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.

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Alaska Mainland Wavefinder

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	Tue		Wednesday 03			Thursday 04			Friday 05			Saturday 06			Sunday 07			Monday 08			Tue
	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	Bird Point (Tidal Bore) Alaska - Mainland	Ocean Cape Alaska - Mainland	Cannon Beach Alaska - Mainland	Bird Point (Tidal Bore) Alaska - Mainland	Bird Point (Tidal Bore) Alaska - Mainland	Cannon Beach Alaska - Mainland	Ocean Cape 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	Ocean Cape Alaska - Mainland	Ocean Cape Alaska - Mainland	Cannon Beach Alaska - Mainland	Bird Point (Tidal Bore) Alaska - Mainland	Bird Point (Tidal Bore) Alaska - Mainland	Cannon Beach Alaska - Mainland	Cannon Beach Alaska - Mainland	Bird Point (Tidal Bore) Alaska - Mainland
Rating	4	4	3	1	3	2	1	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	3	3	2	0	0	2	2	0
Wave Height (m) & direction	3.0 SSE	2.3 S	2.1 SSE	1.9 S	1.7 S	1.4 SSE	1.2 SSE	0.6 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 S	0.5 S	0.6 S	0.4 S	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.9 SE
Period(s)	12	12	11	11	11	10	10	21	18	18	19	17	18	18	16	16	16	15	14	14	14	8
Energy	2879	1743	1192	1078	874	483	378	740	508	200	253	221	278	206	568	550	430	90	89	294	247	173
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- on	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- on	cross- on	glass	glass	on
High Tide / height (m)		3:54AM 3.11	7:07AM 6.20	5:33PM 2.40	4:31AM 2.96	7:45AM 5.99			5:12AM 2.77	6:57PM 2.30	9:49PM 5.39	9:12AM 5.41		10:33PM 5.33	6:54AM 2.33		8:29PM 2.41	11:13AM 4.89		9:16PM 2.57	9:23AM 2.04
Low Tide / height (m)		9:59PM 1.28			10:39PM 1.26		2:43PM 0.06	11:22PM 1.24	12:14PM -0.03		3:46AM 1.91		4:05PM 0.57		1:40PM 0.20		2:28AM 1.01	5:43AM 1.80	5:47PM 1.12	3:40AM 0.79		6:48PM 1.33
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	clear	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	rain shwrs	some clouds	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	17	18	16	12	11	15	18	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	9	10	10	9	10
Low °C	16	18	13	11	10	12	18	9	9	9	8	9	9	8	9	10	10	8	10	9	9	9
Chill °C (?)	17	18	16	9	10	15	18	7	9	8	6	6	7	6	7	9	9	6	7	8	9	6
Sunrise	-	-	4:43	-	-	4:43	-	-	5:07	-	-	4:39	-	-	5:05	-	-	4:37	-	-	5:03	-
Sunset	11:22	-	-	11:24	-	-	11:24	-	-	11:28	-	-	11:28	-	-	11:30	-	-	11:30	-	-	11:31
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.0 SSE	2.3 S	2.1 SSE	1.9 S	1.7 S	1.4 SSE	1.2 SSE	1.3 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.6 SSE	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.6 S	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.8 SSE	0.6 SW	0.9 SE
Period (s)	12	12	11	11	11	10	10	10	9	18	8	7	18	7	16	16	16	15	14	8	8	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 S	0.5 SSW	0.4 S	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.6 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.4 S	0.4 SSW	0.5 S	0.6 S	0.4 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.6 SW	0.2 S	0.2 E	0.7 SSW	0.6 SSE	0.4 SSW
Period (s)	18	18	16	16	16	20	20	21	18	9	16	17	7	15	7	7	6	5	5	14	8	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.2 NNW	-	-	-	-	0.3 E	0.2 E	0.5 ENE	0.6 SE	0.6 SE	-	0.3 E	0.3 ENE	0.3 W	0.4 WNW	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	3	3	4	4	4	-	5	5	6	3	-

	Tuesday 02				Wednesday 03								Thursday 04								Fri
	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	10AM	1PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	11PM	2AM	5AM
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	Cannon Beach Alaska - Mainland	Cannon Beach Alaska - Mainland	Cannon Beach Alaska - Mainland	Bird Point (Tidal Bore) Alaska - Mainland	Bird Point (Tidal Bore) Alaska - Mainland	Ocean Cape Alaska - Mainland	Graveyards Alaska - Mainland	Cannon Beach 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	Graveyards Alaska - Mainland	Cannon Beach Alaska - Mainland	Cannon Beach Alaska - Mainland
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	1	1	3	3	1	0	2	2	1	0	1	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction	3.5 SSE	3.0 SSE	3.0 SSE	3.0 SSE	2.3 S	2.2 S	2.1 S	2.1 SSE	2.0 SSE	1.9 S	1.1 S	1.8 S	1.7 S	1.0 S	1.5 SSE	1.4 SSE	1.3 SSE	1.2 SSE	1.2 SSE	0.8 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.5 SSW
Period(s)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	9	10	21	21
Energy	3129	2879	2601	2378	1743	1566	1407	1192	1017	1078	344	942	874	320	566	483	432	378	413	260	740	622
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	glass	cross- on	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- on	glass	glass	glass	on	cross- off	glass	glass
Tide State	-	low	mid-flow	high	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	high	mid-ebb	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	high	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)				7:47PM 5.79		3:54AM 3.11		7:07AM 6.20			5:33PM 2.40			4:31AM 2.96		7:45AM 5.99
Low Tide / height (m)		1:30PM -0.28										10:39PM 1.26						2:43PM 0.06			11:22PM 1.24
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	13	16	17	19	18	18	19	13	16	11	11	11	10	10	12	12	15	18	18	9	9	9
Chill °C (?)	12	16	17	19	18	18	19	12	16	9	10	11	10	9	11	12	15	18	18	8	9	9
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:09	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:43	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	11:22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	11:23	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	11:25	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.5 SSE	3.0 SSE	3.0 SSE	3.0 SSE	2.3 S	2.2 S	2.1 S	2.1 SSE	2.0 SSE	1.9 S	1.1 S	1.8 S	1.7 S	1.0 S	1.5 SSE	1.4 SSE	1.3 SSE	1.2 SSE	1.2 SSE	0.8 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.1 SSW
Period (s)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	9	10	10	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 S	0.4 S	0.4 S	0.4 S	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.4 S	0.3 S	0.5 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.4 S	0.3 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.5 SSW
Period (s)	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	20	20	20	21	15	21	21
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 NW	0.2 NNW	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	3	-	-	-	-

	Tuesday 02	Wednesday 03
	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM
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	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	Cannon Beach Alaska - Mainland	Cannon Beach Alaska - Mainland	Cannon Beach Alaska - Mainland	Cannon Beach Alaska - Mainland	Cannon Beach Alaska - Mainland
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	1	1	3	3	1	0	2	2	1	0	1	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction	3.5 SSE	3.5 SSE	3.5 SSE	3.0 SSE	3.0 SSE	3.0 SSE	3.0 SSE	3.0 SSE	3.0 SSE	3.0 SSE	3.0 SSE	3.0 SSE	2.5 SSE	2.5 SSE	2.3 S	2.3 S	2.3 S	2.2 S	2.2 S	2.2 S	2.1 S	2.1 S
Period(s)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Energy	3300	3134	3129	3035	2879	2879	2792	2600	2601	2378	2378	2378	2132	2132	1743	1717	1717	1566	1547	1547	1407	1403
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off
High Tide / height (m)										7:47PM 5.79							3:54AM 3.11
Low Tide / height (m)				1:30PM -0.28
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	17	17	18	18	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	19
Chill °C (?)	9	10	12	13	14	16	17	17	17	18	18	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	19
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:09	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	11:22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.5 SSE	3.5 SSE	3.5 SSE	3.0 SSE	3.0 SSE	3.0 SSE	3.0 SSE	3.0 SSE	3.0 SSE	3.0 SSE	3.0 SSE	3.0 SSE	2.5 SSE	2.5 SSE	2.3 S	2.3 S	2.3 S	2.2 S	2.2 S	2.2 S	2.1 S	2.1 S
Period (s)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 S	0.4 S	0.4 S	0.4 S	0.4 S	0.4 S	0.4 S	0.4 S	0.4 S	0.4 S	0.4 S	0.4 S	0.4 S	0.4 S	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW
Period (s)	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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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