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.

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Alaska Mainland Wavefinder

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	Mon		Tuesday 02			Wednesday 03			Thursday 04			Friday 05			Saturday 06			Sunday 07			Mon
	PM	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	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	Graveyards Alaska - Mainland	Bird Point (Tidal Bore) Alaska - Mainland	Bird Point (Tidal Bore) Alaska - Mainland	Cannon Beach Alaska - Mainland	Cannon Beach Alaska - Mainland	Ocean Cape 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	Bird Point (Tidal Bore) Alaska - Mainland	Bird Point (Tidal Bore) Alaska - Mainland	Ocean Cape Alaska - Mainland	Cannon Beach Alaska - Mainland
Rating	1	4	4	4	4	4	2	1	2	1	3	3	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.9 ESE	3.0 SE	3.5 SSE	3.0 SSE	2.4 S	2.0 S	1.9 S	1.0 S	1.4 SSE	1.2 SSE	0.6 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.5 S	0.6 S	0.4 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	1.7 ESE	2.4 SSE	2.2 SSE
Period(s)	8	11	12	12	12	12	11	11	10	10	21	18	18	19	17	18	18	16	16	7	8	8
Energy	573	2067	3300	2792	1877	1356	1078	293	485	362	740	504	521	767	213	269	202	162	156	382	1024	1414
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	off	cross	cross- off	off	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	on	on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		7:10PM 5.89	6:30AM 6.35		3:54AM 3.11		5:33PM 2.40	4:31AM 2.96	7:45AM 5.99			5:12AM 2.77	6:57PM 2.30		9:12AM 5.41		10:33PM 5.33	10:07AM 5.11		11:20PM 5.36	8:02AM 2.14
Low Tide / height (m)		1:00AM 1.47		1:30PM -0.28	9:59PM 1.28	10:57AM -0.12		10:39PM 1.26		2:43PM 0.06	11:22PM 1.24	12:14PM -0.03		12:15AM 1.21		4:05PM 0.57		4:40AM 1.92	4:52PM 0.85			2:28PM 0.37
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	cloudy	light rain	cloudy	heavy rain	light rain
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	11	2
High °C	15	11	12	17	19	21	13	12	16	19	8	8	9	9	8	8	9	9	11	10	9	8
Low °C	14	9	9	15	18	18	12	9	13	19	8	8	9	8	8	8	8	9	10	9	9	8
Chill °C (?)	14	10	11	17	19	21	10	11	16	19	6	8	9	9	5	5	6	7	8	6	5	5
Sunrise	-	-	4:46	-	-	5:09	-	-	4:43	-	-	5:07	-	-	4:39	-	-	4:39	-	-	5:05	-
Sunset	11:20	-	-	11:22	-	-	11:23	-	-	11:24	-	-	11:28	-	-	11:28	-	-	11:30	-	-	11:30
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.9 ESE	3.0 SE	3.5 SSE	3.0 SSE	2.4 S	2.0 S	1.9 S	1.0 S	1.4 SSE	1.2 SSE	1.3 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.5 SSE	0.6 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	1.7 ESE	0.8 SSW	2.0 S
Period (s)	8	11	12	12	12	12	11	11	10	10	10	10	18	19	7	18	7	16	16	7	16	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 S	0.4 S	0.4 S	0.4 S	0.5 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.6 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 S	0.7 S	0.5 S	0.5 SSE	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.5 S	-	0.8 SSW
Period (s)	20	20	19	18	18	17	16	16	20	20	21	18	9	8	17	7	15	7	6	16	-	15
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.7 ENE	0.7 NNE	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 SW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.3 ESE	0.5 E	1.3 E	1.6 NE	2.4 SSE	2.2 SSE
Period (s)	7	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	3	5	6	8	8

	Monday 01				Tuesday 02								Wednesday 03								Thu
	2PM	4PM	7PM	11PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	1PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	4AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Alaska Mainland	Ocean Cape 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	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	Cannon Beach Alaska - Mainland	Bird Point (Tidal Bore) Alaska - Mainland	Cannon Beach Alaska - Mainland	Graveyards Alaska - Mainland	Graveyards Alaska - Mainland	Graveyards Alaska - Mainland	Bird Point (Tidal Bore) Alaska - Mainland
Rating	2	1	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	1	1	1	0
Wave Height (m) & direction	0.4 SSW	1.9 ESE	2.4 ESE	0.6 SSW	3.0 SE	3.5 SE	3.5 SSE	3.5 SSE	3.0 SSE	3.0 SSE	3.0 SSE	3.0 SSE	2.4 S	2.3 S	2.1 S	2.0 S	2.1 SSE	1.9 S	1.1 S	1.1 S	1.0 S	1.5 SSE
Period(s)	21	8	8	20	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	10
Energy	305	573	902	437	2067	3149	3356	3300	3035	2792	2601	2242	1877	1691	1407	1356	1105	1078	344	339	293	585
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on
Tide State	-	mid-flow	mid-flow	low	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-ebb	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	low
High Tide / height (m)							6:30AM 6.35					7:47PM 5.79		3:54AM 3.11					5:33PM 2.40
Low Tide / height (m)				9:23PM 1.30	1:00AM 1.47					1:30PM -0.28						10:57AM -0.12				10:39PM 1.26		2:17AM 1.68
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	11	14	15	13	9	9	9	9	12	15	17	18	18	18	18	21	15	12	12	11	9	14
Chill °C (?)	11	12	14	12	7	7	6	7	11	14	17	18	18	18	18	21	15	10	11	10	8	13
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:46	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:09	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	11:21	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	11:22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	11:24	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.8 S	1.9 ESE	2.4 ESE	1.0 S	3.0 SE	3.5 SE	3.5 SSE	3.5 SSE	3.0 SSE	3.0 SSE	3.0 SSE	3.0 SSE	2.4 S	2.3 S	2.1 S	2.0 S	2.1 SSE	1.9 S	1.1 S	1.1 S	1.0 S	1.5 SSE
Period (s)	7	8	8	7	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 SSW	0.4 S	0.4 S	0.6 SSW	0.4 S	0.4 S	0.3 S	0.4 S	0.4 S	0.4 S	0.4 S	0.4 S	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.3 S	0.5 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 S
Period (s)	21	20	20	20	20	20	20	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	16	16	16	16	16	16
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	1.7 ENE	1.2 NE	-	0.7 NNE	0.8 NNE	0.5 NNE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	7	6	-	5	5	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Monday 01	Tuesday 02
	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	11PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Alaska Mainland	Cannon Beach Alaska - Mainland	Cannon Beach Alaska - Mainland	Ocean Cape Alaska - Mainland	Ocean Cape 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	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	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	2	1	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	1	1	1	0
Wave Height (m) & direction	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.5 SSW	1.9 ESE	2.1 ESE	2.2 ESE	2.4 ESE	2.5 ESE	2.5 SE	0.6 SSW	3.0 SE	3.0 SE	3.0 SE	3.0 SE	3.0 SE	3.5 SE	3.5 SE	3.5 SSE	3.5 SSE	3.5 SSE
Period(s)	21	21	21	21	21	8	8	8	8	9	9	20	10	10	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12
Energy	294	300	305	317	392	573	681	771	902	1050	1229	437	1697	1959	2067	2435	2685	3149	3245	3405	3356	3354
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	off	off
High Tide / height (m)										7:10PM 5.89											6:30AM 6.35
Low Tide / height (m)															1:00AM 1.47
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	11	11	11	12	12	14	14	15	15	14	12	13	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	8	9	9
Chill °C (?)	11	10	11	12	12	12	12	14	14	13	11	12	9	9	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:46	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	11:22	11:22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.8 S	0.8 S	0.8 S	0.9 S	0.9 S	1.9 ESE	2.1 ESE	2.2 ESE	2.4 ESE	2.5 ESE	2.5 SE	1.0 S	3.0 SE	3.0 SE	3.0 SE	3.0 SE	3.0 SE	3.5 SE	3.5 SE	3.5 SSE	3.5 SSE	3.5 SSE
Period (s)	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	9	9	7	10	10	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.4 S	0.4 S	0.4 S	0.4 S	0.4 S	0.4 S	0.6 SSW	0.4 S	0.4 S	0.4 S	0.4 S	0.4 S	0.4 S	0.4 S	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.3 S
Period (s)	21	21	21	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	19
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	1.7 ENE	1.7 ENE	1.2 NE	1.2 NE	1.2 NE	0.8 NNE	-	0.8 NNE	0.8 NNE	0.7 NNE	0.7 NNE	0.7 NNE	0.8 NNE	0.8 NNE	0.5 NNE	0.5 NNE	0.5 NNE
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	7	7	6	6	6	5	-	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4

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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