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
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Rating (10 max)	2	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	2	2	2	2	0	0	1
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 9	S 6	S 8	SSW 8	S 7	WSW 10	S 7	S 6	S 6	S 7	S 7	SW 8	S 7	S 7	SW 8	SW 7	SSW 7	SW 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8
kJ	133	86	245	422	74	443	24	20	60	32	34	143	40	43	147	105	164	260	232	226	151
Wind (km/h)	ESE	NNE	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSE	S	NE	NNE	NNE	NNW	E	NE	NW	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	NNE	N	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross-on	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	off	cross-off	off
High Tide		6:23PM6.63m		6:02AM7.37m		3:33AM3.67m	6:52AM7.35m		7:49PM6.96m	7:40AM7.13m			8:27AM6.72m			5:59AM2.79m	6:45PM3.00m		10:08AM5.61m		10:30PM6.17m
Low Tide	8:54AM-0.72m		00:19AM0.66m	12:56PM-1.47m		9:33PM0.76m		1:40PM-1.35m	1:56AM0.30m		2:22PM-1.02m	11:14PM0.59m		3:03PM-0.51m	00:06AM0.56m	12:16PM0.11m		1:02AM0.56m	4:23AM0.72m	4:27PM0.82m


mm	—	6	5	—	—	1	2	7	3	2	5	2	1	2	—	—	—	—	1	2	12
Max °C	11	11	11	11	12	12	9	10	10	10	10	11	12	12	12	11	12	13	12	12	12
Min °C	11	10	10	11	12	12	9	10	10	10	10	11	11	12	11	11	12	13	11	12	12
Chill °C	9	8	10	8	10	11	7	8	7	7	8	9	12	11	12	9	10	13	10	9	10
	5:24	—	—	5:01	—	—	5:03	—	—	5:05	—	—	5:07	—	—	5:33	—	—	5:11	—	—
	—	—	11:21	—	—	11:19	—	—	11:16	—	—	11:15	—	—	11:13	—	—	11:14	—	—	11:08
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 9	S 6	S 8	S 8	S 7	WSW 10	S 7	S 6	S 6	S 7	S 7	SW 8	S 7	S 7	SW 8	SW 7	SSW 7	SW 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8
kJ	90	86	245	182	74	443	24	20	60	32	34	143	40	43	147	105	164	260	232	226	151
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 6	SE 6	SE 6	SSE 16	SSW 11	SW 17	SE 7	SE 7	SE 5	SSE 13	ESE 5	SW 14	SSE 12	SSE 12	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 16	E 6	E 6	S 17
kJ	12	40	56	24	25	103	13	7	13	16	15	103	13	14	64	88	63	118	28	27	6
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 2	ENE 6	—	SSW 8	WNW 3	—	—	E 3	ENE 5	E 5	NE 3	—	—	E 4	—	SE 4	ESE 4	—	—	—	E 6
kJ	1	115	—	422	1	—	—	5	50	51	1	—	—	2	—	13	11	—	—	—	16
Sea °C	13	12	12	12	12	13	12	12	12	12	12	13	12	12	13	13	13	13	12	12	12
Diff °C	0	+1	+1	+1	+1	0	+1	+1	+1	+1	+1	0	+1	+1	0	0	0	0	+1	+1	+1

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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