Sitka, United States

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About Sitka

Sitka is a town in Alaska, United States. From Sitka you can reach 1 surf spot. The nearest is Sandy Beach, a surf spot 3.4 km from the centre. Overture lists 23 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is SIT, 2 km away.

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Staying in Sitka

  • 23 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
  • Nearest airports: SIT, 2 km, PSG, 148 km, JNU, 152 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Sitka.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for intermediate surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

Surf spots within 20 km of Sitka: Sun 18 Oct to Sat 24 Oct
SpotSun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24
Sandy Beach3.4 kmabout 10 min by car4 ft237 kJwind from the south-east, 4 knots, good2 ft17 kJwind from the east-south-east, 3 knots, too small5 ft191 kJwind from the south-south-east, 19 knots, poor6 ft485 kJwind from the south-south-east, 5 knots, poor4 ft250 kJwind from the south-east, 4 knots, good3 ft94 kJwind from the north-north-east, 3 knots, offshore, too small2 ft12 kJwind from the north-north-east, 8 knots, offshore, too small
All readings for Sandy Beach: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Sandy Beach, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct53, good4 ft8 shollow237kJwind from the south-east, 4 knots9°C
Mon 19Oct20, too small2 ft4 shollow17kJwind from the east-south-east, 3 knots8°C
Tue 20Oct5, poor5 ft7 smushy191kJwind from the south-south-east, 19 knots10°C
Wed 21Oct16, poor6 ft9 shollow485kJwind from the south-south-east, 5 knots6°C
Thu 22Oct56, good4 ft9 shollow250kJwind from the south-east, 4 knots6°C
Fri 23Oct34, too small3 ft8 shollow94kJwind from the north-north-east, 3 knots, offshore8°C
Sat 24Oct15, too small2 ft4 shollow12kJwind from the north-north-east, 8 knots, offshore9°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Sitka, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Places to eat near Sitka

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits