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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	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM
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Rating (10 max)	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	1	2	1	2	2	2	0	2	2
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	SSW 15	S 15	S 15	S 17	S 14	SE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	S 7	WSW 9	S 12	ESE 6	SW 18	SSW 7	SW 8	SW 9	WSW 9	SSE 13	WSW 9	SW 15
kJ	173	42	69	40	22	33	60	72	70	72	96	28	88	154	73	182	287	270	33	121	106
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SSW	SSW	SSW	NNE	E	SW	S	SSW	ESE	ESE	NNE	NNE	ESE	S	E	ESE	ESE	W	ESE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	on	on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	11:04PM3.24m		3:49PM5.40m	3:13AM6.54m		4:47PM5.86m		4:14AM6.89m	5:37PM6.28m	1:54AM3.74m		6:23PM6.63m				3:33AM3.67m		4:46PM3.02m	7:49PM6.96m		5:26PM3.05m
Low Tide		9:32AM-0.07m		9:31PM1.71m	10:30AM-0.60m		10:33PM1.39m	11:22AM-1.06m			8:54AM-0.72m		00:19AM0.66m	9:38AM-0.74m		9:33PM0.76m	10:20AM-0.66m		1:56AM0.30m	10:59AM-0.48m


mm	—	—	—	3	5	6	9	7	1	1	—	5	—	—	4	—	—	1	—	—	—
Max °C	13	11	11	11	11	12	12	11	11	13	11	10	11	12	10	11	11	12	11	11	12
Min °C	12	11	11	10	11	12	11	10	10	11	11	10	10	11	10	11	11	12	11	11	12
Chill °C	12	8	8	8	11	10	12	9	10	12	10	9	10	10	10	9	10	10	11	9	11
	—	4:54	—	—	4:56	—	—	4:56	—	—	5:24	—	—	5:26	—	—	5:28	—	—	5:30	—
	—	—	—	11:25	—	—	11:23	—	—	11:22	—	—	11:21	—	—	11:19	—	—	11:20	—	11:17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 8	SSW 5	SSW 5	S 15	SSW 13	S 14	SE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	S 7	S 6	S 12	ESE 6	WSW 8	SSW 7	SW 8	SW 9	WSW 9	S 5	WSW 9	SW 8
kJ	162	5	9	40	17	33	60	72	70	72	49	12	88	59	73	182	287	270	13	121	105
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	SSW 15	S 15	SSW 5	S 17	SW 10	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	WSW 8	WSW 9	S 4	S 6	SW 18	ESE 6	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SSE 13	SW 15	SW 15
kJ	173	42	69	5	22	4	36	35	35	61	78	2	38	154	37	103	127	161	33	112	106
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	ENE 2	E 5	E 5	E 6	NNE 3	—	—	SSE 6	ESE 6	NE 5	—	—	SE 4	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	1	51	109	89	3	—	—	62	33	40	—	—	14	—	—	—	—	—
Sea °C	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	12	12	13	12	13	13	13	12	13	13
Diff °C	-1	+1	+1	+1	+1	+1	+1	+1	+1	0	0	+1	+1	-1	+1	0	0	-1	+1	0	0

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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