Alaska Surf

Detailed Alaska 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. 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. Our local Wavefinder indicates where some of the best conditions are likely to be found in Alaska over the next 7 days. Surf photos from Alaska and reviews of the best spots and surfing conditions have been provided by local surfers.

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Alaska Wavefinder

Long range 3-hourly Hourly

	Wed	Thursday 18			Friday 19			Saturday 20			Sunday 21			Monday 22			Tuesday 23			Wednesday 24
	Night	AM	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	Ocean Cape Alaska - Mainland	Ocean Cape Alaska - Mainland	Ocean Cape Alaska - Mainland	Cannon Beach Alaska - Mainland	Cannon Beach Alaska - Mainland	Bird Point (Tidal Bore) Alaska - Mainland	Bird Point (Tidal Bore) Alaska - Mainland	Cannon Beach Alaska - Mainland	Bird Point (Tidal Bore) 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	Fossil Beach Kodiak Alaska - Kodiak Island	Fossil Beach Kodiak Alaska - Kodiak Island	Cannon Beach Alaska - Mainland	Cannon Beach Alaska - Mainland	Cannon Beach Alaska - Mainland	Ocean Cape Alaska - Mainland	Cannon Beach Alaska - Mainland
Rating	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	1	1	1
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.1 S	1.0 S	0.8 S	0.6 S	0.5 S	0.4 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.3 WSW	0.3 ESE	0.2 SSE	0.4 S	0.6 E	0.7 E	0.8 ESE	0.7 ESE	0.8 SW	0.8 SW	0.4 WSW	0.4 WSW	1.0 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.7 WSW
Period(s) (?)	11	11	10	10	10	7	7	8	6	11	11	6	7	8	7	9	10	9	10	11	10	9
Energy(?)	317	239	139	78	80	21	19	30	17	19	60	40	62	78	60	91	132	48	51	239	180	108
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross
High Tide / height (m)	2:31AM 2.44	1:26PM 3.20		3:07AM 2.51		2:02PM 3.25			2:38PM 3.27	4:15AM 2.55		3:14PM 3.24	4:50AM 2.53		3:50PM 3.15		5:26AM 2.51		6:43PM 6.34	7:56AM 6.00		7:24PM 6.09
Low Tide / height (m)		7:29AM 1.37		8:30PM -0.13	8:07AM 1.36		11:16PM -0.19	8:44AM 1.31		9:40PM -0.27	9:20AM 1.25		10:14PM -0.31	9:58AM 1.19		10:49PM -0.33	10:39AM 1.14	1:14PM 1.63	1:36AM -0.09		1:55PM 1.66	2:14AM 0.14
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	-4	-5	-6	-8	-8	-11	-11	-9	-12	-10	-12	-15	-15	-15	-14	-5	-4	-10	-8	-6	-4	-4
Low °C	-5	-6	-6	-9	-9	-12	-13	-9	-13	-13	-12	-15	-16	-15	-15	-5	-5	-10	-9	-7	-5	-6
Chill °C (?)	-9	-11	-12	-15	-14	-18	-16	-14	-12	-20	-22	-22	-20	-23	-23	-12	-6	-14	-12	-10	-9	-7
Sunrise	-	11:14	-	-	11:14	-	-	11:15	-	-	11:15	-	-	10:14	-	-	9:49	-	-	11:17	-	-
Sunset	-	-	5:15	-	-	3:51	-	-	3:52	-	-	3:52	-	-	3:52	-	-	5:19	-	-	5:19	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.1 S	1.0 S	0.8 S	0.6 S	0.5 S	0.4 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.3 WSW	0.3 ESE	0.3 E	0.4 S	0.6 E	0.7 E	0.8 ESE	0.7 ESE	0.8 SW	0.8 NNE	0.4 WSW	0.4 WSW	1.0 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.7 WSW
Period (s)	11	11	10	10	10	7	7	8	6	6	11	6	7	8	7	9	6	9	10	11	10	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 WSW	0.2 W	0.2 W	0.2 W	0.4 W	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.3 SSE	0.1 SE	0.2 SSE	0.3 WSW	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.8 E	0.8 SW	0.1 SW	0.2 W	0.1 SW	0.1 S	0.1 S
Period (s)	10	9	8	8	9	9	12	8	12	11	9	9	10	11	10	8	10	21	6	19	18	16
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.2 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.2 ENE	-	-	-	0.3 N	0.5 N	0.5 ENE	-	-	-	-	0.7 NNE	-	0.2 ENE	-	0.3 ENE	-	-
Period (s)	2	2	2	2	2	-	-	-	2	3	3	-	-	-	-	4	-	2	-	3	-	-

	Wed		Thursday 18								Friday 19								Saturday 20
	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	12PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Alaska	Cannon Beach Alaska - Mainland	Cannon Beach Alaska - Mainland	Cannon Beach Alaska - Mainland	Cannon Beach Alaska - Mainland	Cannon Beach Alaska - Mainland	Ocean Cape Alaska - Mainland	Bird Point (Tidal Bore) Alaska - Mainland	Ocean Cape Alaska - Mainland	Ocean Cape Alaska - Mainland	Ocean Cape Alaska - Mainland	Ocean Cape 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	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
Rating	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.3 S	1.2 S	1.1 S	1.1 S	1.0 S	1.0 S	0.8 ESE	0.8 S	0.8 S	0.7 S	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.4 W	0.4 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.4 ESE
Period(s) (?)	12	11	11	11	11	11	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	8	7	7	7	7	7
Energy(?)	472	403	317	330	244	239	107	139	134	105	78	79	94	80	85	67	53	20	19	22	22	22
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	glass	off	off	off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off
Tide State(?)	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	low	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)				2:31AM 2.44								3:07AM 2.51				2:02PM 3.25					5:31AM 6.05
Low Tide / height (m)	7:54PM -0.04				7:29AM 1.37		10:02AM 1.88			8:30PM -0.13				8:07AM 1.36					11:16PM -0.19
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	-4	-5	-5	-5	-6	-6	-11	-6	-8	-8	-8	-9	-9	-8	-9	-8	-9	-11	-12	-13	-13	-13
Chill °C (?)	-9	-10	-10	-10	-12	-12	-11	-13	-15	-15	-15	-15	-15	-14	-14	-12	-14	-16	-16	-18	-13	-17
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	10:11	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	11:14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:16	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.3 S	1.2 S	1.1 S	1.1 S	1.0 S	1.0 S	0.8 ESE	0.8 S	0.8 S	0.7 S	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.4 W	0.4 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.4 ESE
Period (s)	12	11	11	11	11	11	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	8	7	7	7	7	7
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 W	0.3 W	0.2 WSW	0.3 W	0.2 W	0.2 W	0.3 S	0.2 W	0.2 W	0.2 W	0.2 W	0.2 W	0.3 W	0.4 W	0.4 W	0.4 W	0.3 SSE	0.1 SW	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 S
Period (s)	10	10	10	10	10	9	10	8	8	9	8	10	10	9	8	8	8	6	12	12	12	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	1.0 NNW	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.4 NE	0.3 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	-	-	-	0.3 NNE	-	0.3 N	0.4 N	0.3 N
Period (s)	2	3	2	2	2	2	4	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	-	-	-	3	-	3	3	3

	Wednesday 17							Thursday 18
	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	10PM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Alaska	Cannon Beach Alaska - Mainland	Cannon Beach Alaska - Mainland	Cannon Beach Alaska - Mainland	Cannon Beach Alaska - Mainland	Cannon Beach Alaska - Mainland	Ocean Cape Alaska - Mainland	Bird Point (Tidal Bore) Alaska - Mainland	Ocean Cape Alaska - Mainland	Ocean Cape Alaska - Mainland	Ocean Cape Alaska - Mainland	Ocean Cape 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	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
Rating	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.2 S	1.2 S	1.3 S	1.3 S	1.2 S	1.2 S	0.6 S	1.2 S	1.1 S	1.1 S	1.1 S	1.1 S	1.1 S	1.1 S	1.0 S	1.0 S	1.0 S	0.6 E	0.6 ESE	0.7 ESE	0.8 ESE	0.8 ESE
Period(s) (?)	11	11	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	8	8	8	9	9
Energy(?)	517	380	472	464	400	403	175	379	317	317	311	330	320	300	244	243	239	104	112	93	107	101
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass
High Tide / height (m)										2:31AM 2.44
Low Tide / height (m)			7:54PM -0.04												7:29AM 1.37					10:02AM 1.88
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	-4	-4	-4	-5	-5	-5	-8	-5	-5	-5	-5	-5	-5	-5	-6	-6	-6	-11	-11	-11	-11	-10
Chill °C (?)	-9	-9	-9	-10	-10	-11	-15	-11	-11	-11	-11	-10	-11	-11	-12	-12	-12	-11	-11	-11	-11	-10
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10:11	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.2 S	1.2 S	1.3 S	1.3 S	1.2 S	1.2 S	0.8 E	1.2 S	1.1 S	1.1 S	1.1 S	1.1 S	1.1 S	1.1 S	1.0 S	1.0 S	1.0 S	0.6 E	0.6 ESE	0.7 ESE	0.8 ESE	0.8 ESE
Period (s)	11	11	12	11	11	11	8	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	8	8	8	9	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.8 SSW	0.3 W	0.3 W	0.3 W	0.3 W	0.3 W	0.6 S	0.2 WSW	0.2 WSW	0.2 WSW	0.2 WSW	0.3 W	0.2 W	0.2 W	0.2 W	0.2 W	0.2 W	0.5 SE	0.5 SE	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.2 S
Period (s)	12	10	10	10	10	10	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	10	10	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.7 NNW	0.3 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.9 NNW	0.9 NNW	0.9 NNW	1.0 NNW	0.9 NNW
Period (s)	3	3	2	2	2	3	4	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	4	4	4	4	4

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