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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	Wed	Thursday 12			Friday 13			Saturday 14			Sunday 15			Monday 16			Tuesday 17			Wednesday 18
	Night	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	Bird Point (Tidal Bore) Alaska - Mainland	Bird Point (Tidal Bore) Alaska - Mainland	Fossil Beach Kodiak Alaska - Kodiak Island	Bird Point (Tidal Bore) 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	Cannon Beach Alaska - Mainland	Cannon Beach Alaska - Mainland	Bird Point (Tidal Bore) Alaska - Mainland	Bird Point (Tidal Bore) Alaska - Mainland	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	Bird Point (Tidal Bore) Alaska - Mainland
Rating	0	0	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	3	2	1	2	0	2	2	1	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.7 E	0.7 E	0.3 SSW	0.2 SSE	0.3 SSE	0.4 S	0.4 SSE	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.9 SSE	1.2 SSE	1.2 S	2.1 SE	1.4 ESE	0.7 SSE	0.9 SE	0.8 SSE	1.3 S	1.2 S	1.0 S
Period(s) (?)	7	6	12	22	20	20	19	18	18	17	16	7	9	11	10	10	10	10	13	12	12	12
Energy(?)	62	71	27	81	127	161	157	171	177	159	206	176	303	648	1025	655	206	306	359	527	502	395
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	off	off
High Tide / height (m)	12:37AM 4.23	11:25AM 4.90		2:52AM 4.42		1:11PM 4.82	3:48AM 4.84		2:41PM 5.14	12:53AM 2.41	11:59AM 2.82		1:41AM 2.52	4:46AM 5.80	4:24PM 6.12		5:11AM 6.28		2:33AM 3.03		2:35PM 3.16
Low Tide / height (m)		5:47AM 2.89		7:43PM 1.74	7:50AM 2.92		9:15PM 1.41	9:18AM 2.53			6:05AM 1.60	7:14PM 0.05		10:47AM 1.36		11:08PM 0.14	11:22AM 0.74		8:17PM -0.12	8:32AM 0.25		12:11AM -0.29
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	-11	-17	-4	-13	-16	-4	-12	-13	-8	-7	-10	1	1	-3	-11	-14	-9	-13	-16	-19	-13	-13
Low °C	-17	-19	-5	-17	-18	-5	-15	-15	-10	-10	-11	0	-3	-3	-11	-21	-10	-17	-22	-21	-16	-20
Chill °C (?)	-11	-24	-8	-17	-23	-8	-17	-20	-15	-14	-16	-3	-2	-7	-20	-23	-16	-23	-27	-27	-21	-21
Sunrise	-	8:32	-	-	8:29	-	-	8:26	-	-	8:22	-	-	8:33	-	-	8:19	-	-	8:12	-	-
Sunset	-	-	8:05	-	-	8:15	-	-	8:04	-	-	8:21	-	-	8:08	-	-	8:12	-	-	8:14	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.7 E	0.5 E	0.6 ENE	0.6 E	0.7 E	0.5 SSW	0.6 E	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.9 SE	0.9 SSE	1.2 SSE	1.2 S	2.1 SE	1.4 ESE	1.2 NNE	0.9 SE	0.8 SSE	1.3 S	1.2 S	1.0 S
Period (s)	7	6	6	7	7	6	6	18	18	17	6	7	9	11	10	10	7	10	13	12	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.3 SSW	0.2 SSE	0.3 SSE	0.4 S	0.4 SSE	0.1 SE	0.4 ESE	0.1 SE	0.5 S	0.4 S	0.3 S	1.1 SSE	0.4 SSE	0.9 SSE	0.7 SSE	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.7 E	0.8 E	0.5 E
Period (s)	12	12	12	22	20	20	19	13	6	8	16	17	16	10	15	10	10	10	11	8	8	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.3 N	0.7 E	-	-	-	-	-	0.5 E	0.3 ESE	0.8 E	0.9 NNE	0.2 ENE	-	-	0.7 NNW	0.8 NNW	0.2 WNW	0.7 NNW	0.5 NNW	0.4 N	0.4 NNE	0.5 N
Period (s)	3	6	-	-	-	-	-	6	3	4	4	2	-	-	4	4	2	4	4	3	3	3

	Wed	Thursday 12	Friday 13	Saturday 14
	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	5AM	8AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	10AM
Best forecast wave conditions in 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	Fossil Beach Kodiak Alaska - Kodiak Island	Fossil Beach Kodiak Alaska - Kodiak Island	Cannon Beach 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	Cannon Beach Alaska - Mainland	Cannon Beach Alaska - Mainland	Cannon Beach Alaska - Mainland	Cannon Beach Alaska - Mainland	Bird Point (Tidal Bore) Alaska - Mainland
Rating	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.9 E	0.9 E	0.7 E	0.6 E	0.6 E	0.7 E	0.1 SE	0.2 SSE	0.2 SSE	0.2 SSE	0.2 SSE	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.3 SSE	0.3 SSE	0.3 SSE	0.4 SSE	0.4 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.5 S
Period(s) (?)	7	7	7	7	6	6	23	22	22	22	21	21	21	20	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	18
Energy(?)	102	103	62	46	44	71	43	69	60	70	68	115	106	127	124	122	162	208	289	250	210	171
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	glass	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off
Tide State(?)	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	low
High Tide / height (m)			12:37AM 4.23				11:25AM 4.90				11:43PM 2.07					1:11PM 4.82			12:45AM 2.04
Low Tide / height (m)	5:47PM 1.68				5:47AM 2.89							4:03AM 1.60		7:50AM 2.92							5:36AM 1.43	9:18AM 2.53
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	cloudy	some clouds	clear	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	-10	-11	-12	-14	-17	-19	-17	-15	-14	-6	-6	-7	-7	-18	-16	-13	-12	-4	-4	-4	-5	-15
Chill °C (?)	-10	-11	-16	-19	-23	-26	-24	-22	-19	-10	-10	-13	-13	-25	-23	-20	-18	-7	-8	-9	-10	-22
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	8:32	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:29	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:26
Sunset	7:55	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:59	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:01	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.9 E	0.9 E	0.7 E	0.6 E	0.6 E	0.5 E	0.5 E	0.5 E	0.4 E	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.6 S	0.5 S	0.7 E	0.7 E	0.7 E	0.6 E	0.6 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.5 S	0.6 SSW	0.5 S
Period (s)	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	6	6	19	5	18
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 SE	0.2 SSE	0.2 SSE	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.3 SSE	0.3 SSE	0.3 SSE	0.4 SSE	0.4 S	0.5 S	0.2 S	0.5 S	0.1 SE
Period (s)	12	12	12	12	12	12	23	22	22	11	11	21	21	20	20	20	20	19	19	9	19	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.5 N	0.4 N	0.3 N	0.2 NNE	-	0.7 E	-	-	-	-	-	0.7 ESE	0.5 ESE	-	-	-	-	0.8 S	0.9 S	0.8 S	0.5 E	0.5 E
Period (s)	3	3	3	3	-	6	-	-	-	-	-	5	6	-	-	-	-	6	6	6	3	6

	Wednesday 11	Thursday 12
	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	5AM	6AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	2PM
Best forecast wave conditions in 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	Fossil Beach Kodiak Alaska - Kodiak Island	Fossil Beach Kodiak Alaska - Kodiak Island	Cannon Beach 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	Cannon Beach Alaska - Mainland	Cannon Beach Alaska - Mainland	Cannon Beach Alaska - Mainland	Cannon Beach Alaska - Mainland	Bird Point (Tidal Bore) Alaska - Mainland
Rating	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.8 E	0.8 E	0.9 E	0.9 E	0.9 E	0.9 E	0.8 E	0.8 E	0.7 E	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 E	0.6 E	0.6 E	0.5 E	0.5 SW	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.1 SE
Period(s) (?)	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	4	4	7	7	7	6	6	6	7	23	23	22	23
Energy(?)	73	78	102	101	101	103	81	78	62	1	1	47	47	45	44	43	33	43	68	61	60	41
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off
High Tide / height (m)									12:37AM 4.23
Low Tide / height (m)		5:47PM 1.68								1:12AM 1.87				5:47AM 2.89
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	-12	-11	-10	-10	-10	-11	-11	-12	-12	-7	-7	-9	-9	-17	-17	-18	-18	-9	-8	-8	-7	-17
Chill °C (?)	-12	-11	-10	-10	-10	-11	-11	-12	-16	-11	-10	-16	-17	-23	-23	-24	-25	-16	-15	-15	-14	-24
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:32	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	7:59	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.8 E	0.8 E	0.9 E	0.9 E	0.9 E	0.9 E	0.8 E	0.8 E	0.7 E	0.8 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 E	0.6 E	0.6 E	0.5 E	0.5 SW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.5 E
Period (s)	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	7	7	7	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	6
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.6 NNE	0.5 NNE	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.1 SE
Period (s)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	7	7	24	24	12	12	12	12	23	23	23	22	23
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.4 N	0.5 N	0.5 N	0.5 N	0.5 N	0.4 N	0.4 N	0.4 N	0.3 N	1.2 N	1.2 N	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	-	-	-	-	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	-
Period (s)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	7	7	3	3	-	-	-	-	3	3	3	3	-

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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