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.

Pick your dates and start point to see a trip here scored, planned and costed: plan a surf trip to United States.

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

Stay in SitkaAd

Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote.

Room photos are examples, not these hotels (credits).

See all places to stay on Booking.com →

Where it is

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

The map needs JavaScript. Every place on it is listed on this page, and each place's page links to Google Maps.

One finger scrolls the page; two fingers move the map. Pins are our own positions. Map OpenFreeMap, © OpenMapTiles, data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for beginner 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.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Intermediate

Spot

Mon 19

Tue 20

Wed 21

Thu 22

Fri 23

Sat 24

Sun 25

Sandy Beach3.4 kmabout 10 min by carIntermediate and up

2 ft42 kJ

6 ft476 kJ

5 ft457 kJ

5 ft284 kJ

3 ft100 kJ

1 ft11 kJ

2 ft12 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Sandy Beach, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	19, too small	2 ft7 shollow	42kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 3 knots	8°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	6 ft8 smushy	476kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 19 knots	10°C
Wed 21Oct	15, poor	5 ft9 shollow	457kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 5 knots	6°C
Thu 22Oct	56, good	5 ft9 shollow	284kJ	wind from the south-east, 4 knots	6°C
Fri 23Oct	36, fair	3 ft8 shollow	100kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 3 knots, offshore	8°C
Sat 24Oct	10, too small	1 ft7 shollow	11kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, offshore	9°C
Sun 25Oct	15, too small	2 ft4 shollow	12kJ	wind from the north-west, 3 knots	10°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

Asian Palace RestaurantAsian · 0.2 km from the centre
Sitka's Burger and Crab ShackBurger · 0.2 km from the centre
Alaska's AlohaSeafood · 0.3 km from the centre
Coldwater Bar and GrillBar and grill · 0.3 km from the centre
House of RepresentativesSushi · 0.3 km from the centre
Kenny's Wok and TeriyakiAsian · 0.3 km from the centre

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

Sitka, United States