Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fossil Beach Kodiak today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Fossil Beach Kodiak at 7AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AKDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Fossil Beach Kodiak. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
115 | 104 | 75 | 77 | 74 | 69 | 106 | 107 | 107 | 69 | 67 | 60 | 56 | 57 | 57 | 129 | 129 | 154 | 275 | 612 | 1044 | 1060 | 1056 | 783 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 00:54AM3.03m | 2:07PM2.65m | 1:33AM3.13m | 2:31PM2.80m | 2:11AM3.19m | 2:56PM2.93m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:43AM0.50m | 7:34PM1.29m | 8:12AM0.44m | 8:10PM1.10m | 8:41AM0.44m | 8:46PM0.92m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:17 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 13 | S 19 | S 20 | S 19 | SSE 11 |
51 | 37 | 31 | 77 | 74 | 69 | 66 | 45 | 45 | 46 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 43 | 58 | 59 | 90 | 87 | 57 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 43 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SE 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 18 | S 19 | S 19 | SSW 14 | SE 18 | S 20 |
115 | 104 | 75 | 19 | 12 | 67 | 106 | 107 | 107 | 69 | 67 | 60 | 56 | 57 | 57 | 4 | 37 | 36 | 25 | 29 | 30 | 18 | 12 | 30 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SW 6 | SSE 10 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 17 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | SE 18 | S 23 | SE 18 |
38 | 70 | 63 | 63 | 65 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 12 | 11 | 12 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 9 | 37 | 129 | 129 | 154 | 275 | 612 | 1044 | 1060 | 1056 | 783 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1879 | 1970 | 2091 | 0 | 0 | 1970 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2091 | 1970 | 1970 | 1970 | 1879 | 1879 | 1879 | 1970 | 3181 | 3181 | 1879 | 1879 |
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