Sandy Beach

Sitka, United States

Right now

Conditions at 11:00 PM Alaska Daylight Time.

Poor

Waist-high (0.9 m) at 5 s, heading toward NE, with moderate cross-shore wind toward NNW.

Swell

0.9 m

NE

5 s

Wind

16 km/h

NNW

Cross-shore

Tide

2 m

Falling

Weather

13 °C

Drizzle

13 °C water

7-day forecast

Wave height and the best conditions expected each day.

Hourly forecast

Friday, September 18, 2026

TimeRatingSwellSwell directionWindWind directionTideWeather

12 AM

Fair

0.6 m · 7 s

ENE

8 km/h · 18 km/h gusts

W

Offshore

1.4 m

Overcast · 9 °C

1 AM

Fair

0.5 m · 7 s

ENE

9 km/h · 21 km/h gusts

W

Offshore

1.5 m

Overcast · 9 °C

2 AM

Fair

0.5 m · 6 s

ENE

8 km/h · 19 km/h gusts

W

Offshore

1.8 m

Overcast · 10 °C

3 AM

Fair

0.5 m · 5 s

ENE

8 km/h · 20 km/h gusts

W

Offshore

2.1 m

Overcast · 11 °C

4 AM

Fair

0.5 m · 4 s

ENE

12 km/h · 26 km/h gusts

W

Offshore

2.5 m

Light drizzle · 10 °C

5 AM

Fair

0.5 m · 4 s

ENE

13 km/h · 32 km/h gusts

W

Offshore

2.7 m

Light drizzle · 11 °C

6 AM

Fair

0.5 m · 4 s

ENE

14 km/h · 35 km/h gusts

W

Offshore

2.8 m

Light drizzle · 11 °C

7 AM

Fair

0.4 m · 5 s

ENE

14 km/h · 36 km/h gusts

W

Offshore

2.8 m

Light drizzle · 11 °C

8 AM

Fair

0.5 m · 4 s

NE

14 km/h · 37 km/h gusts

WNW

Offshore

2.7 m

Light drizzle · 11 °C

9 AM

Poor

0.6 m · 4 s

NNE

14 km/h · 38 km/h gusts

WNW

Cross-shore

2.6 m

Light drizzle · 12 °C

10 AM

Poor

0.6 m · 4 s

NNE

15 km/h · 40 km/h gusts

NW

Cross-shore

2.5 m

Light drizzle · 13 °C

11 AM

Poor

0.6 m · 4 s

NNE

13 km/h · 44 km/h gusts

WNW

Cross-shore

2.4 m

Overcast · 13 °C

12 PM

Poor

0.7 m · 4 s

NNE

16 km/h · 43 km/h gusts

NW

Cross-shore

2.5 m

Light drizzle · 14 °C

1 PM

Poor

0.7 m · 4 s

NNE

16 km/h · 43 km/h gusts

NW

Cross-shore

2.7 m

Drizzle · 14 °C

2 PM

Poor

0.7 m · 5 s

NNE

18 km/h · 46 km/h gusts

NW

Cross-shore

2.9 m

Light drizzle · 14 °C

3 PM

Poor

0.7 m · 5 s

NNE

18 km/h · 49 km/h gusts

NW

Cross-shore

3.2 m

Drizzle · 13 °C

4 PM

Poor

0.7 m · 5 s

NE

15 km/h · 48 km/h gusts

NNW

Cross-shore

3.4 m

Light rain · 13 °C

5 PM

Poor

0.8 m · 5 s

NE

14 km/h · 43 km/h gusts

NNW

Cross-shore

3.6 m

Light showers · 13 °C

6 PM

Poor

0.9 m · 5 s

NE

14 km/h · 42 km/h gusts

NNW

Cross-shore

3.5 m

Light showers · 13 °C

7 PM

Poor

0.9 m · 5 s

NE

15 km/h · 44 km/h gusts

NNW

Onshore

3.4 m

Light showers · 13 °C

8 PM

Poor

0.9 m · 5 s

NNE

14 km/h · 43 km/h gusts

NNW

Onshore

3.1 m

Light showers · 13 °C

9 PM

Poor

0.9 m · 5 s

NNE

14 km/h · 41 km/h gusts

NNW

Cross-shore

2.7 m

Heavy drizzle · 12 °C

10 PM

Poor

0.9 m · 5 s

NNE

15 km/h · 44 km/h gusts

NNW

Cross-shore

2.3 m

Drizzle · 12 °C

11 PM

Poor

0.9 m · 5 s

NE

16 km/h · 45 km/h gusts

NNW

Cross-shore

2 m

Drizzle · 13 °C

Nearby spots

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