
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fossil Beach Kodiak today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fossil Beach Kodiak at 2AM is: 0.2m 21s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (AKDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Fossil Beach Kodiak. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the NNE by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 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) | SSW 7 | S 7 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | S 7 | S 7 | S 18 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 10 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | ESE 8 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
49 | 33 | 44 | 43 | 33 | 32 | 57 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 35 | 35 | 41 | 61 | 56 | 132 | 400 | 413 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:53PM2.80m | 7:40AM2.06m | 6:42PM2.64m | 9:37AM2.01m | 7:59PM2.52m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:08AM1.01m | 12:10PM1.73m | 2:27AM1.12m | 1:23PM1.88m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | |
8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | ENE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | ESE 8 | SSE 9 |
49 | 33 | 36 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 96 | 49 | 56 | 132 | 400 | 413 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SW 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 10 | SW 7 | ESE 6 | S 8 | ESE 8 |
9 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 25 | 25 | 57 | 37 | 37 | 10 | 15 | 26 | 41 | 61 | 12 | 60 | 104 | 298 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | SSE 10 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 10 | E 7 | SSE 8 | SSW 18 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 21 |
30 | 10 | 44 | 43 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 25 | 37 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 31 | 22 | 21 | 30 | 44 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 142 | 186 | 176 | 228 | 254 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1879 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1334 | 1334 | 1334 | 1334 | 1334 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3007 | 2185 | 2400 | 1879 |
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