
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fossil Beach Kodiak today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fossil Beach Kodiak at 1PM is: 0.3m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 23). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (AKDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Fossil Beach Kodiak. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 10°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the SE by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSE 5 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | S 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SW 10 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | 12 | 58 | 83 | 146 | 146 | 85 | 84 | 84 | 83 | 81 | 75 | 116 | 469 | 1319 | 2478 | 2488 | 1874 | 1060 | 463 | 398 | 341 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 12:55PM2.62m | 00:31AM2.90m | 1:19PM2.80m | 1:12AM3.01m | 1:43PM2.98m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:30AM0.76m | 6:34PM1.30m | 7:01AM0.68m | 7:10PM1.04m | 7:31AM0.65m | 7:46PM0.78m | ||||||||||||||||
7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 9 |
34 | 46 | 69 | 105 | 133 | 226 | 203 | 158 | 118 | 112 | 83 | 55 | 72 | 71 | 71 | 67 | 38 | 1874 | 1060 | 463 | 300 | 207 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | SW 9 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | ENE 8 | S 20 | S 15 | SSW 10 | S 9 | SSW 9 | E 7 |
5 | 12 | 58 | 83 | 146 | 146 | 85 | 84 | 84 | 83 | 81 | 75 | 17 | 16 | — | 14 | 7 | 38 | 267 | 235 | 385 | 106 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | NNE 6 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | NNE 6 | N 6 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | ENE 10 | SW 11 | — | — | — | S 20 | S 20 | SSW 14 | SSW 10 | E 7 | SSW 14 |
12 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 5 | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | 69 | 251 | 124 | 61 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | S 3 | S 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | S 9 | SSE 10 | — | — | — | SW 10 | SSE 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 116 | 469 | 1319 | 2478 | 2488 | — | — | — | 398 | 341 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1879 | 1879 | 0 | 3007 | 1334 | 1879 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1256 | 1256 | 1256 | 1256 | 1256 | 1256 | 1256 | 1256 | 1879 | 2581 | 3181 | 2385 | 2137 |
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