Continent |
North America |
Country |
Alaska (USA) |
Next Big City |
Homer |
Next Town |
Fritz Creek |
Type: |
Ocean |
Rider Ability: |
Intermediate, Expert |
Features: |
Parking |
Gustafson Spit / Anders Beach Search Add Picture Edit
Water
Type: |
Shallow, Flat |
Hazards: |
Reefs |
Quality: |
No information |
Best Tide: |
High tide |
This water is only choppy in high winds as the fetch is about 8 miles to the east, usually very flat is it's protected on 3 sides. No real waves, just chop. Tides range up to 30 feet - Anders's beach is ridable starting with +12 tides up to the +22. Tide goes out a mile or more. The water can be shallow at times, or deep. A few reefs ENE about a half mile, otherwise just a few small rocks and lots of flat soft sand/mud bottom for miles.
Beach
Type: |
Sand |
Size: |
No information |
Hazards: |
No information |
Beach Users: |
No information |
Gustafson Spit is the best access point into East Kachemak Bay - coarse sand spit with steep sides coming up from a flat bottom. Ample room for launching, especially with help as it's a collector spot and usually has dried kelp on it.
Weather
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Spring:
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Thick |
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Summer:
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Thick |
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Fall:
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Thick |
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Winter:
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Thick |
The water gets warm, about 60°F during the summer on an outgoing tide. Filled with ice floes from November through April. A wetsuit or drysuit is definitely needed even though the water can get pretty warm, you want one so that you can ride the cold water on the other side of Homer Spit on the low tide. It rains a lot but not hard.
Wind
Best Months: |
No information |
Wind Type: |
No information |
Best Direction: |
SE, SW |
Main Direction: |
ENE, SE, SW, WSW |
Dominant ENE winds through the winter when it's probably iced anyway, WSW day breeze in the summer. Systems usually blow SE/SW. Every wind coming off the water is clean, except the offshore NW and N wind. Since it's a sheltered spit almost every direction is ridable.
How to get there
Transport |
Car |
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Access
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Short walk |
South from Anchorage 200 miles, left on Kachemak Drive, go a half mile and go right on the unmarked dirt road across from the airport. Park at the bottom of the bluff and launch from Gustafson Spit on your right.
Extra information
Rules |
No information |
Nightlife
Crazy small bars with crazier patrons.