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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	Sunday 01			Monday 02			Tuesday 03			Wednesday 04			Thursday 05			Friday 06			Saturday 07			Sun
	AM	PM	Night	AM	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	Cannon Beach Alaska - Mainland	Cannon Beach Alaska - Mainland	Cannon Beach 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	Cannon Beach Alaska - Mainland	Cannon Beach Alaska - Mainland	Cannon Beach Alaska - Mainland	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	Cannon Beach Alaska - Mainland	Bird Point (Tidal Bore) Alaska - Mainland	Graveyards Alaska - Mainland	Fossil Beach Kodiak Alaska - Kodiak Island
Rating	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	3	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.7 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.8 SW	1.0 SE	0.9 ESE	0.8 ESE	0.6 SSE	1.0 ESE	0.9 ESE	1.1 S	0.8 S	0.8 S	1.0 S	1.9 SSW	1.1 S	0.9 S	0.8 S	3.0 WSW	1.7 S	2.0 SSW	1.3 S
Period(s) (?)	13	12	11	11	8	8	7	9	8	9	9	9	8	11	10	10	10	10	8	14	13	11
Energy(?)	225	281	223	266	237	207	159	125	136	176	289	219	169	233	698	269	166	120	1534	1089	1913	565
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	off	glass	cross- off	on	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	on	on	glass	cross	cross- on	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)	1:22PM 3.28				2:09PM 3.36	3:00AM 3.15		2:52PM 3.34	3:29AM 3.28		3:31PM 3.25	3:57AM 3.33	6:05AM 7.25	4:09PM 3.09	6:21PM 6.91			6:57PM 6.57	7:01AM 6.88		7:33PM 6.12	7:28AM 6.54
Low Tide / height (m)			10:26PM -0.62	8:10AM 0.63		8:40PM -0.30	8:52AM 0.41		9:12PM -0.20	9:30AM 0.25		9:43PM -0.03			12:42AM -0.13	10:43AM 0.13	1:06PM -0.16	1:13AM 0.34		1:40PM 0.09	1:44AM 0.88
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	light snow	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	light snow	light snow	some clouds	snow shwrs	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	-9	-6	-8	-9	-14	-15	-18	-15	-17	-18	2	1	0	-10	-4	-9	-7	-8	0	-13	-3	-9
Low °C	-9	-8	-8	-9	-16	-21	-22	-15	-22	-23	0	-1	0	-12	-6	-11	-8	-14	-2	-14	-3	-10
Chill °C (?)	-16	-12	-15	-15	-19	-20	-24	-20	-17	-26	-2	-3	-5	-17	-10	-9	-12	-14	-5	-18	-10	-16
Sunrise	9:17	-	-	9:14	-	-	7:58	-	-	7:56	-	-	9:04	-	-	7:50	-	-	8:59	-	-	7:43
Sunset	-	7:45	-	-	6:32	-	-	6:36	-	-	7:53	-	-	6:40	-	-	6:44	-	-	6:45	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.7 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.8 SW	1.0 SE	0.9 ESE	0.8 ESE	0.6 E	1.0 ESE	0.9 ESE	1.1 S	0.9 WSW	0.8 S	1.0 S	1.9 SSW	1.1 S	0.9 S	0.8 S	0.7 SSW	1.7 S	2.0 SSW	1.3 S
Period (s)	13	12	11	11	8	8	7	6	8	9	9	8	8	11	10	10	10	10	13	14	13	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.5 SW	0.6 S	0.5 SSE	0.7 SSE	0.6 SSE	0.6 SSE	0.2 SSE	0.4 SSE	0.8 WSW	0.8 S	0.7 SSW	0.3 E	0.5 E	0.5 ESE	0.3 ESE	0.1 E	1.0 S	0.2 WSW	1.5 WSW	0.2 NNE
Period (s)	8	8	7	11	11	10	9	9	9	9	7	9	9	4	6	7	7	6	13	8	11	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.4 ENE	0.6 E	0.3 ENE	0.4 ENE	-	-	-	-	0.3 NNW	-	0.3 E	0.3 ENE	0.2 NNE	0.4 NNE	-	0.4 NW	0.3 N	0.5 NNW	3.0 WSW	1.0 NW	-	1.3 WSW
Period (s)	3	3	2	3	-	-	-	-	3	-	2	2	3	3	-	3	2	3	8	4	-	6

	Sunday 01						Monday 02								Tuesday 03
	8AM	11AM	12PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	6PM	11PM	0AM	5AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Alaska Mainland	Cannon Beach Alaska - Mainland	Ocean Cape Alaska - Mainland	Bird Point (Tidal Bore) Alaska - Mainland	Cannon Beach Alaska - Mainland	Ocean Cape Alaska - Mainland	Cannon Beach Alaska - Mainland	Cannon Beach 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	Ocean Cape 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
Rating	1	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.5 SW	0.7 SW	0.6 S	0.9 SW	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.8 SW	0.8 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.9 ESE	0.6 SW	0.9 ESE	0.8 SW	0.7 SSE	0.8 ESE	0.6 SSE	0.6 SSE	0.9 SE	0.9 ESE
Period(s) (?)	13	13	8	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	10	8	10	8	10	10	7	9	9	9	8
Energy(?)	144	225	102	281	326	279	223	290	249	266	216	209	202	207	207	250	201	159	140	125	156	149
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	glass	glass
Tide State(?)	low	mid-flow	low	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	high	low	low	high	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)								2:28AM 2.95				2:09PM 3.36	4:26PM 7.00			3:00AM 3.15	5:05AM 7.02				5:07PM 7.14
Low Tide / height (m)	7:24AM 0.90		9:55AM 0.97			8:04PM -0.31				8:10AM 0.63				8:40PM -0.30	11:03PM -0.76				11:19AM 0.02
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	-9	-8	-20	-6	-7	-8	-8	-8	-9	-9	-7	-5	-14	-7	-17	-6	-21	-22	-18	-15	-15	-17
Chill °C (?)	-16	-15	-27	-12	-14	-14	-14	-14	-15	-14	-12	-9	-19	-14	-22	-14	-28	-29	-24	-20	-19	-17
Sunrise	-	9:17	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:58	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	7:45	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:49	6:32	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:36	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.7 WSW	0.7 SW	0.6 S	0.9 SW	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.8 SW	0.8 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.9 ESE	0.6 SW	0.9 ESE	0.8 SW	0.9 ESE	0.8 ESE	0.7 ESE	0.6 E	0.9 SE	0.9 ESE
Period (s)	5	13	8	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	10	8	10	8	10	7	7	6	6	9	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 SW	0.5 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.5 SW	0.4 S	0.5 S	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.6 SSE	0.6 S	0.7 SSE	0.6 S	0.7 SSE	0.6 SSE	0.6 SSE	0.6 SSE	0.3 SSE	0.2 S
Period (s)	13	8	11	8	7	7	7	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	9	10	9	9	9	15	15
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.3 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.7 E	0.6 E	0.5 E	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	-	0.3 ENE	-	0.4 ENE	-	-	-	-	0.3 NW	0.4 NW
Period (s)	2	3	5	3	3	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	-	3	-	3	-	-	-	-	2	3

	Sunday 01	Mon
	6AM	7AM	6AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	4PM	7PM	6PM	9PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Alaska Mainland	Cannon Beach Alaska - Mainland	Ocean Cape Alaska - Mainland	Bird Point (Tidal Bore) Alaska - Mainland	Cannon Beach Alaska - Mainland	Ocean Cape Alaska - Mainland	Cannon Beach Alaska - Mainland	Cannon Beach 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	Ocean Cape 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
Rating	1	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.4 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.5 S	0.5 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.8 WSW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.4 SSE	0.9 SW	0.9 E	0.9 WSW	0.9 E	0.9 E	0.9 E	0.9 E	0.8 E	0.8 E
Period(s) (?)	14	14	8	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	8	12	6	12	6	6	6	6	6	6
Energy(?)	110	126	88	144	225	225	232	220	267	288	288	281	59	284	98	322	94	96	98	100	93	93
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)									1:22PM 3.28				3:40PM 6.69
Low Tide / height (m)																8:04PM -0.31				10:26PM -0.62
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	cloudy	clear	cloudy	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	-9	-8	-19	-9	-8	-9	-9	-8	-8	-7	-7	-6	-16	-6	-15	-8	-15	-15	-15	-16	-16	-16
Chill °C (?)	-15	-14	-26	-16	-15	-16	-16	-14	-14	-13	-13	-12	-23	-12	-21	-15	-20	-19	-19	-20	-20	-21
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	9:17	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:49	6:32	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.6 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.5 S	0.7 WSW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.8 WSW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.4 SSE	0.9 SW	0.9 E	0.9 WSW	0.9 E	0.9 E	0.9 E	0.9 E	0.8 E	0.8 E
Period (s)	5	5	8	5	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	8	12	6	12	6	6	6	6	6	6
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.3 SSW	0.5 SW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.3 S	0.7 SSW	0.4 SSE	0.8 SSW	0.3 SSE	0.3 SSE	0.3 SSE	0.4 SSE	0.4 SSE	0.4 SSE
Period (s)	14	14	12	13	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	8	7	8	8	9	9	10	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.4 NNE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.6 E	0.8 E	0.5 E	-	0.5 ENE	-	-	-	-	1.1 E	1.1 E
Period (s)	2	2	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	5	3	-	3	-	-	-	-	6	6

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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