Seal Beach

Seal Beach is a nice, wide, sandy beach with a Pier and is located off of Seal Beach Boulevard where it turns into Ocean Avenue between 10th and 8th Streets. The parking lot is a decent size and parking is Pay By Space at an automated station where you can use cash or a credit card to pay and get your Parking Receipt to put on your dash board. You can park in the lots for 2 hours for $3.00 or pay a Maximum of $6.00. There are bathrooms at the pier and lifeguard stations. No concession stands, but there are a few restaurants on the opposite side of Ocean Avenue that you can walk to for food and drinks. Or bring a cooler full of food and beverages for a beach day.

Seal Beach Statue
Seal Beach Statue

The community is named Seal Beach for the seals that used to occupy the beach in the past. You may see one off of the pier, but they mostly like to relax on the buoys out further in the ocean. The statue of the Seal, named Slick, is actually a Sea Lion. Many people, especially kids, like to have their picture taken with this iconic statue.

North Side of Seal Beach Pier
North Side of Seal Beach Pier

The beaches are wide and you can take the stairs or a ramp to access the pier. There is a playground area near the South parking lot and beach that is fenced off with swings, slides, and a jungle gym set to play on for kids. The North side of the Pier can get pretty busy with windsurfing on breezy days. Windsurfers like to come out to this side of the pier on windy days.

Seal Beach North Side Windsurfing
Seal Beach North Side Windsurfing

View of the South Side of Seal Beach Pier
View of the South Side of Seal Beach Pier

The South side of the pier is a less windy and has plenty of wide beach to play on or relax and soak up the sun while enjoying the surf.

Seal Beach Pier North Parking Lot
Seal Beach Pier North Parking Lot

Pier View
Seal Beach Pier View

The last 100 feet at the end of the Pier reopened in May 2019 after repairs were made. The Pier had been previously closed following a devastating electrical fire at the restaurant Ruby's in 2016. Sun News article (June 2019). The picture below shows the pier prior to the repairs made in 2018 at end of Seal Beach Pier. The end of the pier is now an open area for people to enjoy the beautiful views of Seal Beach and the ocean.

Seal Beach Pier End
Seal Beach Pier End - in 2016 prior to repairs and reopening

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