
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fossil Beach Kodiak today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 20s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 19s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fossil Beach Kodiak at 8AM is: 0.4m 20s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AKDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 20s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 19s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Fossil Beach Kodiak. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 46mm), heaviest during Mon night. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Sun night, min 3°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun morning, near gales from the WSW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 6 | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
94 | 129 | 122 | 119 | 119 | 66 | 138 | 529 | 691 | 804 | 870 | 904 | 880 | 752 | 709 | 750 | 782 | 1401 | 3737 | 3489 | 4384 | 5070 | 5300 | 4498 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:44AM2.13m | 7:10PM2.46m | 10:07AM2.22m | 8:44PM2.40m | 10:56AM2.37m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:34AM1.04m | 1:09PM1.89m | 2:51AM1.10m | 3:05PM1.86m | 4:00AM1.08m | 4:30PM1.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 8:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:53 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Feels °C | 2 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | -2 | -5 | -6 | -6 | -5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | NNE 7 | S 15 | N 8 | N 8 |
25 | 39 | 122 | 119 | 119 | 66 | 63 | 58 | 99 | 99 | 870 | 904 | 880 | 752 | 709 | 750 | 782 | 1401 | 3737 | 3489 | 35 | 517 | 4 | 20 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | S 20 | S 14 | SE 8 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 12 | NE 6 | E 6 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 20 | NNE 6 | SSE 20 | NNE 7 | SE 20 | — |
15 | 129 | 32 | 18 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 99 | 98 | 97 | 52 | 47 | 46 | 236 | 565 | 68 | 52 | 75 | 17 | 15 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 21 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | E 6 | — | — | S 22 | S 22 | S 21 | S 16 | S 16 | — | SSE 20 | — | SSE 20 | — | — |
78 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 9 | 9 | 9 | 81 | 46 | — | 75 | — | 37 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 3 | N 4 | WNW 4 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
94 | 91 | 38 | 45 | 36 | 33 | 138 | 529 | 691 | 804 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 30 | 30 | 4384 | 5070 | 5300 | 4498 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1334 | 1334 | 1879 | 1334 | 1879 | 1334 | 1879 | 1879 | 1879 | 1879 | 1879 | 1879 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1879 | 1334 | 1334 | 1879 | 2096 | 2091 | 1879 | 1879 |
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