Ocean Cape Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Alaska – Mainland, USA)

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Ocean Cape Surf Guide

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.

Ocean Cape Spot Info

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

Surfing Ocean Cape:

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

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

februaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Ocean Cape with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of February. Clean surfable waves are typically found 52% of the time in February while 19% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 29% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

52%

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

blown out

19%

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

too small

29%

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

Explore Ocean Cape Location Map

Interactive Ocean Cape 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 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.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Ocean Cape Surf Forecasts:

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16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 05:51 Local Time

m, °C	Tuesday 05
ft, °F	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM
Wave (m)	SW	SW	SW	SW
Period (s)	11	11	13	13
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross	cross- on	cross	cross

What does Ocean Cape look like?

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Tides at Ocean Cape

Current tide and informaton

For Yakutat, Alaska, 7 km from Ocean Cape.

Next High Water: 05:42pm | 2.34m

Next Low Water: 11:10am | 0.01m

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Ocean Cape Sea Temperature

The water temperature (7.0 °C) at Ocean Cape is very cold today and the windchill (4.0 °C) will make the air temperature seem even colder. You'll need a thick hooded winter wetsuit as well as neoprene gloves and neoprene boots and the cloudiness won't make it feel any warmer.

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