRR and NBM in the U.S., AROME, ICON-EU), then ECMWF; day 16, NOAA GFS. Waves: Météo-France up to day 10, then ECMWF WAM, coarser and further offshore. High tides: our own tide calculation.

Today, every 3 hours

Time	12:00 am	3:00 am	6:00 am	9:00 am	12:00 pm	3:00 pm	6:00 pm	9:00 pm
Sky	Overcast	Overcast	Mainly clear	Clear sky	Mainly clear	Overcast	Mainly clear	Overcast
Temperature	63°	63°	60°	65°	73°	74°	69°	66°
Chance of rain	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
Rain	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in
Wind (mph)	5 E	2 NE	4 NE	3 NNE	5 SSW	10 SSW	8 SW	1 E
Humidity	85%	83%	83%	71%	59%	58%	72%	71%
UV	0	0	0	1	5	2	0	0
Model	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR

Do the models agree?

Medium confidence

They broadly agree, but not quite on rain on Saturday 31: take it with some caution.

What 6 forecast models say for the next few days. The closer they are, the more reliable the forecast.

HighRainWind

Do the models agree? · High
High (°F)	Today	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF	74°	72°	70°	69°	71°	73°	74°
AIFS	72°	70°	70°	66°	67°	71°	75°
GFS	72°	69°	69°	70°	71°	79°	80°
ICON	73°	72°	72°	71°	71°	81°	84°
HRRR	74°	69°	—	—	—	—	—
NBM	72°	71°	70°	68°	69°	73°	73°
Confidence	high	high	high	high	high	medium	medium

Do the models agree? · Rain
Rain	Today	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF	0	0	0.05 in	0.01 in	0.13 in	0	0
AIFS	0	0.02 in	0.07 in	0.47 in	0.59 in	0	0
GFS	0	0	0.07 in	0.14 in	0.07 in	0	0
ICON	0	0	0.00 in	0.51 in	1.84 in	0	0
HRRR	0	0.04 in	—	—	—	—	—
NBM	0	0	0.13 in	0.26 in	0.66 in	0	0
Confidence	high	high	high	medium	medium	high	high

Do the models agree? · Wind
Wind (mph)	Today	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF	617	819	717	59	815	419	313
AIFS	6	7	6	3	8	6	7
GFS	109	109	109	99	914	910	109
ICON	614	715	818	724	1130	613	613
HRRR	1011	911	—	—	—	—	—
NBM	912	1013	913	1113	1215	710	811
Confidence	high	high	high	high	high	high	high

Chance of rain from the ensemble models

Model	Today	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF (51 scenarios)	0%	8%	25%	74%	70%	0%	8%
GFS (GEFS, 31 scenarios)	0%	0%	35%	39%	39%	0%	10%
NBM (NOAA)	1%	3%	23%	73%	82%	3%	4%
Thunderstorm (NBM)	0%	0%	2%	3%	3%	0%	0%

Each model's day runs midnight to midnight local time; models that reach fewer days are left blank. Rain: daily total. Wind: the day's highest average wind and, in small type, the strongest gust. Highlighted: values that stand out from the rest. The chance of rain comes from many runs of the same model with slightly different starting data.

Outlook

How the coming weeks and months compare with what is normal for the time of year. It is a trend, not a day-by-day forecast.

Next few weeks, compared with normal: much warmer, wetter and a much warmer sea.

Next 6 weeks

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Sea	Typical high / low
Nov 2 – Nov 8Nov 2–Nov 8	Above +5.2 °F	Normal	Well above +9.9 °F	—
Nov 9 – Nov 15Nov 9–Nov 15	Well above +6.8 °F	Well above +112%	Well above +10.8 °F	73° / 63°
Nov 16 – Nov 22Nov 16–Nov 22	Well above +5.4 °F	Well above +125%	Well above +11.2 °F	70° / 61°
Nov 23 – Nov 29Nov 23–Nov 29	Well above +5.6 °F	A bit above +34%	Well above +11.9 °F	69° / 59°
Nov 30 – Dec 6Nov 30–Dec 6	Above +5.2 °F	Normal	Well above +12.1 °F	68° / 57°

Coming months

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Sea
November	Well above +7.2 °F	Well above +148%	Well above +13.1 °F
December	Well above +6.3 °F	Above +58%	Well above +13.0 °F
January	Well above +5.4 °F	Well above +163%	Well above +10.8 °F
February	Above +3.8 °F	Well above +147%	Well above +8.5 °F
March	Above +3.8 °F	Well above +141%	Well above +7.0 °F

Weeks: ECMWF 46-day (average of its scenarios), against the normal of the last 20 years for those dates. Months: ECMWF SEAS5. Rain: total against normal. The further ahead, the closer it gets to normal and the less detail it can give.

Seal Beach climate by monthClimate by month

Normal weather for each month (1991–2020 averages)

The best time to visit Seal Beach is from April to September: highs of 72 °F to 81 °F, barely 1 rainy day a month and 9 hours of sunshine a day.

68° 47°

JanJ
68° 49°

FebF
69° 51°

MarM
72° 53°

AprA
73° 57°

MayM
75° 60°

JunJ
79° 64°

JulJ
81° 64°

AugA
81° 62°

SepS
77° 58°

OctO
73° 51°

NovN
68° 47°

DecD

Highs and lows
Monthly rainfall
Best time

Month	High	Low	Rain	Rainy daysDays	Sun (h/day)	Water	Waves
JanuaryJan	68°	47°	2.47 in	6	5.6	59°	2.6 ft
FebruaryFeb	68°	49°	2.82 in	6	5.5	59°	2.8 ft
MarchMar	69°	51°	1.69 in	4	7.6	59°	3.0 ft
AprilApr	72°	53°	0.60 in	2	8.9	60°	3.2 ft
MayMay	73°	57°	0.19 in	1	8.5	62°	3.2 ft
JuneJun	75°	60°	0.10 in	0	9.1	65°	2.9 ft
JulyJul	79°	64°	0.02 in	0	9.5	68°	2.8 ft
AugustAug	81°	64°	0.03 in	0	9.9	69°	2.7 ft
SeptemberSep	81°	62°	0.15 in	0	8.6	69°	2.8 ft
OctoberOct	77°	58°	0.46 in	2	7.0	67°	2.7 ft
NovemberNov	73°	51°	0.83 in	2	6.6	64°	2.6 ft
DecemberDec	68°	47°	1.96 in	5	5.4	60°	2.6 ft

Month	Water	Waves
Jan	59°	2.6 ft
Feb	59°	2.8 ft
Mar	59°	3.0 ft
Apr	60°	3.2 ft
May	62°	3.2 ft
Jun	65°	2.9 ft
Jul	68°	2.8 ft
Aug	69°	2.7 ft
Sep	69°	2.8 ft
Oct	67°	2.7 ft
Nov	64°	2.6 ft
Dec	60°	2.6 ft

Days: rainy days in the month. Sun: hours a day.

A normal year brings 11.34 in of rain on about 29 days and about 2,800 hours of sunshine.

1991–2020 averages. Highs, lows and rainfall: TerraClimate; rainy days (0.04 in or more): NASA POWER (MERRA-2); sunshine hours: estimated from solar radiation; water: NOAA OISST; waves (average height): ERA5, 2011–2020. Normals are not a forecast: any given year can turn out very different. Sources and licenses

Temperature

Now67 °Ffeels like 68 °F

Tomorrow65 / 70 °F

It's 67 °F now (feels like 68 °F). Today, 60 °F to 74 °F; tomorrow, 65 °F to 70 °F.

Chance of rain

Today 1%
Thu 29 3% 0.04 in
Fri 30 23% 0.13 in
Sat 31 73% 0.26 in
Sun 1 82% 0.66 in
Mon 2 3%
Tue 3 6%

Today the chance of rain reaches 1%. The next day with likely rain is Thursday 29: 3% and 0.04 in.

Recent rain: last 24 hours, 0.00 in; last 3 days, 0.00 in; last 7 days, 0.50 in.

Humidity and dew point

Humidity71%

Dew point57 °F

Humidity is 71% now and the dew point is 57 °F.

The dew point is the temperature at which the air becomes saturated: the higher it is, the heavier the air feels.

Visibility and fog

Now14 migood

Clouds100%

Visibility is good now (14 mi). No fog expected today.

UV index

Now0

Today's peak5moderate

Thu 29: 3 · Fri 30: 4 · Sat 31: 3

Index	Level	What to do
0–2	low	No special protection needed.
3–5	moderate	Hat, sunglasses and sunscreen around midday.
6–7	high	Sunscreen, hat and shade between 12 and 4 pm.
8–10	very high	Avoid the midday sun; reflection off the water adds to it.
11+	extreme	Avoid the sun between 11 am and 5 pm; protect yourself even if it is cloudy.

Reflection off water and sand adds radiation: protect yourself more on a boat or at the beach.

Barometric pressure

↗ Rising · now Anglers say fish bite less for a while
→ Steady Anglers expect normal activity
↘ Falling Anglers say fish feed more before the change

29.8029.9030.00 29.84

Rising now (+0.04 inHg in 3 hours). Over the next 48 hours: −0.04 inHg. Rising pressure: anglers say fish bite less for a while. Fast changes, either way, tend to affect fishing.

Air and pollen

Air qualityGood · 43

Saharan dustNo

Previous days

The weather over the last 30 days, as the models analyzed it. Tap a day to see it hour by hour.

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Tue 27	Overcast	61 / 74 °F	0	8 mph SSE
Mon 26	Partly cloudy	61 / 78 °F	0	8 mph WSW
Sun 25	Overcast	59 / 78 °F	0	7 mph W
Sat 24	Clear sky	58 / 76 °F	0	5 mph WSW
Fri 23	Drizzle	61 / 71 °F	0.11 in	5 mph SE
Thu 22	Drizzle	60 / 69 °F	0.37 in	9 mph WSW
Wed 21	Rain	65 / 75 °F	0.99 in	13 mph SW

Show all 30 days

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Tue 20	Overcast	64 / 77 °F	0	6 mph S
Mon 19	Mainly clear	65 / 77 °F	0	6 mph SSW
Sun 18	Clear sky	68 / 81 °F	0	6 mph SW
Sat 17	Overcast	74 / 86 °F	0	6 mph SSW
Fri 16	Clear sky	74 / 94 °F	0	12 mph NE
Thu 15	Clear sky	62 / 87 °F	0	5 mph NW
Wed 14	Clear sky	58 / 79 °F	0	7 mph WNW
Tue 13	Overcast	58 / 71 °F	0	6 mph WNW
Mon 12	Drizzle	61 / 66 °F	0.21 in	7 mph SW
Sun 11	Light rain	64 / 70 °F	0.54 in	11 mph SSW
Sat 10	Drizzle	69 / 78 °F	0.14 in	6 mph S
Fri 9	Partly cloudy	68 / 81 °F	0	8 mph SW
Thu 8	Clear sky	71 / 85 °F	0	7 mph SW
Wed 7	Mainly clear	72 / 87 °F	0	6 mph SSW
Tue 6	Mainly clear	74 / 89 °F	0	6 mph SSW
Mon 5	Clear sky	76 / 96 °F	0	9 mph WSW
Sun 4	Clear sky	79 / 94 °F	0	6 mph WSW
Sat 3	Clear sky	75 / 95 °F	0	9 mph W
Fri 2	Partly cloudy	66 / 92 °F	0	7 mph SW
Thu 1	Mainly clear	65 / 81 °F	0	7 mph SW
Wed 30	Clear sky	69 / 77 °F	0	6 mph SSE
Tue 29	Clear sky	65 / 78 °F	0	8 mph S
Mon 28	Partly cloudy	70 / 78 °F	0	9 mph SSW

These are the models at the start of each day (ECMWF and GFS; waves from Météo-France), not readings from a weather station: there can be differences at specific spots.

Questions about the weather in Seal BeachQuestions

What's the weather like today in Seal Beach?

Overcast, from 60 °F to 74 °F, with a light air from the west-southwest (3 mph) and a 1% chance of rain.

Will it rain tomorrow in Seal Beach?

On Thursday 29 the chance of rain is 3% (0.04 in): overcast.

How warm will it be this week?

Between a low of 59 °F and a high of 74 °F; the warmest day, Wednesday 28.

What's the UV index today?

It reaches 5 (moderate). Hat, sunglasses and sunscreen around midday.

Is the pressure rising or falling?

It's 29.95 inHg and rising: +0.01 inHg over the last 24 hours.

When is the best time to visit Seal Beach?

The best time to visit Seal Beach is from April to September: highs of 72 °F to 81 °F, barely 1 rainy day a month and 9 hours of sunshine a day.

What is the weather like in Seal Beach in October?

In October, Seal Beach normally sees highs of 77 °F and lows of 58 °F, with about 2 rainy days (0.46 in for the month) and 7 hours of sunshine a day. The sea is around 67 °F. These are 1991–2020 averages.

What are the warmest and wettest months in Seal Beach?

The warmest is August, with average highs of 81 °F, and the coldest December, with lows of 47 °F. The wettest is February (2.82 in) and the driest, July.

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Weather: Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0, with the best model for each spot and lead time (NOAA HRRR and NBM in the U.S., Météo-France AROME, DWD ICON-EU, ECMWF IFS and NOAA GFS); ECMWF grid point 6.0 mi away. The comparison also uses ICON (DWD), AIFS (ECMWF) and ARPEGE (Météo-France). Outlook: ECMWF 46-day and SEAS5. Chance of rain from ensemble models (ECMWF, GEFS and NBM). UV, air quality and pollen: CAMS (Copernicus).

Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 8:04 pm (local time).

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