Alaska Mainland Surf

Detailed Alaska Mainland surf forecast maps and the latest eyeball surf report from local surfers in the region. Near-shore swell is shown on the map together with the surf forecast rating for spots in Alaska Mainland. Find the best places to surf in offshore conditions by selecting the wind option on the forecast map. Windsurfers and kite surfers can also use this option to find more favorable cross-shore conditions in Alaska Mainland. Our local Wavefinder indicates where some of the best conditions are likely to be found in Alaska Mainland over the next 7 days. Surf photos from Alaska Mainland and reviews of the best spots and surfing conditions have been provided by local surfers.

Alaska Mainland Surf Forecast

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Alaska Mainland Surf Forecast map for predicting the best wave and wind conditions across the region. For surfers, the map shows the most powerful swell tracking across near-shore open water and not the peak waves experienced by boats out at sea. Move your mouse over the ocean swell symbols or the surf breaks on the coastline to see a more detailed surf forecast including wave period and wind conditions. The forecast updates every 6 hours and most live weather reports update every hour. You can animate the Alaska Mainland Surf map or show live wind and wave conditions as reported from wavebuoys and local weather stations. Surf breaks shown along the Alaska Mainland coastline are also listed below.

Alaska Mainland Photos

Alaska Mainland Wavefinder

7 day 48 hour

	Tue	Wednesday 27			Thursday 28			Friday 29			Saturday 30			Sunday 31			Mon
	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Alaska Mainland
Rating
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.9 SW	1.7 SW	1.7 SW	2.5 SW	2.0 SW	1.5 SSW	2.0 SW	1.6 SW	2.0 SSW	4.0 SSE	6.5 SSE	2.5 SW	2.4 SSW	5.0 SSE	4.5 SE	5.0 ESE	3.5 ESE	3.0 ESE
Period(s) (?)	15	13	13	10	10	10	9	10	10	10	13	14	14	13	13	13	12	11
Energy(?)	1641	1006	903	1431	723	402	693	476	717	3448	14267	2534	2125	8411	7537	7972	3385	2167
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross	cross- on	on	off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	5:30PM	7:35AM	6:20PM		8:59AM	7:33PM		10:18AM		9:08PM	11:12AM		10:33PM	11:25AM	7:35AM	11:08PM 7:11AM	11:56AM
Low Tide / height (m)	12:44AM	12:23PM		1:49AM	1:47PM		3:05AM	12:44AM	3:34PM	4:15AM		4:54PM		4:45AM	5:49PM		5:31AM	6:35PM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	cloudy	mod. rain	light rain	some clouds	clear	snow shwrs	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	mod. rain	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	light rain	light rain
Rain (mm)	-	-	7	5	-	-	9	-	-	2	10	-	-	-	-	4	1	4
High °C	8	6	6	6	3	4	3	4	6	4	8	7	8	5	5	7	7	6
Low °C	6	6	5	5	2	3	2	4	5	2	8	7	7	5	5	7	7	6
Chill °C (?)	6	3	2	3	1	3	-2	1	2	1	3	3	5	1	0	2	4	4
Sunrise	-	9:26	-	-	9:12	-	-	9:32	-	-	9:18	-	-	9:29	-	-	9:22	-
Sunset	-	-	6:36	-	-	6:30	-	-	6:30	-	-	6:28	-	-	6:07	-	-	6:22
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.9 SW	1.7 SW	1.7 SW	2.5 SW	1.7 SSW	1.5 SSW	2.0 SW	1.6 SW	2.0 SSW	-	4.5 SSE	2.5 SW	2.4 SSW	5.0 SSE	4.5 SE	5.0 ESE	3.5 ESE	3.0 ESE
Period (s)	15	13	13	10	10	10	9	10	10	-	12	14	14	13	13	13	12	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.9 SSE	1.1 SE	0.4 SSE	0.2 SSE	0.3 SE	0.2 SSE	0.3 S	1.0 S	0.3 S	-	2.4 SSW	0.8 SSE	-	-	-	-	1.8 ENE	1.5 ENE
Period (s)	11	8	16	10	14	17	17	9	16	-	13	7	-	-	-	-	9	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	1.3 SE	1.0 S	2.5 SW	2.0 SW	-	-	1.5 SSE	1.2 SSE	4.0 SSE	6.5 SSE	0.8 SSE	-	4.0 ESE	3.0 E	5.0 SE	1.3 ESE	-
Period (s)	-	6	6	10	10	-	-	7	5	10	13	7	-	12	8	13	11	-

	Tue	Wednesday 27	Thursday 28
	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Alaska Mainland
Rating
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.2 WSW	1.6 SW	1.9 SW	2.1 SW	1.9 SW	1.7 SW	1.6 SW	1.7 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	2.5 SW	2.3 SW	2.0 SW	2.0 SW	1.8 SW	1.5 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.0 SW
Period(s) (?)	17	16	15	14	14	13	13	13	12	11	10	9	9	10	10	10	10	9
Energy(?)	798	1255	1641	1680	1338	1006	864	903	992	725	1431	951	654	723	577	402	838	664
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	on	off	cross- on	cross	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- on	glass	cross- off
Tide State(?)	high	ebb	low	flow	high	ebb	low	flow	high	ebb	low	flow	flow	high	ebb	low	flow	ebb
High Tide / height (m)	5:30PM 2.67				7:35AM 2.02				6:20PM 2.45					8:37AM 2.17			6:58PM 2.48
Low Tide / height (m)			12:44AM 0.31				12:23PM 1.46				1:49AM 0.41				1:47PM 1.52	1:04PM 1.91
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	clear	cloudy	clear	some clouds	light snow
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	4	3	3	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	8	7	6	6	6	6	6	5	6	6	6	5	4	2	3	4	3	2
Chill °C (?)	6	6	3	4	3	2	2	1	3	2	3	1	-1	-2	-2	3	3	-2
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	9:26	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:12	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:36	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:30	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.2 WSW	1.6 SW	1.9 SW	2.1 SW	1.9 SW	1.7 SW	1.6 SW	1.7 SW	1.8 SW	1.6 SW	2.5 SW	2.3 SW	2.0 SW	1.7 SSW	1.8 SW	1.5 SSW	1.4 SSW	2.0 SW
Period (s)	17	16	15	14	14	13	13	13	12	11	10	9	9	10	10	10	9	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 SSE	0.7 SSE	0.9 SSE	1.0 SSE	1.0 SSE	1.1 SE	0.1 S	0.4 SSE	0.9 SSE	0.2 SSE	0.2 SSE	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.3 SE	0.3 S	0.2 SSE	0.2 SSE	0.3 S
Period (s)	11	11	11	8	8	8	19	16	7	7	10	18	18	14	17	17	17	17
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	0.9 ESE	1.3 SE	1.4 SSE	1.0 S	0.6 SW	1.8 SW	2.5 SW	-	-	2.0 SW	0.5 SE	-	2.1 SSW	0.4 NE
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	5	6	7	6	4	11	10	-	-	10	3	-	10	2

Alaska Mainland Surf Breaks

Bird Point (Tidal Bore)

point

Cannon Beach

beach

Graveyards

beach and point

Ocean Cape

reef and point

Mainland Alaska has a few decent breaks on offer, with Yakutat offering the best of them and with the largest surf population in Alaska. With a mixture of reef, point, and beach breaks you can be assured you won't be fighting for a wave up here. Accommodation and facilitates are quite limited, so it's advisable to suss out the local areas online if your planing on making a trip as it can also get expensive. A winter wetsuit is needed all year round.

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