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.

Alaska Mainland Surf Forecast

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Wave Energy Map

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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

7 day 48 hour

	Saturday 22			Sunday 23			Monday 24			Tuesday 25			Wednesday 26			Thursday 27
	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
Rating
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.6 SSW	1.7 SW	2.2 SW	2.0 SW	2.0 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.0 WSW	3.0 E	-	3.5 E	3.5 S	4.0 E	2.1 S	1.7 S	1.3 S	2.5 SSW	1.2 S
Period(s) (?)	10	12	11	10	11	10	9	8	8	-	12	14	10	13	12	11	11	10
Energy(?)	435	765	1109	865	938	500	233	134	1158	0	2889	3901	2710	1491	773	396	1600	305
Wind (km/h)	5	5	15	10	10	15	15	20	30	30	25	15	10	10	5	5	35	5
Wind State(?)	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off
High Tide / height (m)		4:30PM 4:52AM	2:20AM		1:54PM	2:47AM		2:28PM	3:13AM	1:17PM	3:01PM	3:38AM		3:34PM		4:04AM	4:09PM
Low Tide / height (m)	10:49AM		7:57PM	7:58AM 7:22AM		8:27PM	8:31AM		8:55PM	9:03AM		9:22PM	9:37AM		9:48PM	10:11AM 7:57PM		10:15PM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	mod. rain	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	-
High °C	-8	0	0	0	-1	-2	-2	-1	-9	4	-7	-7	-9	-6	-7	-11	3	-11
Low °C	-9	0	0	0	-1	-3	-2	-2	-13	4	-7	-9	-10	-7	-11	-12	2	-16
Chill °C (?)	-12	-2	-4	-3	-5	-7	-7	-7	-18	-1	-15	-13	-13	-9	-10	-11	-2	-15
Sunrise	8:23	-	-	8:32	-	-	8:29	-	-	8:11	-	-	8:11	-	-	8:08	-	-
Sunset	-	6:30	-	-	6:32	-	-	6:36	-	-	6:22	-	-	6:24	-	-	6:43	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.6 SSW	1.7 SW	2.2 SW	2.0 SW	2.0 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.0 WSW	0.6 S	-	2.5 SSE	3.5 S	2.5 ESE	2.5 ESE	1.7 ESE	1.5 ESE	2.5 SSW	1.2 S
Period (s)	10	12	11	10	11	10	9	8	13	-	12	14	10	10	9	8	11	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 WSW	-	0.1 S	0.2 S	0.4 SE	0.1 S	0.1 SW	0.2 SSE	0.7 S	-	1.9 SSE	-	2.3 S	2.1 S	1.7 S	1.3 S	1.7 SSE	0.9 ESE
Period (s)	7	-	14	14	7	19	14	9	13	-	15	-	12	13	12	11	9	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.3 ESE	0.5 ESE	3.0 E	3.5 NNE	3.5 E	3.0 ESE	4.0 E	2.5 E	2.1 ENE	-	2.1 SSE	1.5 W
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	4	8	8	12	10	10	10	8	-	10	6
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Best forecast wave conditions in Alaska Mainland
Rating
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.7 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.7 SW	1.7 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.2 SW	2.1 SW	2.0 SW	2.0 SW	2.0 WSW	2.0 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.3 WSW
Period(s) (?)	10	10	12	12	11	11	11	11	10	10	11	11	11	10	10	10	9	9
Energy(?)	518	435	819	765	1725	1491	1109	1009	848	865	938	938	857	637	500	386	307	233
Wind (km/h)	5	5	20	5	10	10	15	20	15	10	0	10	15	15	15	15	15	15
Wind State(?)	cross- on	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	high	ebb	flow	high	ebb	low	flow	high	ebb	low	flow	high	ebb	low	flow	high	ebb	low
High Tide / height (m)	4:52AM 6.29			1:17PM 3.25				2:20AM 2.89				1:54PM 3.26				2:47AM 2.94
Low Tide / height (m)						7:57PM -0.15				7:58AM 0.82				8:27PM -0.13				8:31AM 0.69
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	cloudy	light snow	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	-8	-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1	-1	-2	-2	-2	-3	-2
Chill °C (?)	-12	-12	-5	-2	-3	-4	-4	-5	-4	-3	0	-5	-5	-7	-7	-7	-8	-7
Sunrise	-	8:23	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:32	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:29
Sunset	-	-	-	6:30	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:32	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.7 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.7 SW	1.7 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.2 SW	2.1 SW	2.0 SW	2.0 SW	2.0 WSW	2.0 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.3 WSW
Period (s)	10	10	12	12	11	11	11	11	10	10	11	11	11	10	10	10	9	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 WSW	0.5 WSW	-	-	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.2 SSW	0.2 S	0.2 SSE	0.4 SE	0.3 SE	0.2 SSE	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 SW
Period (s)	7	7	-	-	14	14	14	14	14	14	7	7	6	6	19	19	14	14
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.6 W	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.1 E	0.3 ESE
Period (s)	7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	3
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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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