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.

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	Wed		Thursday 02			Friday 03			Saturday 04			Sunday 05			Monday 06			Tuesday 07			Wed
	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	Fossil Beach Kodiak Alaska - Kodiak Island	Bird Point (Tidal Bore) Alaska - Mainland	Fossil Beach Kodiak Alaska - Kodiak Island	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	Fossil Beach Kodiak Alaska - Kodiak Island	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	Cannon Beach Alaska - Mainland
Rating	2	1	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	0	0	1	1	2	2	2	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.7 ESE	1.5 ESE	0.5 SW	1.3 ESE	0.6 SW	1.1 SE	1.1 SE	1.1 SE	1.0 ESE	1.3 SSE	1.4 SSE	0.8 S	0.2 SSE	0.5 SW	0.4 SSE	0.4 SSE	0.5 SSE	0.6 SSE	0.5 SSE	0.4 SSE	0.8 WSW	1.2 WSW
Period(s) (?)	11	10	10	10	11	8	8	8	8	7	6	7	15	8	20	19	18	18	18	16	12	12
Energy(?)	708	524	75	347	108	195	175	158	149	303	323	111	33	91	174	159	206	219	216	179	260	453
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- on	cross- on	on	on	on	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass
High Tide / height (m)	5:51PM 6.76		5:59AM 7.09	6:26PM 6.76		6:26AM 7.10		7:01PM 6.64		4:12PM 2.78	7:36PM 6.38	7:21AM 6.75			7:49AM 6.43	5:30PM 2.44		8:20AM 6.04		9:34PM 5.10	8:54AM 5.61
Low Tide / height (m)		12:08AM -0.04	12:32PM -0.46		12:40AM 0.16		1:04PM -0.49	1:11AM 0.45	9:54AM 0.40		1:42AM 0.81		2:08PM -0.13	10:14PM 1.33			10:42PM 1.48		3:18PM 0.62	3:23AM 2.07		4:02PM 1.05
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	light snow	cloudy	light snow	light rain	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	-2	-2	2	-2	2	-3	-2	-1	-2	2	5	3	1	4	-1	0	-1	-1	0	3	1	1
Low °C	-2	-6	2	-3	1	-5	-2	-3	-3	1	2	2	0	3	-1	-1	-1	-1	0	1	1	1
Chill °C (?)	-6	-5	-3	-6	-2	-8	-6	-4	-6	-3	2	-1	-2	3	-3	-3	-5	-3	-4	0	1	1
Sunrise	-	-	7:35	-	-	7:24	-	-	7:20	-	-	7:33	-	-	7:13	-	-	7:11	-	-	7:24	-
Sunset	8:50	-	-	8:52	-	-	8:54	-	-	9:07	-	-	8:57	-	-	9:01	-	-	9:05	-	-	9:17
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.7 ESE	1.5 ESE	1.5 E	1.3 ESE	1.3 E	1.1 SE	1.1 SE	1.1 SE	1.0 ESE	1.3 SSE	1.0 S	0.8 S	0.3 SSW	0.5 S	0.4 SSE	0.4 SSE	0.5 SSE	0.6 SSE	0.5 SSE	0.6 WSW	0.8 WSW	1.2 WSW
Period (s)	11	10	10	10	9	8	8	8	8	7	6	7	7	6	20	19	18	18	18	6	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 S	0.3 SSE	0.5 SW	0.3 S	0.6 SW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 S	0.3 S	0.8 WSW	0.7 SW	0.5 SW	0.3 ENE	0.5 SW	0.3 ESE	0.3 SSW	0.3 SE	0.2 ESE	0.3 SSE	0.4 SSE	0.4 WSW	0.4 SSE
Period (s)	13	13	10	12	11	13	7	7	8	10	10	9	6	8	6	6	10	8	4	16	5	15
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	1.1 ENE	0.8 E	-	0.6 ENE	-	-	-	0.2 ENE	1.4 SSE	-	0.3 SW	0.5 SW	0.5 WSW	-	-	-	0.6 SSE	0.7 W	0.5 W	0.4 W
Period (s)	-	-	4	4	-	4	-	-	-	2	6	-	4	4	5	-	-	-	4	5	5	4

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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	Bird Point (Tidal Bore) Alaska - Mainland	Bird Point (Tidal Bore) Alaska - Mainland	Bird Point (Tidal Bore) Alaska - Mainland	Bird Point (Tidal Bore) Alaska - Mainland	Fossil Beach Kodiak Alaska - Kodiak Island	Fossil Beach Kodiak Alaska - Kodiak Island	Bird Point (Tidal Bore) Alaska - Mainland	Bird Point (Tidal Bore) Alaska - Mainland	Bird Point (Tidal Bore) Alaska - Mainland	Fossil Beach Kodiak Alaska - Kodiak Island	Bird Point (Tidal Bore) Alaska - Mainland	Fossil Beach Kodiak Alaska - Kodiak Island	Fossil Beach Kodiak Alaska - Kodiak Island	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	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	1	1	1	2	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.9 ESE	1.7 ESE	1.7 ESE	1.6 ESE	1.5 ESE	1.5 ESE	1.4 ESE	1.3 ESE	1.1 ESE	1.0 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.2 ESE	0.9 SE	1.2 ESE	1.1 SE	1.2 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.1 SE	1.1 SE	1.1 SE	1.1 SE	1.3 ESE
Period(s) (?)	10	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
Energy(?)	804	708	716	596	524	480	413	376	324	261	267	248	148	333	186	330	304	175	167	149	158	241
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	glass	glass	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-flow	high	high	mid-ebb	low	high	high	low	mid-flow	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low
High Tide / height (m)			5:51PM 6.76				5:59AM 7.09			2:58PM 3.00	6:26PM 6.76			2:52AM 3.25	6:26AM 7.10					7:01PM 6.64
Low Tide / height (m)	11:58AM -0.26				12:08AM -0.04								12:40AM 0.16			9:20AM 0.39		1:04PM -0.49				1:11AM 0.45
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light snow
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	-3	-2	-2	-2	-4	-5	-6	-6	2	3	-2	-2	-2	1	-4	2	2	-2	-2	-1	-2	-3
Chill °C (?)	-7	-6	-6	-5	-7	-9	-11	-12	-3	-2	-6	-5	-4	-2	-9	2	2	-6	-6	-4	-6	-8
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:26	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:33	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	8:50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:54	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.9 ESE	1.7 ESE	1.7 ESE	1.6 ESE	1.5 ESE	1.5 ESE	1.4 ESE	1.3 ESE	1.1 ESE	1.0 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.2 ESE	0.9 SE	1.2 ESE	1.1 SE	1.2 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.1 SE	1.1 SE	1.1 SE	1.1 SE	1.3 ESE
Period (s)	10	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.4 S	0.4 S	0.3 SSE	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.7 E	0.7 SW	0.2 S	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 S	0.3 SSW
Period (s)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	9	9	12	12	5	11	12	11	10	7	7	7	7	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 ENE	0.5 NE	1.0 ENE	1.2 E	0.8 E	0.8 E	0.4 NE	-	0.8 ENE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	3	5	6	4	5	4	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM
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	Bird Point (Tidal Bore) Alaska - Mainland	Bird Point (Tidal Bore) Alaska - Mainland	Bird Point (Tidal Bore) Alaska - Mainland	Bird Point (Tidal Bore) Alaska - Mainland	Fossil Beach Kodiak Alaska - Kodiak Island	Fossil Beach Kodiak Alaska - Kodiak Island	Bird Point (Tidal Bore) Alaska - Mainland	Bird Point (Tidal Bore) Alaska - Mainland	Bird Point (Tidal Bore) Alaska - Mainland	Fossil Beach Kodiak Alaska - Kodiak Island	Bird Point (Tidal Bore) Alaska - Mainland	Fossil Beach Kodiak Alaska - Kodiak Island	Fossil Beach Kodiak Alaska - Kodiak Island	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	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	1	1	1	2	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.9 ESE	1.9 ESE	1.9 ESE	1.9 ESE	1.9 ESE	1.7 ESE	1.7 ESE	1.7 ESE	0.6 SSW	0.5 SW	1.6 ESE	1.6 ESE	1.6 ESE	0.5 SW	1.5 ESE	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	1.5 ESE	1.4 ESE	1.4 ESE	1.4 ESE	1.4 ESE
Period(s) (?)	11	11	10	10	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	10	10	10	10	10
Energy(?)	861	818	804	804	818	708	695	695	102	85	596	596	572	78	524	74	73	480	421	413	413	413
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	glass	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	off	off	off	off
High Tide / height (m)								5:51PM 6.76									2:25AM 3.21			5:59AM 7.09
Low Tide / height (m)		11:58AM -0.26													12:08AM -0.04
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	-4	-4	-3	-3	-3	-2	-2	-2	2	1	-2	-2	-2	1	-4	1	1	-5	-5	-5	-6	-6
Chill °C (?)	-9	-9	-7	-7	-7	-6	-6	-6	0	0	-6	-5	-5	1	-7	-2	-3	-9	-10	-10	-11	-12
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:26
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:51	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.9 ESE	1.9 ESE	1.9 ESE	1.9 ESE	1.9 ESE	1.7 ESE	1.7 ESE	1.7 ESE	1.7 E	1.6 E	1.6 ESE	1.6 ESE	1.6 ESE	1.5 E	1.5 ESE	1.5 E	1.5 E	1.5 ESE	1.4 ESE	1.4 ESE	1.4 ESE	1.4 ESE
Period (s)	11	11	10	10	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 S	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.6 SSW	0.5 SW	0.4 S	0.4 S	0.3 S	0.5 SW	0.3 SSE	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.3 S
Period (s)	9	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	10	10	13	13	13	10	13	9	9	13	13	13	13	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 ENE	-	-	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	3	3	3

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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