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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	Sun		Monday 09			Tuesday 10			Wednesday 11			Thursday 12			Friday 13			Saturday 14			Sun
	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM
Best forecast wave conditions in 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	Ocean Cape 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	Cannon Beach Alaska - Mainland	Cannon Beach 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	Cannon Beach Alaska - Mainland
Rating	1	4	4	3	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.0 S	3.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.2 SW	1.6 SW	0.9 WSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.8 E	0.4 E	0.4 ESE	0.4 SSW	0.2 S	0.3 S	0.3 SSE	0.4 S	0.4 SSE	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.4 S
Period(s) (?)	11	12	12	11	11	10	9	8	6	5	7	7	22	21	20	20	19	18	18	17	16	17
Energy(?)	295	3043	1792	1214	555	265	192	104	54	16	18	39	64	95	98	136	141	186	187	177	144	107
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	off	off	glass	off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)			5:30AM 2.93		9:56PM 5.04	9:29AM 5.69		8:07PM 1.80	7:16AM 2.55		12:37AM 4.23	8:35AM 2.41		11:59PM 1.83			3:48AM 4.84	11:30AM 2.56	2:41PM 5.14	1:15AM 2.27	12:26PM 2.75	3:40PM 5.62
Low Tide / height (m)		11:15PM 1.33	12:22PM 0.91	3:51PM 0.87	3:49AM 1.99		4:37PM 1.31	12:40AM 1.39		3:04PM 0.66			4:39PM 0.60	4:03AM 1.60	7:50AM 2.92	5:49PM 0.42	9:15PM 1.41	5:36AM 1.43			6:33AM 1.17
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	snow shwrs	some clouds	cloudy	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	light snow
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	-7	-1	-4	-2	-3	-7	-4	-6	-22	-15	-15	-10	-6	-7	-16	-5	-11	-14	-10	-10	-14	-2
Low °C	-8	-4	-4	-3	-7	-7	-5	-7	-23	-18	-18	-10	-8	-10	-18	-7	-15	-16	-12	-14	-16	-3
Chill °C (?)	-11	-6	-9	-7	-9	-14	-9	-13	-29	-15	-15	-16	-10	-12	-24	-10	-15	-20	-14	-13	-21	-6
Sunrise	-	-	8:53	-	-	8:51	-	-	8:34	-	-	8:45	-	-	8:29	-	-	8:26	-	-	8:22	-
Sunset	7:49	-	-	8:06	-	-	8:08	-	-	7:55	-	-	8:13	-	-	8:15	-	-	8:04	-	-	8:21
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.0 S	3.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.2 SW	1.6 SW	0.9 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.7 SSW	0.8 E	0.4 E	0.4 ESE	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.5 E	0.4 SSE	0.5 E	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.5 SSE
Period (s)	11	12	12	11	11	10	9	8	6	5	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	18	18	17	16	5
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 S	-	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.5 W	0.1 S	0.2 E	-	0.1 S	0.2 S	0.3 S	0.3 SSE	0.4 S	0.4 SSE	0.5 E	0.5 E	0.4 E	0.3 ENE	0.4 S
Period (s)	15	-	15	15	15	9	9	9	13	7	-	23	22	21	20	20	19	6	6	6	6	17
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.7 NNW	-	-	-	0.4 NE	0.2 ENE	-	0.3 ENE	0.2 NNW	0.2 NNW	0.4 NNE	0.3 ENE	-	0.2 ENE	0.3 ENE	-	-	-	-	0.3 NNE	0.4 NE	0.3 E
Period (s)	4	-	-	-	3	2	-	2	3	2	3	2	-	2	3	-	-	-	-	3	6	2

	Sunday 08				Monday 09								Tuesday 10								Wed
	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	7PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	7AM	11AM	1PM	5PM	7PM	11PM	2AM	4AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Alaska Mainland	Bird Point (Tidal Bore) Alaska - Mainland	Fossil Beach Kodiak Alaska - Kodiak Island	Fossil Beach Kodiak Alaska - Kodiak Island	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	Ocean Cape 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	Cannon Beach Alaska - Mainland	Bird Point (Tidal Bore) Alaska - Mainland	Cannon Beach Alaska - Mainland	Bird Point (Tidal Bore) Alaska - Mainland	Cannon Beach Alaska - Mainland	Ocean Cape Alaska - Mainland	Bird Point (Tidal Bore) Alaska - Mainland
Rating	0	3	2	1	1	0	0	4	4	4	0	3	3	2	0	2	0	1	0	1	1	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.2 SSW	1.4 SW	1.1 SW	0.7 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.5 S	0.4 SSW	2.5 SW	2.4 SW	2.2 SW	0.3 S	1.6 WSW	1.6 SW	1.2 WSW	0.2 S	0.9 WSW	0.2 S	0.8 SSW	0.3 E	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.6 E
Period(s) (?)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	11	10	11	11	10	10	10	10	9	5	9	8	6
Energy(?)	389	598	408	146	131	97	45	1792	1499	1214	24	675	555	412	12	265	15	192	9	129	104	28
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	-	mid-flow	high	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	mid-flow	low	high	low	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)			5:48PM 2.45	9:12PM 5.59																8:07PM 1.80
Low Tide / height (m)						3:15AM 1.44			12:43PM 0.42				12:04AM 1.18						4:37PM 1.31		12:40AM 1.39
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	clear	clear	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	clear	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	cloudy	clear	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	-9	-6	-6	-8	-11	-14	-16	-5	-3	-1	-14	-5	-7	-7	-21	-7	-20	-4	-14	-7	-7	-20
Chill °C (?)	-14	-6	-6	-13	-15	-19	-21	-9	-7	-6	-18	-11	-12	-12	-28	-13	-28	-9	-21	-14	-15	-28
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:51	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	7:55	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:51	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:53	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.2 SSW	1.4 SW	1.1 SW	0.7 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.5 S	0.4 SSW	2.5 SW	2.4 SW	2.2 SW	0.3 S	1.6 WSW	1.6 SW	1.2 WSW	0.2 S	0.9 WSW	0.3 E	0.7 WSW	0.3 E	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.6 E
Period (s)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	11	10	11	11	10	10	10	5	9	5	9	8	6
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 WSW	0.8 S	0.6 SW	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.8 SSW	0.1 S	0.9 SSW	0.1 S	0.8 SSW	0.2 S	0.8 SSW	0.1 S	0.6 WSW	0.5 W	0.1 S
Period (s)	8	11	7	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	8	15	9	13	9	10	9	9	9	9	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.8 NNW	-	-	0.7 NNW	0.8 NNW	0.7 NNW	0.6 NNW	-	-	-	0.4 NNW	0.7 ESE	0.4 NE	0.4 ENE	0.6 N	0.2 ENE	0.5 N	-	0.5 N	0.2 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.5 N
Period (s)	4	-	-	4	4	4	4	-	-	-	3	6	3	3	3	2	3	-	3	2	2	3

	Sunday 08	Monday 09
	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	9PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	1AM	3AM	3AM	5AM	5AM	7AM	8AM	8AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Alaska Mainland	Bird Point (Tidal Bore) Alaska - Mainland	Fossil Beach Kodiak Alaska - Kodiak Island	Fossil Beach Kodiak Alaska - Kodiak Island	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	Ocean Cape 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	Cannon Beach Alaska - Mainland	Bird Point (Tidal Bore) Alaska - Mainland	Cannon Beach Alaska - Mainland	Bird Point (Tidal Bore) Alaska - Mainland	Cannon Beach Alaska - Mainland	Ocean Cape Alaska - Mainland	Bird Point (Tidal Bore) Alaska - Mainland
Rating	0	3	2	1	1	0	0	4	4	4	0	3	3	2	0	2	0	1	0	1	1	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.4 SSW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.2 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.0 S	0.9 SSW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	0.7 SSW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	0.6 SSW	3.0 SW	0.5 SSW	3.0 SW	0.5 S	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	0.4 SSW
Period(s) (?)	11	10	10	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	11	12	12	12	11	12	11	12	11	12	12	11
Energy(?)	535	718	718	389	364	295	248	3654	3654	3505	146	3307	3172	3172	131	2872	104	2627	97	2372	2210	45
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	off	off
High Tide / height (m)								6:07PM 2.33
Low Tide / height (m)		11:38AM 0.76				3:14PM 0.45							11:34PM 0.94
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	-11	-9	-8	-9	-8	-8	-8	-1	-1	-2	-7	-3	-4	-4	-11	-4	-13	-4	-15	-5	-4	-17
Chill °C (?)	-14	-13	-12	-15	-14	-13	-12	-6	-6	-6	-12	-8	-9	-8	-15	-8	-18	-8	-20	-10	-9	-22
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:06	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.4 SSW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.2 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.0 S	0.9 SSW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	0.7 SSW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	0.6 SSW	3.0 SW	0.5 SSW	3.0 SW	0.5 S	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	0.4 SSW
Period (s)	11	10	10	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	11	12	12	12	11	12	11	12	11	12	12	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 WSW	0.9 S	0.9 S	0.2 WSW	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.3 S	-	-	-	0.2 S	-	-	-	0.2 S	-	0.2 S	0.1 S	0.2 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 S
Period (s)	8	11	11	8	15	15	15	-	-	-	15	-	-	-	15	-	15	15	15	15	15	15
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.7 NNW	-	-	0.8 NNW	0.7 NNW	0.7 NNW	0.7 NNW	-	-	-	0.7 NNW	-	-	-	0.8 NNW	-	0.7 NNW	-	0.6 NNW	-	-	0.6 NNW
Period (s)	4	-	-	4	4	4	4	-	-	-	4	-	-	-	4	-	4	-	4	-	-	4

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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