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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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	2.3 SW	2.0 SW	2.0 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.2 WSW	0.9 WSW	2.5 E	4.5 ESE	4.0 SSE	3.0 SSE	3.0 E	1.9 SSE	1.7 S	1.4 S	2.5 SSW	1.7 S
Period(s) (?)	10	12	11	11	11	10	9	8	8	12	16	14	10	12	12	11	12	15
Energy(?)	445	765	1256	881	903	532	197	120	935	6212	7817	4062	1972	1012	792	457	1621	1386
Wind (km/h)	5	20	10	10	10	15	15	20	20	25	30	15	5	0	10	5	15	0
Wind State(?)	glass	off	off	cross	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	glass	glass	off	cross- off	off	glass
High Tide / height (m)		1:17PM		5:22AM	5:05PM	2:47AM		2:28PM	3:13AM		3:01PM	3:38AM		3:34PM		4:04AM 1:17PM	4:09PM
Low Tide / height (m)			11:16PM	11:25AM		8:27PM	8:31AM		8:55PM	9:03AM 7:22AM		9:22PM	9:37AM		9:48PM	10:11AM		10:15PM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	light snow	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	light snow	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	light rain	light snow
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	5
High °C	-8	0	-1	-1	-1	-2	-2	-2	-12	-10	-7	-9	-9	-8	-9	-15	2	3
Low °C	-9	0	-2	-2	-1	-3	-3	-2	-14	-12	-8	-10	-10	-8	-15	-17	2	2
Chill °C (?)	-11	-5	-5	-4	-5	-7	-7	-8	-20	-19	-14	-16	-9	-8	-12	-15	-2	3
Sunrise	8:23	-	-	8:32	-	-	8:29	-	-	8:15	-	-	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	2.3 SW	2.0 SW	2.0 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.2 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.6 S	4.5 ESE	4.0 SSE	3.5 E	2.3 SSE	1.9 SSE	1.7 S	1.4 S	2.5 SSW	1.8 S
Period (s)	10	12	11	11	11	10	9	8	13	12	16	11	12	12	12	11	12	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 WSW	-	0.1 S	0.2 S	-	0.1 S	0.1 SW	0.2 SSE	0.7 S	-	-	3.0 SSE	2.2 E	1.6 E	1.4 ESE	1.0 ESE	0.2 S	1.7 S
Period (s)	7	-	14	14	-	19	14	10	13	-	-	14	10	9	9	10	18	15
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.8 W	-	-	-	-	-	0.3 ESE	0.5 ESE	2.5 E	4.5 E	4.0 E	4.0 E	3.0 E	-	0.4 WSW	0.4 W	2.1 SSE	1.9 SW
Period (s)	7	-	-	-	-	-	3	4	8	12	11	11	10	-	4	4	9	11
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Best forecast wave conditions in Alaska Mainland
Rating
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.5 SW	2.4 SW	1.7 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.7 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.3 SW	2.2 SW	2.1 SW	2.0 SW	2.1 SW	2.0 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.5 WSW
Period(s) (?)	14	13	10	10	9	12	11	11	11	11	10	11	11	11	11	10	10	10
Energy(?)	2392	2012	518	445	367	765	1725	1491	1256	1069	901	881	972	903	903	741	532	412
Wind (km/h)	20	10	10	5	5	20	5	10	10	10	20	10	10	10	5	15	15	15
Wind State(?)	off	off	cross- on	glass	cross- on	off	glass	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	flow	high	high	ebb	low	high	ebb	low	flow	high	ebb	low	flow	high	ebb	low	flow	high
High Tide / height (m)		1:51AM 2.79	4:52AM 6.29			1:17PM 3.25				2:20AM 2.89				1:54PM 3.26				2:47AM 2.94
Low Tide / height (m)					10:49AM 1.04			7:57PM -0.15				7:58AM 0.82				8:27PM -0.13
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	light snow	light snow	light snow	light snow	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	2	2	-8	-9	-8	0	0	-1	-1	-1	-2	-2	-1	-1	-1	-2	-2	-3
Chill °C (?)	-3	-1	-13	-12	-11	-5	0	-5	-5	-5	-8	-6	-4	-5	-3	-7	-7	-9
Sunrise	-	-	-	8:23	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:32	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	6:30	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:32	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.5 SW	2.4 SW	1.7 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.7 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.3 SW	2.2 SW	2.1 SW	2.0 SW	2.1 SW	2.0 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.5 WSW
Period (s)	14	13	10	10	9	12	11	11	11	11	10	11	11	11	11	10	10	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 SSE	-	0.4 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.4 WSW	-	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.2 SSW	0.2 S	0.2 SSW	-	-	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 S
Period (s)	9	-	7	7	7	-	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	-	-	19	19	19
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	1.6 W	1.8 W	1.8 W	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	7	7	7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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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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