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Sailboat nearing the port on Adak Island, Alaska
Adak, the nearest town, 14 km away. Photo: Paxson Woelber, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Loran Point - Adak

Surf spot · United States

Is it worth the trip?

23Poor out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Sat 7: 6 ft swell at 7 s, sheltered (estimated): holds up in a blow

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 12 out of 100

Swell
11 ft11 sslab
Energy
2,979kJ
Wind
WNW 26 kn
Temp
5°C

Wed 4 · 25 out of 100

Swell
10 ft8 sslab
Energy
1,201kJ
Wind
W 17 kn
Temp
4°C

Thu 5 · 11 out of 100

Swell
7 ft8 sslab
Energy
527kJ
Wind
W 21 kn
Temp
4°C

Fri 6 · 13 out of 100

Swell
9 ft9 sslab
Energy
1,183kJ
Wind
NW 26 kn
Temp
4°C

Sat 7 · 47 out of 100

Swell
6 ft7 sslab
Energy
289kJ
Wind
ESE 2 kn
Temp
5°C

Sun 8 · 5 out of 100

Swell
3 ft10 shollow
Energy
155kJ
Wind
W 21 kn
Temp
6°C

Mon 9 · 22 out of 100

Swell
7 ft9 sslab
Energy
817kJ
Wind
WSW 24 kn
Temp
5°C

Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast

Forecast: next 9 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 219, too small
  2. Tue 312, poor
  3. Wed 425, poor
  4. Thu 511, poor
  5. Fri 613, poor
  6. Sat 747, fair
  7. Sun 85, too small
  8. Mon 922, poor
  9. Tue 103, too small

The spot in five facts

  • Faces Ntakes swell from the N
  • Offshore: Swind from the land
  • Intermediate +who it suits
  • Works 3–10 ftof swell
  • Water 6 °C5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves

Full forecast

every day, every number
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Loran Point - Adak, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 2Nov19, too small6 ft9 sslab4 ft at break (est.)509kJwind from the south-south-west, 21 knots, offshore6°C
Tue 3Nov12, poor11 ft11 sslab12 ft at break (est.)2,979kJwind from the west-north-west, 26 knots5°C
Wed 4Nov25, poor10 ft8 sslab11 ft at break (est.)1,201kJwind from the west, 17 knots4°C
Thu 5Nov11, poor7 ft8 sslab8 ft at break (est.)527kJwind from the west, 21 knots4°C
Fri 6Nov13, poor9 ft9 sslab11 ft at break (est.)1,183kJwind from the north-west, 26 knots4°C
Sat 7Nov47, fair6 ft7 sslab7 ft at break (est.)289kJwind from the east-south-east, 2 knots5°C
Sun 8Nov5, too small3 ft10 shollow2 ft at break (est.)155kJwind from the west, 21 knots6°C
Mon 9Nov22, poor7 ft9 sslab6 ft at break (est.)817kJwind from the west-south-west, 24 knots5°C
Tue 10Nov3, too small2 ft8 smushy3 ft at break (est.)47kJwind from the north-west, 21 knots4°C

Energy is the swell's power, in kJ per metre of wave. Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to; green is offshore. More

Tide

  • Mon 2 NovLow 04:39 −0.8 mHigh 12:25 +0.4 mLow 17:24 +0.1 mHigh 22:00 +0.3 m
  • Tue 3 NovLow 05:26 −0.7 mHigh 12:46 +0.4 mLow 18:33 −0.1 mHigh 23:38 +0.2 m
  • Wed 4 NovLow 06:13 −0.5 mHigh 13:07 +0.4 mLow 19:37 −0.3 m

Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.

Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.

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About Loran Point - Adak

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.

The spot faces N (353°), so it takes swell from the N. The wind blows offshore from the S (173°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up, because of a steep sea floor. It works in 3–10 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very steeply: 10 m deep about 50 m out (1 in 2). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hard and thick, like a slab. The sea is about 4°C in January, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 10°C in August, its warmest (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves). The town to stay in is Adak.

Water about 6°C: 5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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Where to stay: Adak

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Adak

about 25 min by car · 1 place to stay

about US$114/nightcountry average

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Nearest town: Adak, 14 km (about 25 min by car)

About US$114 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.