Alaska Mainland Surf

Alaska Mainland Surf Forecast

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	Graveyards 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	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	Graveyards Alaska - Mainland	Cannon Beach Alaska - Mainland	Cannon Beach Alaska - Mainland	Bird Point (Tidal Bore) Alaska - Mainland	Ocean Cape Alaska - Mainland	Cannon Beach Alaska - Mainland	Ocean Cape Alaska - Mainland	Cannon Beach Alaska - Mainland
Rating (10 max)	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	2	0	2	2	2	2
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 18	SSW 18	SSE 16	SSE 16	S 16	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 14	S 9	S 9	S 16	S 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 14	SSE 7	SSW 14	SSW 15	SSW 13	SSW 19
kJ	455	207	147	85	126	167	121	120	152	150	133	178	127	142	250	236	101	215	246	137	295
Wind (km/h)	NNE	WNW	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	NW	SSE	E	ESE	SSW	ESE	SE	SSW	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	on	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy
High Tide		6:00PM2.82m	8:59PM6.50m	8:44AM6.55m		9:48PM6.35m	9:40AM6.03m		10:37PM6.17m	10:41AM5.50m		11:28PM5.99m	11:50AM5.07m		9:18PM2.83m	10:01AM2.01m	1:06PM4.82m	10:09PM2.87m	11:26AM2.00m		10:59PM2.92m
Low Tide	11:26AM-0.59m		3:03AM0.78m		3:33PM-0.65m	4:00AM0.91m		4:22PM-0.08m		5:01AM1.03m	5:14PM0.53m		6:08AM1.09m	2:36PM0.58m	4:04AM0.61m				5:12AM0.45m	4:31PM1.15m


mm	4	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	2	8	3	—	—	—
Max °C	9	9	18	13	15	14	12	13	13	11	12	11	12	11	10	11	10	10	10	11	11
Min °C	8	8	12	12	15	11	11	13	10	10	11	10	11	11	10	11	10	10	10	11	10
Chill °C	8	8	18	12	14	12	10	11	11	9	10	9	12	10	8	9	8	8	8	11	11
	5:00	—	—	4:31	—	—	4:31	—	—	4:31	—	—	4:31	—	—	5:00	—	—	5:01	—	—
	—	—	11:40	—	—	11:40	—	—	11:40	—	—	11:40	—	—	11:42	—	—	11:42	—	—	11:42
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 18	SSW 18	SSE 16	SSE 16	S 16	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 14	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 8	S 8	SSW 16	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSE 7	SSW 14	SSW 15	SSW 13	SSW 19
kJ	455	207	147	85	126	167	121	120	57	126	117	111	82	142	97	91	38	215	246	137	295
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 8	SW 7	S 7	S 6	S 6	S 5	S 5	S 7	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSE 13	S 16	S 16	SSW 8	SSW 16	SSW 14	E 5	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 6	SSW 13
kJ	59	27	14	12	11	7	7	15	105	101	99	178	127	25	250	236	18	51	34	23	135
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	SSW 6	SSW 4	S 4	SSW 5	—	—	—	—	E 3	E 4	SE 3	SE 4	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	28	8	9	7	—	—	—	—	4	16	1	7	—	—	—	—	—	—
Sea °C	11	11	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	11	11	11	8	11	11	11	11
Diff °C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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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