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
Best forecast wave conditions in Alaska - Mainland	Bird Point (Tidal Bore) Alaska - Mainland	Bird Point (Tidal Bore) Alaska - Mainland	Cannon Beach Alaska - Mainland	Bird Point (Tidal Bore) Alaska - Mainland	Cannon Beach Alaska - Mainland	Cannon Beach Alaska - Mainland	Bird Point (Tidal Bore) Alaska - Mainland	Cannon Beach Alaska - Mainland	Cannon Beach 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	Bird Point (Tidal Bore) Alaska - Mainland	Bird Point (Tidal Bore) Alaska - Mainland	Cannon Beach Alaska - Mainland	Bird Point (Tidal Bore) Alaska - Mainland
Rating (10 max)	3	1	4	2	3	4	3	4	3	2	3	4	4	4	4	3	0	1	4	1
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	SE 10	S 11	SE 10	S 10	SW 17	SE 11	S 12	S 11	SE 11	SSE 10	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	SW 12	SSE 11
kJ	1216	363	771	424	479	1453	1110	986	467	617	501	1608	2622	2177	2612	1360	869	338	2044	263
Wind (km/h)	NE	ESE	E	ENE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	ENE	NNE	NE	NE	N	NNE	NNE	NE	WSW	N	NE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	glassy	off	off	off	on	cross-off	off	glassy
High Tide	5:33PM6.78m					5:30AM2.42m			6:16AM2.26m			9:00AM5.25m		8:09PM5.39m	9:59AM5.10m		9:11PM5.03m	11:01AM5.12m		10:30PM4.81m
Low Tide		00:31AM-0.17m	9:59AM1.28m	12:38PM1.67m	10:54PM-0.05m	10:35AM1.34m	1:16PM1.95m	11:35PM0.05m	11:16AM1.38m	1:57PM2.23m	00:20AM0.17m		2:47PM2.48m		3:15AM1.16m	3:52PM2.62m		4:15AM1.44m	2:50PM1.30m


mm	—	—	2	1	1	—	—	3	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	15	—
Max °C	4	3	6	3	6	6	2	6	6	1	8	1	1	2	4	4	3	1	3	1
Min °C	4	2	5	2	5	5	2	4	6	1	7	1	1	1	3	3	2	1	3	-1
Chill °C	0	0	2	1	4	4	-2	4	2	-3	5	-1	0	-2	-1	-1	-1	-4	0	0
	—	—	10:06	—	—	10:07	—	—	10:11	—	—	9:07	—	—	9:10	—	—	9:11	—	—
	4:40	—	—	4:37	—	—	4:36	—	—	4:34	—	—	4:30	—	—	4:29	—	—	5:47	—
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	SE 10	S 11	SE 10	S 10	SW 17	SE 11	S 12	S 11	SE 11	SSE 10	ESE 10	SSW 12	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	SW 12	SSE 11
kJ	1216	363	771	424	479	1453	1110	986	467	617	501	1288	30	2177	2612	1360	869	338	2044	263
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 11	S 4	SW 10	S 18	WSW 10	S 10	SSW 13	WSW 12	WSW 12	SSW 11	WSW 11	SSW 13	S 20	S 19	SSW 12	SW 7	SSW 12	S 13	SSE 9	ESE 9
kJ	24	8	341	6	204	234	62	403	226	12	82	60	7	7	85	38	263	324	32	56
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 6	—	—	—	—	—	E 5	—	ENE 3	—	ENE 3	ESE 10	ESE 11	—	—	SW 7	WSW 5	NNE 2	—	NNE 3
kJ	29	—	—	—	—	—	54	—	3	—	7	1608	2622	—	—	384	22	1	—	2
Sea °C	7	7	8	7	8	8	7	8	8	7	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	7
Diff °C	+0.2	+0.2	+0.3	+0.2	+0.3	+0.3	+0.2	+0.3	+0.3	+0.2	+0.3	+0.2	+0.2	+0.2	+0.2	+0.2	+0.2	+0.2	+0.3	+0.2

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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