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.

Alaska Mainland Surf Forecast

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Wave Energy Map

Wave Height Map

Wind Map

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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

7 day 48 hour

	Thu		Friday 28			Saturday 29			Sunday 01			Monday 02			Tuesday 03			Wed
	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Alaska Mainland
Rating
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.5 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.5 SW	2.4 SW	2.0 SW	1.6 SW	0.8 S	1.4 SW	2.4 SSE	3.0 SSW	6.0 WSW	4.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	1.2 SSW	2.1 SW	0.9 SSW	2.3 SW
Period(s) (?)	11	11	11	12	12	9	9	12	7	10	13	8	8	12	12	12	10	11
Energy(?)	1520	1080	1552	1767	1034	384	99	599	543	2210	10566	2795	1568	1839	380	1359	140	1325
Wind (km/h)	10	5	10	15	20	15	15	20	15	10	50	0	15	5	10	10	5	20
Wind State(?)	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross	off	on	cross- on	glass	off	glass	off	off	glass	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	4:09PM		4:32AM	4:47PM		5:02AM	5:31PM 4:09PM		5:37AM	6:29PM		6:21AM		7:52PM	7:22AM		9:41PM	11:37AM
Low Tide / height (m)	10:11AM	10:15PM	10:48AM		10:42PM	11:31AM		11:13PM	12:23PM		11:50PM		1:32PM 10:15PM	12:44AM		2:55PM	2:12AM	5:53AM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	light rain	light snow	light rain	light rain	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	light snow	light snow	light snow	light snow	some clouds	some clouds	light snow	some clouds	light snow	cloudy	snow shwrs
Rain (mm)	3	4	1	2	-	-	-	-	10	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	2	2	2	2	2	-3	-11	2	4	-5	4	-9	-8	1	-18	0	-17	-1
Low °C	2	1	2	2	-2	-3	-13	0	0	-5	1	-9	-9	-1	-20	0	-19	-3
Chill °C (?)	-1	0	-1	-2	0	-8	-19	-3	-1	-10	-3	-9	-14	-2	-24	-3	-17	-6
Sunrise	-	-	8:18	-	-	8:14	-	-	8:11	-	-	7:56	-	-	7:54	-	-	8:03
Sunset	6:43	-	-	6:45	-	-	6:31	-	-	6:35	-	-	6:37	-	-	6:55	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.5 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.4 SSW	2.4 SW	2.0 SW	1.6 SW	0.8 S	1.4 SW	1.4 SE	0.7 E	5.5 WSW	3.0 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.5 WSW	1.2 SSW	2.1 SW	0.9 SSW	2.3 SW
Period (s)	11	11	11	12	12	9	9	12	7	8	13	12	10	12	12	12	10	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 S	0.5 S	1.1 SW	0.3 S	0.3 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.1 S	0.1 S	1.2 SW	-	-	-	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.7 SW	0.1 S	0.5 WSW	0.1 S
Period (s)	18	15	14	16	17	15	15	15	8	-	-	-	19	19	6	18	5	17
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	2.5 SW	-	-	-	0.4 NE	-	2.4 SSE	3.0 SSW	6.0 WSW	4.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	-	0.4 N	-	0.4 N	-
Period (s)	-	-	11	-	-	-	2	-	7	10	13	8	8	-	4	-	3	-
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Best forecast wave conditions in Alaska Mainland
Rating
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.4 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.4 SW	2.3 SW	2.2 SW	2.0 SW	1.8 SW	1.7 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	0.8 S
Period(s) (?)	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	13	12	12	12	12	9	9	9	9	9
Energy(?)	1934	1520	1316	1194	1080	974	1121	1552	1983	1767	1525	1336	1034	542	478	384	421	99
Wind (km/h)	5	10	5	5	5	15	5	10	15	15	20	10	20	15	15	15	15	15
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross	glass	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	glass	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off
Tide State(?)	low	flow	high	ebb	low	flow	high	ebb	low	flow	high	ebb	low	flow	high	ebb	low	low
High Tide / height (m)			4:09PM 2.70				4:32AM 2.89				4:47PM 2.46				5:02AM 2.82
Low Tide / height (m)	10:11AM 0.46				10:15PM 0.34				10:48AM 0.45				10:42PM 0.55				11:31AM 0.48	2:46PM 0.97
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light snow	light snow	light rain	light snow	light rain	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	1	2	1	2	2	-	-	1	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	3	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	-1	-2	-2	-3	-3	-13
Chill °C (?)	1	-1	1	0	0	-3	2	-1	-2	-2	-3	0	-6	-7	-7	-8	-8	-20
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:14	-	-
Sunset	-	6:43	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:45	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.4 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.4 SSW	2.5 SW	2.4 SW	2.3 SW	2.2 SW	2.0 SW	1.8 SW	1.7 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	0.8 S
Period (s)	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	13	12	12	12	12	9	9	9	9	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 S	0.2 S	0.2 WSW	0.2 S	0.5 S	0.9 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.1 SW	0.2 S	0.3 S	0.3 WSW	0.3 WSW	0.3 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.2 S	0.1 S
Period (s)	18	18	17	18	15	14	14	14	17	16	18	18	17	16	16	15	15	15
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2.5 SW	-	-	1.0 W	0.9 W	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 NE
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	11	-	-	7	8	-	-	-	-	-	2
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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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