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COASTAL FISHING PLANNER

Seal Beach Fishing Conditions Today

Shore, pier and nearshore recreational fishing conditions.

Fishing Score91.5Excellent

0–100 composite planning score · not a raw environmental measurement

Best Fishing Time11:00 AM–2:00 PM

Confidence: Medium

Today91.5Excellent

11:00 AM–2:00 PM

Tomorrow90.3Excellent

5:00 AM–8:00 AM

NEXT 24 HOURS

24-Hour Fishing Conditions Forecast

0–100 score · Local time · Safety hard-stop hours show NOT RECOMMENDED

10:00 AM

79.8Medium

11:00 AM

89.8Medium

12:00 PM

94.3Medium

1:00 PM

92.5Medium

2:00 PM

84.7Medium

3:00 PM

72.6Medium

4:00 PM

70.7Medium

5:00 PM

85.6Medium

6:00 PM

94.1Medium

7:00 PM

95.7Medium

8:00 PM

85.8Medium

9:00 PM

74Medium

10:00 PM

65.3Medium

11:00 PM

81.4Medium

12:00 AM

90.9Medium

1:00 AM

90.5Medium

2:00 AM

80.2Medium

3:00 AM

63.8Medium

4:00 AM

75.1Medium

5:00 AM

86.5Medium

6:00 AM

95.8Medium

7:00 AM

93.7Medium

8:00 AM

84.8Medium

9:00 AM

69.7Medium

BREAKDOWN

Why this score?

Factor scores are normalized from 0–100. They are scoring inputs, not raw weather or ocean measurements.

Tide movement score84.3

Wind score100

Wave / sea state score100

Weather score100

Time of day score85

Moon / Solunar score69.8

Water temperature score—

COASTAL CONDITIONS

Wind, waves and weather

Wind10.0 mph

Gust10.4 mph

Wave height1.0 ft

Wave period8.0 sec

Rain chance0%

Water temp—

TIDE CONTEXT

Today’s tide turning points

For detailed tide charts, use the Tide page.

Low2:36 AM1.2 ft

High8:51 AM6.3 ft

Low3:35 PM-0.4 ft

High9:49 PM4.7 ft

EXPLANATION

What is driving today’s result?

Conditions are generally supportive for today's best fishing window. The main positives are favorable tide movement, light-to-moderate winds, and manageable nearshore waves.

Keep planning

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TRANSPARENCY

Data sources & methodology

Tides & water observations: NOAA/NOS/CO-OPS. Nearby NOAA station: Long Beach Fire Boat Pier (9410678), about 6.2 miles away.

Weather, wind, waves & alerts: NOAA National Weather Service.

Fishing Score & Best Fishing Time: calculated by CoastalNow from the source data above using published rule-based methodology.

Solar & lunar context: calculated locally by CoastalNow; lunar influence has low weight and is not presented as a catch guarantee.

Forecast: Oct 25, 2026 9:26 AM PDT · Safety alerts: Oct 25, 2026 10:12 AM PDT · Tides: Oct 25, 2026 9:23 AM PDT

Fishing Score is a CoastalNow planning metric and is not an official NOAA/NWS product or safety determination. CoastalNow is not affiliated with or endorsed by NOAA or the National Weather Service.

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Planning metric, not a safety guarantee.

Fishing Score is a planning metric, not a safety guarantee. Official warnings and local guidance always take priority.