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Loran Point - Adak
Surf spot · United States
Is it worth the trip?
15Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Sat 7: 4 ft swell at 7 s, sheltered (estimated): holds up in a blow
Tue 3 · 0 out of 100
- Swell
- 11 ft11 sslab
- Energy
- 2,979kJ
- Wind
- WNW 26 kn
- Temp
- 5°C
Wed 4 · 0 out of 100
- Swell
- 9 ft8 sslab
- Energy
- 1,067kJ
- Wind
- W 19 kn
- Temp
- 4°C
Thu 5 · 13 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft10 smushy
- Energy
- 192kJ
- Wind
- W 22 kn
- Temp
- 4°C
Fri 6 · 9 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft11 smushy
- Energy
- 444kJ
- Wind
- NW 32 kn
- Temp
- 4°C
Sat 7 · 36 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft7 shollow
- Energy
- 146kJ
- Wind
- SSE 8 kn
- Temp
- 5°C
Sun 8 · 16 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft10 shollow
- Energy
- 155kJ
- Wind
- W 21 kn
- Temp
- 6°C
Mon 9 · 4 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft11 shollow
- Energy
- 135kJ
- Wind
- W 25 kn
- Temp
- 5°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 9 days
Full forecast- Mon 213, poor
- Tue 30, too big
- Wed 40, too big
- Thu 513, poor
- Fri 69, poor
- Sat 736, poor
- Sun 816, poor
- Mon 94, too small
- Tue 1010, 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
Loran Point - Adak does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.
| Day | Scorefor Intermediate | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 13, poor | 4 ft12 smushyunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 346kJ | wind from the west-north-west, 30 knots | 6°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 0, too big | 11 ft11 sslab12 ft at break (est.) | 2,979kJ | wind from the west-north-west, 26 knots | 5°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 0, too big | 9 ft8 sslab10 ft at break (est.) | 1,067kJ | wind from the west, 19 knots | 4°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 13, poor | 3 ft10 smushy5 ft at break (est.) | 192kJ | wind from the west, 22 knots | 4°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 9, poor | 4 ft11 smushy5 ft at break (est.) | 444kJ | wind from the north-west, 32 knots | 4°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 36, poor | 4 ft7 shollow4 ft at break (est.) | 146kJ | offshorewind from the south-south-east, 8 knots, offshore | 5°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 16, poor | 3 ft10 shollow2 ft at break (est.) | 155kJ | wind from the west, 21 knots | 6°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 4, too small | 2 ft11 shollowunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 135kJ | wind from the west, 25 knots | 5°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 10, too small | 3 ft5 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 38kJ | wind from the north-west, 21 knots | 4°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.
Best time to go
No month stands out
Good days in a typical week, each month, for intermediate surfers, from 2016 on (history scored the same way).
- Jan0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May0of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug1of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep1of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov0of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
Tap a month to see this spot for a trip then.
Typical, not a forecast.
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
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.
The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Where to stay: Adak
about 25 min by car · 1 place to stay
about US$114/nightcountry average
About Adak its beds, food and every spot near it
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.