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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Alaska Mainland Wavefinder

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	Thu		Friday 10			Saturday 11			Sunday 12			Monday 13			Tuesday 14			Wednesday 15			Thu
	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	Cannon Beach Alaska - Mainland	Cannon Beach Alaska - Mainland	Fossil Beach Kodiak Alaska - Kodiak Island	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	Cannon Beach Alaska - Mainland	Bird Point (Tidal Bore) Alaska - Mainland	Fossil Beach Kodiak Alaska - Kodiak Island	Cannon Beach Alaska - Mainland	Fossil Beach Kodiak Alaska - Kodiak Island	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	Bird Point (Tidal Bore) Alaska - Mainland
Rating	2	2	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	2	0	2	3	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	1
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.3 SW	1.2 SW	0.5 S	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 S	0.4 S	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.5 SSW	0.4 S	0.9 S	1.9 SW	1.0 S	1.0 S	0.9 S	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.7 S	0.7 S	1.1 S	1.4 SSW
Period(s) (?)	10	10	19	19	18	18	18	18	17	17	16	14	10	12	11	11	11	11	10	10	8	7
Energy(?)	426	401	422	320	205	147	168	101	99	199	136	585	810	309	249	222	139	162	144	141	192	410
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	on	glass	cross- off	on	cross	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	cross- on	glass	glass	glass	off	glass
High Tide / height (m)		9:17PM 1.82	7:52AM 2.34		10:46PM 1.92	12:31PM 4.71		11:38PM 2.12			3:20AM 5.34			12:45AM 2.67				4:21AM 6.36		1:45AM 3.26	4:52AM 6.84	5:23PM 6.71
Low Tide / height (m)	2:14PM 0.51	1:39AM 1.52		3:35PM 0.51	3:35AM 1.48	7:11AM 2.72	4:45PM 0.43				9:02PM 1.13	9:31AM 1.68						10:51AM 0.27			11:29AM -0.38
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	light rain	rain shwrs	cloudy	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	light snow	light snow	light snow	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	clear	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	3	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	3	4	5	5	4	0	1	1	0	2	0	3	4	3	3	3	1	1	2	2	1	1
Low °C	3	3	3	5	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	4	2	2	3	0	0	1	1	1	1
Chill °C (?)	0	2	5	4	4	-2	1	-2	-2	-3	-4	1	0	3	2	2	-2	0	2	0	-1	1
Sunrise	-	-	7:13	-	-	6:58	-	-	6:56	-	-	7:05	-	-	7:03	-	-	6:47	-	-	6:43	-
Sunset	9:20	-	-	9:07	-	-	9:15	-	-	9:28	-	-	9:30	-	-	9:16	-	-	9:24	-	-	9:28
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.3 SW	1.2 SW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 S	0.4 SW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.9 S	1.9 SW	1.0 S	1.0 S	0.9 S	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.7 S	0.7 S	1.1 S	1.0 S
Period (s)	10	10	6	6	6	6	18	7	7	17	8	14	10	12	11	11	11	11	10	10	8	7
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.5 S	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 S	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSE	0.3 S	0.4 WSW	0.4 S	0.8 WSW	0.5 S	0.4 WSW	0.3 NE	0.3 SW	0.3 S	0.4 S	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.6 S
Period (s)	16	16	19	19	18	18	6	13	17	7	16	7	16	6	7	6	14	14	14	13	13	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.5 ESE	-	1.4 SW	1.3 SW	-	-	0.7 SW	-	-	0.5 ESE	0.4 NW	1.4 WSW	-	0.5 W	-	-	0.3 NNW	0.5 WSW	0.4 WSW	-	-	1.4 SSW
Period (s)	4	-	6	6	-	-	5	-	-	3	3	7	-	5	-	-	2	5	4	-	-	7

	Thursday 09	Friday 10	Saturday 11	Sun
	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	4AM	8AM	11AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	5AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	11PM	1AM	4AM
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	Cannon Beach 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	Fossil Beach Kodiak Alaska - Kodiak Island	Cannon Beach Alaska - Mainland	Fossil Beach Kodiak Alaska - Kodiak Island	Fossil Beach Kodiak Alaska - Kodiak Island	Fossil Beach Kodiak Alaska - Kodiak Island	Bird Point (Tidal Bore) Alaska - Mainland	Fossil Beach Kodiak Alaska - Kodiak Island	Cannon Beach Alaska - Mainland	Bird Point (Tidal Bore) Alaska - Mainland	Bird Point (Tidal Bore) Alaska - Mainland
Rating	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	0	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	0.4 SSE	1.1 SW	1.0 SW	0.5 S	0.4 SSW	0.4 S	0.3 S	0.4 SSW	0.5 SW	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.4 S	0.4 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.3 S	0.3 S
Period(s) (?)	10	10	10	10	10	14	9	9	19	19	19	19	18	16	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18
Energy(?)	486	426	414	382	401	125	294	264	414	320	182	126	205	227	250	292	265	168	224	239	101	84
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	on	on
Tide State(?)	-	low	mid-flow	high	low	mid-ebb	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	low	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	high	ebb	mid-ebb	ebb	mid-flow	mid-flow	high
High Tide / height (m)				9:17PM 1.82			7:52AM 2.34						10:31PM 2.18			8:53AM 2.45						2:41AM 4.88
Low Tide / height (m)		2:14PM 0.51			1:39AM 1.52					3:09PM 1.08	6:33PM 1.58			3:35AM 1.48
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	light rain	light rain	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	2	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	3	3	3	3	4	1	3	3	5	5	1	0	3	4	2	3	4	1	5	5	0	0
Chill °C (?)	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	5	4	-1	-2	3	4	2	3	4	1	4	5	-4	-3
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:11	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	9:20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:09	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	0.5 SSE	1.1 SW	1.0 SW	1.0 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SW	0.9 SSW	0.7 SW	0.6 SSW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.4 S	0.4 SSW	0.7 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW
Period (s)	10	10	10	10	10	8	9	9	6	6	7	6	6	8	6	6	6	18	18	7	7	7
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SSE	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.5 S	0.4 SSW	0.4 S	0.4 SE	0.4 SSW	0.5 SW	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.3 SSW	0.2 SSE	0.5 SSW	0.3 SSE	0.3 S
Period (s)	16	16	16	16	16	14	16	16	19	19	19	14	18	16	18	18	18	6	13	18	13	18
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.5 ESE	0.5 SE	-	-	-	0.3 NW	0.3 NW	1.4 SW	1.3 SW	-	-	-	-	0.8 SW	1.0 SW	1.1 SW	0.7 SW	1.3 SSW	-	-	0.1 NE
Period (s)	-	4	4	-	-	-	2	3	6	6	-	-	-	-	6	6	5	5	6	-	-	4

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	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	4PM	6PM	7PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	1AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	7AM	7AM	8AM
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	Cannon Beach 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	Fossil Beach Kodiak Alaska - Kodiak Island	Cannon Beach Alaska - Mainland	Fossil Beach Kodiak Alaska - Kodiak Island	Fossil Beach Kodiak Alaska - Kodiak Island	Fossil Beach Kodiak Alaska - Kodiak Island	Bird Point (Tidal Bore) Alaska - Mainland	Fossil Beach Kodiak Alaska - Kodiak Island	Cannon Beach Alaska - Mainland	Bird Point (Tidal Bore) Alaska - Mainland	Bird Point (Tidal Bore) Alaska - Mainland
Rating	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	0	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	0.4 SSE	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	0.4 SSE	0.8 SSW	0.4 SSE	0.4 SSE	0.4 SSE	1.2 SW	0.4 SSE	0.4 SSE	0.4 SSE	0.4 SSE	0.4 SSE	1.1 SW	0.4 SSE	0.4 SSE
Period(s) (?)	10	10	10	10	10	15	10	10	15	9	15	15	14	10	14	14	14	14	14	9	14	14
Energy(?)	495	486	486	478	471	159	427	420	230	224	155	154	180	401	167	167	156	125	153	298	128	127
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	on	cross- on	glass	glass	on	cross- off	on	on	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	glass
High Tide / height (m)
Low Tide / height (m)				2:14PM 0.51												1:04AM 1.90
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	clear	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	5	5	3	3	4	3	4	3	3	1	3	3	0	0
Chill °C (?)	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	2	3	3	1	1	2	1	2	1	2	-1	0	0
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:01
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	0.7 S	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.5 SSE	0.5 SSE	0.7 SSW	1.2 SW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.5 SSE	0.7 SSW	1.1 SW	0.5 SSE	0.5 SSE
Period (s)	10	10	10	10	10	8	10	10	9	9	9	9	8	10	8	8	8	8	8	9	8	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 SSE	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SSE	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.6 SSE	0.6 SSE	0.4 SSE	0.4 SSE	0.5 SE	0.4 SW	0.4 SSE	0.4 SSE	0.4 SSE	0.4 SSE	0.4 SSE	0.4 SW	0.4 SSE	0.4 SSE
Period (s)	15	16	16	16	16	15	16	16	9	9	15	15	9	16	9	9	14	14	14	16	14	14
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	0.5 ESE	-	0.5 ESE	0.5 SE	-	-	-	-	0.4 SW	-	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	-	-	0.3 NW	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	4	-	4	4	-	-	-	-	2	-	3	3	3	-	-	2	-	-

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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