Is it worth the trip?
69Good out of 100 for your dates
Best on Thu 5: 8 ft swell at 11 s, 3 hours of offshore wind, sheltered (estimated): holds up in a blow
Mon 2 · 53 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft9 shollow
- Energy
- 452kJ
- Wind
- ESE 13 kn
- Temp
- 5°C
Tue 3 · 67 out of 100
- Swell
- 8 ft8 shollow
- Energy
- 618kJ
- Wind
- ENE 17 kn
- Temp
- 9°C
Wed 4 · 66 out of 100
- Swell
- 6 ft11 shollow
- Energy
- 901kJ
- Wind
- N 3 kn
- Temp
- 9°C
Thu 5 · 79 out of 100
- Swell
- 8 ft11 shollow
- Energy
- 1,696kJ
- Wind
- ENE 18 kn
- Temp
- 9°C
Fri 6 · 40 out of 100
- Swell
- 15 ft10 shollow
- Energy
- 4,254kJ
- Wind
- ESE 17 kn
- Temp
- 9°C
Sat 7 · 70 out of 100
- Swell
- 7 ft9 shollow
- Energy
- 705kJ
- Wind
- ENE 10 kn
- Temp
- 7°C
Sun 8 · 77 out of 100
- Swell
- 16 ft11 shollow
- Energy
- 5,234kJ
- Wind
- SE 11 kn
- Temp
- 7°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 171, good
- Mon 253, fair
- Tue 367, good
- Wed 466, good
- Thu 579, good
- Fri 640, poor
- Sat 770, good
- Sun 877, good
- Mon 976, good
- Tue 1054, fair
The spot in five facts
- Faces Wtakes swell from the W
- Offshore: Ewind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 5–20 ftof swell
- Water 9 °C4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know rips, currents, rocks or your skill.
Yakutat does not suit intermediates. This is the forecast for experts, so you can see what it does.
| Day | Scorefor Expert | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 71, good | 6 ft11 shollow8 ft at break (est.) | 883kJ | offshorewind from the south-east, 5 knots, offshore | 7°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 53, fair | 5 ft9 shollow6 ft at break (est.) | 452kJ | offshorewind from the east-south-east, 13 knots, offshore | 5°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 67, good | 8 ft8 shollowunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 618kJ | offshorewind from the east-north-east, 17 knots, offshore | 9°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 66, good | 6 ft11 shollow8 ft at break (est.) | 901kJ | wind from the north, 3 knots | 9°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 79, good | 8 ft11 shollow10 ft at break (est.) | 1,696kJ | offshorewind from the east-north-east, 18 knots, offshore | 9°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 40, poor | 15 ft10 shollow8 ft at break (est.) | 4,254kJ | offshorewind from the east-south-east, 17 knots, offshore | 9°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 70, good | 7 ft9 shollow8 ft at break (est.) | 705kJ | offshorewind from the east-north-east, 10 knots, offshore | 7°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 77, good | 16 ft11 shollowunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 5,234kJ | offshorewind from the south-east, 11 knots, offshore | 7°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 76, good | 7 ft9 shollow4 ft at break (est.) | 821kJ | offshorewind from the east-north-east, 12 knots, offshore | 6°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 54, fair | 6 ft8 shollowunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 464kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 1 knot | 7°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
- Sun 1 NovLow 00:16 −1.8 mHigh 07:07 +0.8 mLow 12:26 −0.4 mHigh 18:19 +1.1 m
- Mon 2 NovLow 01:24 −1.6 mHigh 08:19 +0.9 mLow 14:00 −0.5 mHigh 19:48 +0.9 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 02:35 −1.4 mHigh 09:22 +1.0 mLow 15:26 −0.8 mHigh 21:18 +0.9 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 Yakutat
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces W (281°), so it takes swell from the W. The wind blows offshore from the E (101°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up, because of a steep sea floor. It works in 5–20 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very steeply: 10 m deep about 50 m out (1 in 7). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 5°C in February, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 14°C in July, its warmest (4/3 wetsuit and boots). The town to stay in is Yakutat, 1.2 km away (about 5 min by car).
Water about 9°C: 4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
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