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.

Alaska Mainland Photos

Alaska Mainland Wavefinder

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	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night
Best forecast wave conditions in Alaska - Mainland	Cannon Beach 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	Bird Point (Tidal Bore) Alaska - Mainland	Cannon Beach Alaska - Mainland	Cannon Beach 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	Cannon Beach Alaska - Mainland	Bird Point (Tidal Bore) Alaska - Mainland	Bird Point (Tidal Bore) Alaska - Mainland	Cannon Beach Alaska - Mainland
Rating (10 max)	4	3	2	5	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	2	3	4	4	4	3	4	0	1	4
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	ESE 11	SE 10	SSE 11	S 11	S 10	SW 16	SE 11	SE 12	S 11	S 11	SE 10	ESE 10	SSE 12	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 11	SSE 10	ESE 10	E 9	SW 12
kJ	915	1605	363	1692	743	408	1419	1090	1302	617	657	304	923	979	2963	2214	1344	811	596	950	1866
Wind (km/h)	ENE	NNE	ENE	ENE	ESE	NE	NE	NNE	NE	NE	E	NNE	ENE	NE	NNE	NE	NE	ESE	S	SSE	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	cross-off	off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off
High Tide		5:33PM6.78m			3:53PM3.15m		5:30AM2.42m		6:42PM6.17m	6:16AM2.26m	5:08PM2.74m	7:21PM5.79m	9:00AM5.25m	5:55PM2.50m	8:09PM5.39m	9:59AM5.10m			11:01AM5.12m		8:16PM2.08m
Low Tide	9:26AM1.21m	12:02PM1.43m	00:31AM-0.17m	9:59AM1.28m		10:54PM-0.05m	10:35AM1.34m	1:16PM1.95m	1:44AM0.46m	11:16AM1.38m		2:26AM0.82m				3:15AM1.16m	3:52PM2.62m	2:06AM0.37m	4:15AM1.44m	5:12PM2.55m	3:05AM0.46m


mm	2	—	—	6	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	—	—	—
Max °C	7	4	3	6	5	7	7	2	2	8	9	0	0	8	2	3	4	7	1	1	4
Min °C	5	4	1	4	5	6	6	2	1	7	8	0	0	7	1	2	4	4	0	0	4
Chill °C	5	0	-1	2	3	6	6	-2	0	5	7	-4	0	6	0	-1	0	4	-3	-3	0
	10:03	—	—	10:06	—	—	10:07	—	—	10:11	—	—	9:07	—	—	9:10	—	—	9:11	—	—
	—	4:40	—	—	5:59	—	—	4:36	—	—	5:54	—	—	5:52	—	—	4:29	—	—	4:27	—
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	ESE 11	SE 10	S 11	S 11	S 10	SW 16	SE 11	SE 12	S 11	S 11	SE 10	SSW 14	SSE 12	S 19	ESE 10	ESE 11	WSW 8	ESE 10	E 9	SW 12
kJ	915	1605	363	1066	743	408	1419	1090	1302	617	657	304	113	921	7	2214	1344	62	596	950	1866
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 15	SSW 11	SSW 10	WSW 9	WSW 10	WSW 10	S 10	SSW 12	S 18	WSW 12	SW 11	SSW 16	SW 10	SW 15	S 19	SW 11	SSW 12	WSW 12	SSW 14	SSW 12	SSE 8
kJ	258	24	19	217	327	216	282	14	6	230	133	211	4	979	7	20	28	103	189	111	28
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 3	WSW 6	S 4	SSE 11	—	—	—	E 4	ENE 4	NE 3	ENE 3	N 3	ESE 10	ENE 3	ESE 11	WSW 6	SW 5	SSE 10	N 4	ENE 9	—
kJ	4	31	16	1692	—	—	—	16	28	2	3	7	923	5	2963	64	8	811	13	1274	—
Sea °C	8	7	7	8	8	8	8	7	7	8	8	7	7	8	7	7	7	8	7	7	8
Diff °C	+0.3	+0.2	+0.2	+0.3	+0.3	+0.3	+0.3	+0.2	+0.2	+0.3	+0.3	+0.2	+0.2	+0.3	+0.2	+0.2	+0.2	+0.3	+0.2	+0.2	+0.3

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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