
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) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fossil Beach Kodiak at 1AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| 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) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Fossil Beach Kodiak. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 10°C on Mon night, min 3°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, near gales from the W by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 7 | S 21 | S 21 | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
43 | 79 | 82 | 129 | 122 | 119 | 119 | 66 | 63 | 307 | 604 | 722 | 867 | 923 | 862 | 842 | 763 | 899 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:00PM2.61m | 8:44AM2.13m | 7:10PM2.46m | 10:07AM2.22m | 8:44PM2.40m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:34AM1.04m | 1:09PM1.89m | 2:51AM1.10m | 3:05PM1.86m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 8:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:51 | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | 3 |
Temp °C | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 8 | S 18 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 9 | S 9 |
43 | 41 | 25 | 25 | 39 | 119 | 119 | 66 | 63 | 57 | 99 | 99 | 678 | 98 | 862 | 842 | 763 | 899 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 20 | S 20 | SE 8 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | NE 6 | S 18 | — | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 |
26 | 26 | 15 | 129 | 122 | 18 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 2 | 99 | — | 97 | 52 | 47 | 82 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | S 21 | S 21 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | S 14 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | E 8 | SSW 11 | — | N 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 |
22 | 79 | 78 | 15 | 19 | 32 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 24 | — | 1 | 4 | 7 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 82 | 80 | 91 | 45 | 35 | 38 | 50 | 307 | 604 | 722 | 867 | 923 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1334 | 1879 | 0 | 1334 | 1334 | 1879 | 1879 | 1879 | 1879 | 1879 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1879 | 0 |
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