Fast Beach
Anchorage, Alaska · Pacific coast
Water temperature, waves, wind and tides at Fast Beach in Anchorage, Alaska, with where every number comes from and how old it is.
Right now at Fast Beach
- Water
- 44°F (6°C)
- Waves
- 0.1 ft (0.0 m) every 1 seconds, measured and modeled
- Wind
- 8 mph (13 km/h) from the northwest
- Air
- 36°F (2°C)
As of 5:45 AM local time, from NOAA forecast models and nearby stations. The full day, hour by hour, is on the conditions page.
Highest tides ahead at Fast Beach
- Nov 24–26: up to 15.4 ft (Wed, Nov 25, 12:57 PM)
- Dec 24–25: up to 15.3 ft (Thu, Dec 24, 12:47 PM)
The days NOAA predicts the highest tides at Blackstone Bay between now and March 3, often called king tides, with the lowest low tide still ahead in daylight on those days. Heights are in feet above mean lower low water; times are local.
What Ebbward shows here
- Water temperature
- From NOAA models and satellite sea surface temperature, or a measured reading when a station or buoy nearby reports one.
- Waves and wind
- Modeled at this beach's own forecast point offshore, hour by hour for seven days. Waves breaking at the shore can be bigger or smaller.
- Tides
- NOAA tide predictions from Blackstone Bay, 5.3 miles (8.6 km) away.
- Nearest NOAA buoy
- Western Prince William Sound, 5.0 miles (8.0 km) away.
- Facing
- Southwest (234°), which decides whether the wind is onshore or offshore here.
- Underwater visibility
- Unreported until someone who was in the water today shares a report.
Before you go in
Ebbward describes ocean conditions; it is not a safety rating and can't tell you whether to swim. Check posted flags, ask a lifeguard, and read the National Weather Service forecast.