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North Beach

Alaska · United States

IntermediateBeach break51.957, -176.647

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North Beach is a N-facing sand beach on the United States shoreline, opening onto the Bering Sea — it catches NW–NE swell, and offshore SE–SW winds tidy the banks through april–october.

10-day forecast

Local time · updates hourly

Wave height & period

HeightPeriod

Wind

SpeedGusts
TimeRatingWavesSwellWindAir

Water temperature by month

This month: ~9°C (48.2°F) on average

Jan

4.1°C

39.4°F · 3–5.8°C

Feb

4°C

39.2°F · 3.2–4.8°C

Mar

3.9°C

39°F · 2.6–4.7°C

Apr

4°C

39.2°F · 2.6–5.2°C

May

5°C

41°F · 3.9–5.9°C

Jun

6.3°C

43.3°F · 4.9–8.7°C

Jul

8°C

46.4°F · 5.7–13.6°C

Aug

9.3°C

48.7°F · 7.4–12.4°C

Sep

9°C

48.2°F · 7–11.4°C

Oct

7.2°C

45°F · 6.1–8.6°C

Nov

5.7°C

42.3°F · 4.1–6.8°C

Dec

4.7°C

40.5°F · 3.7–6.2°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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