Graveyards Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Alaska – Mainland, USA)

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Graveyards Surf Guide

Graveyards in Mainland is a very sheltered beach and point break that does not work very often The best wind direction is from the east northeast. Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the west southwest.The waves is a point break that peels left. The location means that it never gets crowded. Watch out for Extreme rips and rocks.

Graveyards Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach and point	1	inconsistent	7.0°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Graveyards:

The best conditions reported for surf at Graveyards occur when a West-southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Southwest.

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What's the best time of year to surf Graveyards (for consistent clean waves)?

januaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Graveyards with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of January. Clean surfable waves are typically found 7% of the time in January while 11% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 82% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

11%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

82%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Graveyards Location Map

Interactive Graveyards surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The nearest passenger airport to Graveyards is Yakutat Airport (YAK) in USA, which is 10 km (6 miles) away (directly). The second closest airport to Graveyards is Burwash Airport (YDB) in Canada, 207 km (129 miles) away.

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Graveyards Surf Forecasts:

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16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 01:07 Local Time

m, °C	Tuesday 05
ft, °F	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM
Wave (m)	SW	SW	SW	SW
Period (s)	11	11	11	14
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off

What does Graveyards look like?

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Credit: Francis

Tides at Graveyards

Current tide and informaton

For Yakutat, Alaska, 4 km from Graveyards.

Next High Water: 04:10am | 3.11m

Next Low Water: 11:10am | 0.01m

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Graveyards Sea Temperature

Very cold water temperature (7.0 °C) at Graveyards. Despite the sunshine, even with a thick winter wetsuit, neoprene hood, gloves and boots it will be difficult to stay comfortable in the sea for long today.

Today, many surfers would wear a winter wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots.