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
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	0	2	0	2	2	2	0
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	SSE 8	SW 15	SSW 14	E 8	ESE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	ESE 7	S 8	SSW 12	S 8	S 8	S 7	S 7	SW 16	SSE 14	WSW 8	SW 9	SW 9	SSW 10
kJ	223	197	171	140	866	515	330	280	193	196	210	105	71	51	30	163	38	194	307	350	39
Wind (km/h)	ENE	S	NE	ESE	NE	NE	NE	NE	E	NE	ENE	ESE	ENE	NE	NE	ENE	SSW	NNW	E	NNE	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	glassy	off	cross-off	off	glassy	off	off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	off	off	off	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off
High Tide	1:44PM2.78m		1:40AM2.96m		5:15PM6.82m		5:25AM6.88m	5:42PM7.15m		6:03AM7.06m	6:11PM7.38m		6:41AM7.07m	6:41PM7.46m					5:08AM2.67m	4:45PM3.38m	7:51PM7.14m
Low Tide		7:39PM0.50m		7:56AM0.06m		11:39PM0.34m	11:49AM0.15m		00:12AM-0.11m	12:22PM0.16m		00:47AM-0.42m	12:56PM0.32m		1:24AM-0.56m	10:01AM0.52m	1:32PM0.60m	10:49PM-0.35m	10:37AM0.73m		2:48AM-0.26m


mm	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	—	6	—	3	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	5
Max °C	10	11	11	10	12	9	9	11	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	8	9	5
Min °C	10	11	10	9	11	7	8	10	7	8	9	8	8	9	8	9	9	9	8	8	4
Chill °C	9	10	11	9	10	9	7	10	6	6	8	7	6	6	7	7	9	8	6	8	3
	8:07	—	—	8:08	—	—	7:58	—	—	8:00	—	—	8:03	—	—	8:18	—	—	8:21	—	—
	—	8:13	—	—	7:55	—	—	7:52	—	—	7:50	—	—	7:46	—	—	7:44	—	—	7:54	—
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 7	S 9	ESE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	ESE 7	S 8	SSE 7	S 8	S 8	S 7	S 7	WSW 9	S 6	WSW 8	SW 9	SW 9	SSW 10
kJ	223	197	127	62	375	515	330	280	193	196	91	102	71	51	23	148	7	71	307	350	38
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SSW 14	SE 8	S 9	SSW 13	SSW 13	S 8	E 8	SSW 12	E 8	E 7	E 7	ESE 6	SW 16	SSE 14	SSE 9	SW 18	SW 16	ESE 8
kJ	112	110	171	140	256	230	101	99	165	157	210	105	48	34	13	163	38	77	108	122	22
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	E 8	—	E 7	E 7	—	—	—	—	—	NE 3	NE 4	—	—	—	—	—	NNW 2
kJ	—	—	—	—	866	—	134	238	—	—	—	—	—	6	3	—	—	—	—	—	1
Sea °C	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	12	13	13	12	12
Diff °C	+1.2	+1.2	+1.2	+1.2	+1.9	+1.9	+1.9	+1.9	+1.9	+1.9	+1.9	+1.9	+1.9	+1.9	+1.9	+1.2	+1.9	+1.2	+1.2	+0.8	+1.9

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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