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Seal Beach

33.74°N · 118.11°W

Shore spot · BeachGroundfish Management Area SouthernBarred Sand Bass · Open

Seal Beach Fishing Forecast

Updated today

Barred Sand Bass fishing at Seal Beach looks good today.
The best time to go is 6 AM to 12 PM, with the tide ebbing.

ReelCaster scores every hour at Seal Beach from 0 to 100, reading the tide, current, wind and weather for Barred Sand Bass. The higher the score, the better your odds. Green means go.

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Every spot is scored for today, out of 100. Green is worth the trip, amber is fair, red is slow.

Species

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Best score for the day · 6 AM
86/100
GOOD

Now 71 · 12 PM PST

BEST WINDOW
6 AM-12 PM
Tide ebbing
CDFW · Groundfish Management Area Southern · Barred Sand Bass openRegulations ↗5 per day · min 14"

14-Day Forecast

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Conditions
Time
12 PM
Now
Score
71
Fair
Tide
4.5 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
—
Flood
Wind
13 kn
W · steady
Sea state
Choppy
2.5 ft @ 13 s S
Air temp
69°
Warm
Weather
Clear
2% cloud
Hour 12 PM. Score 71 Fair. Tide 4.5ft Rising ▲. Current +0.7kn Flood. Wind 13kn W G17. Sea 2.5 ft @ 13 s S Choppy. Air 68.5°.

Why this score

Current
Slack
Prime

Current regulations

In effect now

What you can keep at this spot today

Barred Sand Bass
Retention open
Daily limit
5 per day
Possession
5 in possession
Size
Minimum 14"
Annual quota
Not published
Other
Paralabrax species. Open year-round. Daily bag and possession limit is 5 fish in any combination of kelp bass, barred sand bass, and spotted sand bass, except no more than 4 barred sand bass may be taken. Minimum size 14 inches total length or 10 inches alternate length.
Other species here
California Halibut Retention openBarred Surfperch Retention open
Always check with CDFW ↗

Source: CDFW · Groundfish Management Area Southern · synced yesterday

Seasonality

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SHORE PROFILE

FISHED FROM
Beach
ACCESS
On foot
No boat needed
GETTING THERE
Use the metered lots at Main Street and the pier and walk onto the sand on either side of the pier. Incoming tides are best for surf fishing.
HOW IT'S FISHED
Plastic grubs or swimbaits cast along the surf troughs

About Seal Beach

Seal Beach is a shore spot near Long Beach, California. Charted structure: beach. Species scored here: Barred Sand Bass, Barred Surfperch and California Halibut.

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