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.

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Please enable JavaScript to access the following map views:All map types that you can enable here: Alaska Mainland Colour Base Map, Wave Height, Wave Energy, Alaska Mainland Swell 1 Energy, Swell 2 Energy, Windwave Energy, Alaska Mainland Precipitation, Wind, Temperature, Alaska Mainland Cloud Cover.Map overlays available for display: Alaska Mainland Pressure, Wind.Symbols shown on the map: Alaska Mainland Surf Breaks, Tide Forecasts, Cities, Alaska Mainland Ski Resorts, Live Wave Buoys, Live Webcams, Alaska Mainland Wind Now, Temperature Now, Weather Now, Alaska Mainland Swell at breaks, Rating at breaks.

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

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	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night
Best forecast wave conditions in Alaska - Mainland	Ocean Cape Alaska - Mainland	Bird Point (Tidal Bore) Alaska - Mainland	Cannon Beach Alaska - Mainland	Bird Point (Tidal Bore) Alaska - Mainland	Bird Point (Tidal Bore) Alaska - Mainland	Bird Point (Tidal Bore) Alaska - Mainland	Bird Point (Tidal Bore) Alaska - Mainland	Bird Point (Tidal Bore) Alaska - Mainland	Cannon Beach Alaska - Mainland	Cannon Beach Alaska - Mainland	Bird Point (Tidal Bore) Alaska - Mainland	Cannon Beach Alaska - Mainland	Bird Point (Tidal Bore) Alaska - Mainland	Bird Point (Tidal Bore) Alaska - Mainland	Cannon Beach Alaska - Mainland	Bird Point (Tidal Bore) Alaska - Mainland	Bird Point (Tidal Bore) Alaska - Mainland	Bird Point (Tidal Bore) Alaska - Mainland	Bird Point (Tidal Bore) Alaska - Mainland	Bird Point (Tidal Bore) Alaska - Mainland	Cannon Beach Alaska - Mainland
Rating (10 max)	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	1	2
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 8	SE 5	SW 8	SSE 5	S 6	S 8	S 7	SSW 8	WSW 9	WSW 10	S 6	SW 16	SSW 6	SSW 6	SW 14	S 7	S 7	S 6	SE 6	ESE 6	SW 16
kJ	138	31	86	33	47	196	120	226	395	421	47	172	16	15	132	15	14	12	99	175	118
Wind (km/h)	ESE	SSW	NW	ENE	NE	WSW	SSW	SW	SE	SW	NE	SW	NNE	N	ESE	SSW	WSW	SSW	NNE	NNE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	off	on	on	on	glassy	glassy	off	glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	on	on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		5:37PM6.28m	1:54AM3.74m	5:10AM7.20m	6:23PM6.63m		6:02AM7.37m		3:33AM3.67m			4:21AM3.46m	7:40AM7.13m			8:27AM6.72m		9:10PM6.76m	9:16AM6.19m
Low Tide	8:08AM-0.61m			12:11PM-1.36m		00:19AM0.66m	12:56PM-1.47m		9:33PM0.76m	10:20AM-0.66m	1:40PM-1.35m	10:23PM0.65m		2:22PM-1.02m	11:14PM0.59m		3:03PM-0.51m	3:32AM0.49m		3:45PM0.13m	1:02AM0.56m


mm	1	1	—	7	4	8	—	—	1	—	6	—	—	—	3	—	3	7	—	—	—
Max °C	12	12	12	10	11	11	12	12	12	12	10	12	10	11	11	12	11	10	11	13	12
Min °C	11	11	12	10	11	10	11	12	12	12	10	11	10	11	11	11	10	9	10	12	11
Chill °C	12	10	12	8	8	8	10	10	12	12	8	11	8	11	10	12	10	8	9	13	11
	5:22	—	—	4:58	—	—	5:01	—	—	5:28	—	—	5:05	—	—	5:07	—	—	5:09	—	—
	—	—	11:22	—	—	11:21	—	—	11:19	—	—	11:16	—	—	11:15	—	—	11:13	—	—	11:10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 8	SE 5	SW 8	SSE 5	S 6	S 8	S 7	S 8	WSW 9	WSW 10	S 6	WSW 9	SE 5	SSW 6	SW 8	S 7	S 7	S 6	SE 6	SSE 11	SW 7
kJ	138	7	86	33	47	196	120	122	395	421	47	172	10	14	100	15	14	12	99	11	79
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	E 5	SSW 13	SSW 12	S 12	ESE 6	SSE 16	SSW 11	SW 17	SW 16	SE 7	SW 16	SSW 6	SE 5	SW 14	SSE 12	E 4	SSE 11	SSE 11	S 14	SW 16
kJ	79	4	58	15	12	29	24	24	103	127	8	157	11	10	132	14	2	12	12	4	118
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	E 4	E 6	—	—	SSW 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 4	—	WSW 3	ESE 3	ENE 5	ESE 6	—
kJ	—	—	—	36	119	—	—	226	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	—	1	1	83	175	—
Sea °C	13	12	13	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	12	13	12	12	13	12	12	12	12	12	13
Diff °C	0	+1	0	+1	+1	+1	+1	+1	0	0	+1	0	+1	+1	0	+1	+1	+1	+1	+1	0

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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