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Kornoelje's Beach

Alaska · United States

IntermediateBeach break56.247, -134.653

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Kornoelje's Beach is a N-facing sand beach on the United States shoreline, opening onto the Gulf of Alaska — it catches NW–NE swell, and offshore SE–SW winds tidy the banks through april–october.

10-day forecast

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Wave height & period

HeightPeriod

Wind

SpeedGusts
TimeRatingWavesSwellWindAir

Water temperature by month

This month: ~11.2°C (52.2°F) on average

Jan

6.6°C

43.9°F · 4.1–8°C

Feb

6°C

42.8°F · 4.6–7.4°C

Mar

6°C

42.8°F · 4.3–8°C

Apr

6.3°C

43.3°F · 4.8–8.3°C

May

7.8°C

46°F · 5.7–9.8°C

Jun

9.7°C

49.5°F · 7.7–12°C

Jul

11.4°C

52.5°F · 10–12.8°C

Aug

11.8°C

53.2°F · 9.5–13.5°C

Sep

11.2°C

52.2°F · 9.5–13.1°C

Oct

9.9°C

49.8°F · 8–11.2°C

Nov

8.6°C

47.5°F · 6.1–10.5°C

Dec

7.4°C

45.3°F · 4.4–9.8°C

25-year monthly averages from the NOAA OISST satellite record — typical range min–max, not a live reading.

Know before you go

Best swell

NW–NE

Best wind

SE–SW

Break type

Beach break

Best season

April–October

Safety: Friendly by surf standards, but rip currents and drop-in etiquette still apply. Shifting sandbars create moving rip currents — learn to spot them and use them to get out back.

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