Is it worth the trip?
67Good out of 100 for your dates
Best on Fri 6: 9 ft swell at 12 s, 3 hours of offshore wind, sheltered (estimated): holds up in a blow
Tue 3 · 69 out of 100
- Swell
- 11 ft8 shollow
- Energy
- 1,365kJ
- Wind
- ENE 16 kn
- Temp
- 9°C
Wed 4 · 61 out of 100
- Swell
- 6 ft12 shollow
- Energy
- 836kJ
- Wind
- W 2 kn
- Temp
- 9°C
Thu 5 · 57 out of 100
- Swell
- 10 ft8 shollow
- Energy
- 1,172kJ
- Wind
- ENE 20 kn
- Temp
- 9°C
Fri 6 · 82 out of 100
- Swell
- 9 ft12 shollow
- Energy
- 2,196kJ
- Wind
- E 17 kn
- Temp
- 8°C
Sat 7 · 68 out of 100
- Swell
- 7 ft8 shollow
- Energy
- 610kJ
- Wind
- ENE 8 kn
- Temp
- 7°C
Sun 8 · 58 out of 100
- Swell
- 7 ft8 shollow
- Energy
- 574kJ
- Wind
- NNE 5 kn
- Temp
- 8°C
Mon 9 · 52 out of 100
- Swell
- 8 ft7 shollow
- Energy
- 545kJ
- Wind
- NE 9 kn
- Temp
- 8°C
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Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 257, fair
- Tue 369, good
- Wed 461, good
- Thu 557, fair
- Fri 682, good
- Sat 768, good
- Sun 858, fair
- Mon 952, fair
- Tue 1061, good
- Wed 1176, good
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 beginners. This is the forecast for experts, so you can see what it does.
| Day | Scorefor Expert | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 57, fair | 6 ft10 shollow7 ft at break (est.) | 546kJ | offshorewind from the east, 9 knots, offshore | 6°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 69, good | 11 ft8 shollowunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 1,365kJ | offshorewind from the east-north-east, 16 knots, offshore | 9°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 61, good | 6 ft12 shollow8 ft at break (est.) | 836kJ | wind from the west, 2 knots | 9°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 57, fair | 10 ft8 shollowunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 1,172kJ | offshorewind from the east-north-east, 20 knots, offshore | 9°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 82, good | 9 ft12 shollow6 ft at break (est.) | 2,196kJ | offshorewind from the east, 17 knots, offshore | 8°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 68, good | 7 ft8 shollow7 ft at break (est.) | 610kJ | offshorewind from the east-north-east, 8 knots, offshore | 7°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 58, fair | 7 ft8 shollowunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 574kJ | wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots | 8°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 52, fair | 8 ft7 shollowunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 545kJ | wind from the north-east, 9 knots | 8°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 61, good | 22 ft11 shollowunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 10,716kJ | offshorewind from the east, 18 knots, offshore | 8°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 76, good | 8 ft9 shollow7 ft at break (est.) | 817kJ | offshorewind from the east-south-east, 14 knots, offshore | 5°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 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
- Wed 4 NovLow 03:40 −1.3 mHigh 10:15 +1.2 mLow 16:33 −1.1 mHigh 22:34 +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). Within 5 km we also list 1 wind sports spot.
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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