Ocean Cape Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Alaska – Mainland, USA)

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Ocean Cape Spot ID:

Type: reef and point

Reliability: inconsistent

Best: Swell WSW | Wind NE

Sea Temperature Today is: 7.3 °C

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Saturday, 25 May 2013, 14:02 Local time

m, °C	Saturday 25
ft, °F	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM
Wave (m)	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW
Period (s)	15	15	15	17
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on

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Ocean Cape in Mainland is an exposed reef and point break that only works once in a while. Summer offers the best conditions for surfing. Offshore winds are from the northeast. Groundswells and windswells are equally likely and the best swell direction is from the west southwest. Reef breaks provide lefts and rights and in addition, there is also a left hand point break. Crowds are never a problem here. Hazards include Extreme rips and rocks.

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Alaska United States wave energy surf 12 hr forecast

Forecast Wave Energy (Power): 12hrs

Tide Times:

For Yakutat, Alaska, 8 miles from Ocean Cape.

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	REMAINING
HIGH TIDE
LOW TIDE

Ocean Cape Tide Times and Tide Chart

Live Weather:

At BUOY-YATA2, 8 km from Ocean Cape.

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Current weather near Ocean Cape

Buoy Data:

At Fairweather Grounds Buoy, 112 miles from Ocean Cape.

	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM
Data Age	4 hr	3 hr	2 hr	1 hr
Wave height (m)
Dominant period (s)	16	15	9	15

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Overall Ocean Cape Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution in May

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The two graphs above are also combined in the single Ocean Cape surf consistency graph.

Also see Ocean Cape surf quality by season and Ocean Cape surf quality by month.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Ocean Cape: (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Graveyards	2 mi
Second closest break	Cannon Beach	4 mi
Third closest break	Bird Point (Tidal Bore)	404 mi
Fourth closest break	Mill Bay	463 mi
Fifth closest break	Termination Point	464 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Ocean Cape:
Closest wave buoy	Fairweather Grounds Buoy	112 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Cape Suckling Buoy	124 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Seal Rocks Buoy	247 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	West Orca Bay Buoy	252 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Central Gulf of Alaska Buoy	273 mi
Tide stations nearest to Ocean Cape:
Closest tide station	Yakutat	4 mi
Second closest tide station	Johnstone Passage, Yakutat Bay	6 mi
Third closest tide station	Redfield Cove, Yakutat Bay	11 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Point Latouche, Yakutat Bay	26 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Dry Bay	51 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Ocean Cape:
Closest ski area	Eaglecrest Ski Area (United States)	213 mi
Second closest ski area	Alyeska Resort (United States)	331 mi
Third closest ski area	Alpenglow (United States)	337 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Hilltop Ski Area (United States)	355 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Shames Mountain (Canada)	542 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Ocean Cape:
Closest city location	Juneau (United States)	213 mi
Second closest city location	Anchorage (United States)	364 mi
Third closest city location	Fairbanks (United States)	446 mi
Fourth closest city location	Prince George (Canada)	753 mi
Fifth closest city location	Grande Prairie (Canada)	838 mi

The nearest passenger airport to Ocean Cape is Yakutat Airport (YAK) in USA, which is 12 km (7 miles) away (directly).
The second closest airport to Ocean Cape is Burwash Airport (YDB) in Canada, 208 km (129 miles) away.

Ocean Cape break location map and break info

This is the Surf-Forecast page for Ocean Cape, Alaska - Mainland. Use the tab navigation above to view Ocean Cape sea temperature, Ocean Cape photographs, Ocean Cape detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Ocean Cape webcams, current wind from Alaska - Mainland live weather stations and Ocean Cape tide predictions. The United States swell maps link will open up the big picture showing United States and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from United States wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Ocean Cape.

Ocean Cape Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Alaska – Mainland, USA)

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Overall Ocean Cape Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution in May

Ocean Cape Location Maps

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