Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fossil Beach Kodiak today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fossil Beach Kodiak at 4AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AKDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Fossil Beach Kodiak. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | 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 | SW 9 | SSW 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
106 | 107 | 107 | 69 | 67 | 60 | 56 | 57 | 57 | 103 | 119 | 148 | 275 | 640 | 860 | 976 | 924 | 784 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:33AM3.13m | 2:31PM2.80m | 2:11AM3.19m | 2:56PM2.93m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:12AM0.44m | 8:10PM1.10m | 8:41AM0.44m | 8:46PM0.92m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | |
9:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:17 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | SSE 13 | S 20 | S 19 | SSE 11 |
66 | 45 | 45 | 46 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 43 | 58 | 59 | 90 | 87 | 56 | 56 | 30 | 30 | 43 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 18 | S 19 | S 19 | SSW 14 | SE 18 | S 19 |
106 | 107 | 107 | 69 | 67 | 60 | 56 | 57 | 57 | 19 | 37 | 36 | 25 | 29 | 30 | 18 | 12 | 30 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | SE 18 | S 23 | SE 18 |
10 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 12 | 11 | 12 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SSW 9 |
9 | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 6 | 20 | 103 | 119 | 148 | 275 | 640 | 860 | 976 | 924 | 784 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2091 | 1989 | 1989 | 1972 | 0 | 0 | 2091 | 1970 | 1970 | 1970 | 1970 | 1879 | 1879 | 1989 | 3061 | 3181 | 2107 | 1879 |
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