Yakutat, United States
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About Yakutat
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details 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 11°C: 4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
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Forecast
Yakutat does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for experts, so you can see what it does.
The score for experts, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small
| Day | Scorefor Expert | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 19Oct | 26, too small | 4 ft6 shollow | 108kJ | offshorewind from the east-south-east, 10 knots, offshore | 8°C |
| Tue 20Oct | 25, poor | 8 ft9 shollow | 917kJ | offshorewind from the south-east, 29 knots, offshore | 11°C |
| Wed 21Oct | 66, good | 13 ft9 shollow | 2,430kJ | offshorewind from the east-south-east, 15 knots, offshore | 4°C |
| Thu 22Oct | 63, good | 8 ft8 shollow | 741kJ | offshorewind from the east-south-east, 12 knots, offshore | 6°C |
| Fri 23Oct | 21, too small | 4 ft7 shollow | 137kJ | wind from the north, 4 knots | 6°C |
| Sat 24Oct | 7, too small | 1 ft12 shollow | 39kJ | wind from the north, 4 knots | 6°C |
| Sun 25Oct | 14, too small | 4 ft6 shollow | 80kJ | wind from the west-north-west, 8 knots | 7°C |
| Mon 26Oct | 21, too small | 3 ft6 shollow | 89kJ | wind from the north, 4 knots | 8°C |
| Tue 27Oct | 8, too small | 1 ft13 shollow | 61kJ | wind from the west-north-west, 1 knot | 8°C |
Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Energy is the swell's power in kJ per metre of wave, from its height and interval: it grows with the square of each, so a long-period swell hits far harder than a short one the same size. The word under the swell is the wave's shape, our estimate from the sea floor. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to; offshore wind, blowing from the land out to sea, is green and says so.
Your trip, day by day
6 nights from Tue 20 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for expert surfers. Change dates
- Tue 20 OctTravel out
No way there we can work out.
- Wed 21 OctSurf Yakutat
Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 13 ft at 9 s, offshore wind.
- Thu 22 OctSurf Yakutat
Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 8 ft at 8 s, offshore wind.
- Fri 23 OctRest day
Too small: 4 ft at best.
- Sat 24 OctRest day
Too small: 1 ft at best.
- Sun 25 OctRest day
Too small: 4 ft at best.
- Mon 26 OctTravel home
No way there we can work out.
Places to eat near Yakutat
- Alaska Fish'n Snooze Bed & BreakfastBreakfast and brunch · 1.2 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
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