Alaska Mainland Surf

Alaska Mainland Surf Forecast

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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	Night	AM	PM	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	Cannon Beach Alaska - Mainland	Graveyards Alaska - Mainland	Graveyards Alaska - Mainland	Graveyards 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	Graveyards 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	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	Bird Point (Tidal Bore) Alaska - Mainland
Rating (10 max)	3	1	1	1	3	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 9	SW 9	SW 21	SSW 21	SW 19	S 19	S 18	S 13	S 14	SW 18	SSE 16	S 16	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 14	S 18	S 18	S 16	S 16	S 9	S 15
kJ	368	138	117	178	384	118	158	104	61	150	85	126	167	121	120	152	150	133	178	122	113
Wind (km/h)	NNE	W	WSW	WSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	WSW	SW	WNW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross-off	off	off	glassy	on	cross-on	glassy	on	cross-off	on	on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	on	cross-on
High Tide	2:52AM3.83m		4:25PM2.82m	3:42AM3.74m			8:11PM6.61m	7:51AM6.98m			8:44AM6.55m		9:48PM6.35m	9:40AM6.03m		10:37PM6.17m	10:41AM5.50m		11:28PM5.99m	11:50AM5.07m
Low Tide	8:48PM1.01m	9:53AM-0.81m		9:40PM0.96m	10:39AM-0.75m	1:56PM-1.44m	2:10AM0.70m		2:44PM-1.12m	11:30PM0.89m		3:33PM-0.65m	4:00AM0.91m		4:22PM-0.08m		5:01AM1.03m	5:14PM0.53m		6:08AM1.09m	6:09PM1.09m


mm	4	1	3	4	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—
Max °C	11	10	10	9	9	13	13	14	17	10	15	16	14	14	14	13	12	12	11	10	12
Min °C	10	10	9	9	9	12	11	11	16	9	12	16	11	12	13	11	12	11	9	10	12
Chill °C	11	10	8	7	9	11	11	14	16	8	15	15	12	13	12	10	10	10	8	8	10
	—	5:00	—	—	5:00	—	—	4:31	—	—	4:31	—	—	4:31	—	—	4:31	—	—	4:31	—
	—	—	—	11:39	—	—	11:39	—	—	11:39	—	—	11:40	—	—	11:40	—	—	11:40	—	11:42
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 9	SW 9	SSW 8	SSW 8	SSW 8	S 8	S 7	S 7	S 7	SW 18	SSE 16	S 16	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSE 13	S 9	S 9	S 8
kJ	257	75	48	45	96	74	54	35	23	150	85	126	167	121	120	105	101	99	79	117	113
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 16	SSW 16	SW 21	SSW 21	SW 19	S 19	S 18	S 13	S 14	SW 7	S 6	SSW 6	SSW 5	S 5	SSW 15	S 18	S 18	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 15
kJ	188	51	117	178	384	118	158	88	57	25	12	7	9	4	42	152	150	133	178	122	110
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	WSW 5	—	—	—	—	WSW 2	—	—	W 4	—	SW 5	SW 5	SSW 4	SSW 5	S 7	—	—	—	NE 3	NE 2
kJ	—	8	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	5	—	27	21	11	7	32	—	—	—	2	1
Sea °C	11	11	11	11	11	8	8	8	8	11	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
Diff °C	0	0	0	0	0	-1	-1	-1	-1	0	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-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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