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.

Alaska Mainland Photos

Alaska Mainland Wavefinder

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	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night
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Rating (10 max)	3	2	4	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	1	4	0	0
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	SE 10	SW 10	ESE 10	E 8	E 7	S 20	S 18	S 18	S 8	S 10	S 10	S 12	S 12	SSW 11	S 11	SSW 11	SW 11	SSE 16	SSE 18
kJ	738	753	745	188	76	40	119	58	98	202	890	480	1756	1496	400	269	93	1687	52	60
Wind (km/h)	NE	ENE	E	N	NE	NNE	NNW	NE	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	N	N	E	NE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	off	off
High Tide		8:40PM5.74m	7:37AM1.99m		9:28PM5.28m	11:50AM4.73m		10:42PM4.90m		1:24PM4.84m	00:23AM4.79m		2:24PM5.17m	1:51AM5.02m		3:01PM5.58m	2:52AM5.43m	12:24PM2.69m	3:31PM6.04m	3:40AM5.89m
Low Tide		3:50AM1.19m	12:18PM1.50m	4:04PM2.72m		4:51AM1.59m	5:23PM2.97m		6:20AM1.78m		7:12PM2.87m	7:48AM1.69m		8:32PM2.43m	8:46AM1.45m		9:20PM1.83m	5:58AM0.37m		9:58PM1.19m


mm	—	—	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	15	6	—	5	4	—	—	2	2	3
Max °C	7	7	6	7	6	3	4	4	2	3	3	5	6	7	4	3	2	6	5	5
Min °C	7	6	6	7	4	3	4	1	2	2	3	4	6	5	2	2	2	6	4	3
Chill °C	5	6	1	6	4	2	4	3	-4	-2	-2	-2	0	3	2	-1	-2	4	0	0
	—	—	9:00	—	—	8:52	—	—	8:56	—	—	8:57	—	—	9:00	—	—	9:12	—	—
	6:52	—	—	6:49	—	—	6:45	—	—	6:43	—	—	6:39	—	—	6:37	—	—	6:34	—
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	SE 10	SW 10	ESE 10	E 8	E 7	E 7	S 18	S 18	S 8	S 10	S 10	S 12	S 12	SSW 11	S 11	SSW 11	SW 11	SSE 16	SSE 18
kJ	738	753	745	188	76	40	14	58	98	202	890	480	1756	1496	400	269	93	1687	52	60
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 9	S 15	S 10	SSE 9	SE 10	SSE 9	S 20	S 14	S 12	ESE 5	S 16	S 12	SSE 19	WSW 8	SE 9	SSE 18	SSE 8	S 16	SSW 10	SSW 10
kJ	288	38	479	82	57	31	119	34	27	46	47	439	74	13	64	61	46	45	21	19
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	WSW 5	E 6	ENE 6	NE 4	NE 4	NW 4	W 3	—	—	NW 3	NNW 3	—	—	ENE 2
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	19	3	181	40	20	12	6	—	—	2	2	—	—	1
Sea °C	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Diff °C	+1.4	+1.4	+0.5	+1.4	+1.4	+1.4	+1.4	+1.4	+1.4	+1.4	+1.4	+1.4	+1.4	+1.4	+1.4	+1.4	+1.4	+0.5	+1.4	+1.4

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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