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

		Saturday 14			Sunday 15			Monday 16			Tuesday 17			Wednesday 18			Thursday 19
	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	Cannon Beach Alaska - Mainland	Cannon Beach Alaska - Mainland	Cannon Beach Alaska - Mainland	Cannon Beach Alaska - Mainland	Cannon Beach Alaska - Mainland	Bird Point (Tidal Bore) Alaska - Mainland	Cannon Beach Alaska - Mainland	Ocean Cape 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	Cannon Beach 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)	4	3	3	3	4	2	4	2	4	4	2	3	4	3	3	2	3	3	3
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	S 11	S 11	SSE 10	SSE 13	ESE 10	SSE 12	SSE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 10	SE 9	SW 13	S 10	SSE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	SE 12	WSW 11
kJ	1005	543	516	416	1025	850	1347	1430	2848	1706	678	535	1012	535	335	771	695	1162	571
Wind (km/h)	NE	ENE	ENE	ESE	NNE	NE	NE	SSE	NNE	NE	SSE	ENE	E	NNE	N	NE	ENE	SE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross	off	off	cross	off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	off	glassy	glassy	off
High Tide		6:16AM2.26m	5:08PM2.74m		7:09AM2.15m			8:10AM2.12m		9:11PM5.03m	11:01AM5.12m		8:16PM2.08m	10:01AM2.33m		11:54PM4.84m		12:46PM5.61m	11:00PM2.11m
Low Tide	11:35PM0.05m	11:16AM1.38m		00:20AM0.17m	12:09PM1.41m	2:47PM2.48m	1:10AM0.27m	1:21PM1.41m	3:52PM2.62m		4:15AM1.44m	5:12PM2.55m	3:05AM0.46m		4:10PM1.05m	6:30PM2.20m	6:27AM1.63m		4:52AM0.63m


mm	2	4	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—
Max °C	6	6	7	8	8	0	8	7	4	5	2	2	8	8	8	2	2	2	6
Min °C	4	5	6	7	8	-1	6	6	4	4	2	2	8	8	8	1	2	1	6
Chill °C	4	2	4	5	4	-6	6	4	-1	1	-1	-2	5	8	8	-3	1	2	5
	—	10:11	—	—	10:12	—	—	10:15	—	—	9:11	—	—	10:19	—	—	9:17	—	—
	—	—	5:54	—	—	4:30	—	—	4:29	—	—	4:27	—	—	5:45	—	—	4:22	—
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	S 11	S 11	SSE 10	SSE 13	ESE 10	SSE 12	SSE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 10	SE 9	S 10	S 10	SSE 10	S 8	ESE 9	SE 12	WSW 11
kJ	1005	543	516	416	1025	850	1347	1430	2848	1706	678	535	669	535	335	217	695	1162	571
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 11	SW 18	SSW 13	WSW 13	SW 12	SSW 16	S 12	S 9	SSW 13	SW 13	WSW 12	WSW 11	S 15	S 9	S 9	S 6
kJ	397	184	115	82	108	33	201	147	547	453	240	54	1012	384	190	4	332	199	61
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	ENE 3	NE 3	NE 3	NE 3	NNE 4	—	—	—	—	NE 4	ESE 9	—	—	—	ESE 9	—	—	SSE 6
kJ	—	6	4	1	8	26	—	—	—	—	12	404	—	—	—	771	—	—	90
Sea °C	8	8	8	8	8	6	8	8	6	6	6	6	8	8	8	6	6	6	8
Diff °C	+0.6	+0.6	+0.6	+0.6	+0.6	-0.2	+0.6	+0.3	-0.2	-0.2	-0.2	-0.2	+0.6	+0.6	+0.6	-0.2	-0.2	-0.2	+0.6

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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