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)	1	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	4	4	1	3	0	1	2	0	2	4	3	4
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 7	SSE 8	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	WSW 14	WSW 14	SSE 9	SSE 9	SE 8	SW 9	S 8	ESE 11	SSE 12	SE 12	SE 11	SE 10
kJ	135	915	1176	1021	924	520	416	261	1008	1191	154	739	132	350	542	5230	2671	6860	5030	1799
Wind (km/h)	NE	ENE	NNE	NE	ENE	NE	NE	NNE	NE	E	NNE	E	NE	E	E	NE	ENE	NE	NE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	glassy	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	off	cross-off	off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	on	off	off	cross-off
High Tide		7:34PM7.20m	8:52AM6.18m		8:24PM6.75m	9:54AM5.82m		9:25PM6.21m	8:19AM2.29m	7:28PM2.67m	10:42PM5.71m	9:34AM2.37m		8:58PM2.47m	10:37AM2.57m	1:36PM5.86m	10:27PM2.41m		2:31PM6.21m	2:53AM5.79m
Low Tide		2:37AM-0.62m		2:47PM1.54m	3:31AM-0.18m		3:47PM1.88m		1:33PM1.28m				6:35PM2.01m	3:48AM0.18m			4:50AM0.29m	8:20AM0.82m		9:05PM0.99m


mm	7	32	5	9	1	1	3	7	6	2	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	—	—	1
Max °C	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	3	5	7	3	5	5	7	7	6	8	6	6	6
Min °C	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	3	5	7	3	4	4	6	7	6	7	5	6	4
Chill °C	2	2	1	5	2	1	0	-1	1	4	-1	2	1	4	4	0	6	1	0	2
	—	—	9:25	—	—	9:26	—	—	8:38	—	—	9:41	—	—	9:42	—	—	9:37	—	—
	6:15	—	—	6:12	—	—	6:08	—	—	5:24	—	—	6:04	—	—	6:00	—	—	5:58	—
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 7	S 16	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	S 10	WSW 14	SSE 9	SSE 10	SE 8	SW 9	S 8	ESE 11	S 12	S 16	SSW 14	S 11
kJ	135	46	1176	1021	924	520	416	261	711	1191	154	305	132	162	542	5230	1581	1364	1004	663
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 9	S 20	S 18	S 18	S 18	SSW 8	ESE 8	E 8	WSW 14	SSE 10	ESE 10	WSW 12	S 16	SSE 9	SSW 16	SSW 14	WSW 13	—	SSW 14	S 11
kJ	61	30	56	98	55	39	109	131	1008	502	132	456	129	106	269	261	304	—	1161	121
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 5	SSE 8	—	—	SSW 8	E 8	ENE 3	NE 4	—	SSE 10	ENE 4	SSE 9	E 5	E 3	E 4	—	SSE 12	SE 12	SE 11	SE 10
kJ	52	915	—	—	212	140	7	15	—	998	16	739	83	7	12	—	2671	6860	5030	1799
Sea °C	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
Diff °C	+0.4	+0.4	+0.4	+0.4	+0.4	+0.4	+0.4	+0.4	-0.5	-0.3	+0.4	-0.3	+0.4	-0.5	-0.3	+0.4	-0.7	+0.4	+0.4	+0.4

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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