Alaska Wave Buoys

Local Alaska wave buoys are also listed on the map on the main surf reports page (the small circle icons) or here is a comprehensive list of buoys in the region:

46080 Northwest Gulf 57NM East of Kodiak, AK
46082 Cape Suckling 84NM Southeast of Cordova, AK
46083 Fairweather Grounds 92NM Southeast of Yakutat, AK
46205 West Dixon Entrance
46001 GULF OF AK 175NM South East of Kodiak, AK
46004 Middle Nomad
46060 West Orca Bay 36NM South Southwest of Valdez, AK
46061 Seal Rocks 55NM South of Valdez, AK
46066 S Aleutians 380NM Southwest of Kodiak, AK
46072 Central Aleutians 230NM Southwest of Dutch Harbor
46073 Southeast Bering Sea
46075 Shumagin Islands, AK
46076 Cape Cleare AK
46077 Shelikof Strait, AK
46078 Albatross Banks AK
46081 Western Prince William Sound
46084 Cape Edgecumbe Buoy AK
46085 Central Gulf of Alaska Buoy
46106 Central Cook Inlet AK
46107 Montague Strait
46145 Central Dixon Entrance Buoy
46183 North Hecate Strait
46184 North Nomad
46208 West Moresby
46246 Ocean Station PAPA (166)

SwellTrack

The NOAA choose a number of buoy locations to issue full spectral forecasts for. Although the wave buoy doesn't actually have anything to do with the forecast (The SwellTrack spectral information is all produced by the NWWIII Model) it's useful to compare the SwellTrack with the actual observations to spot the arrival of a new swell front. These spectral forecasts are simply the most detailed idea of what's coming in the days ahead...