Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fossil Beach Kodiak today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Fossil Beach Kodiak at 12PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 19s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AKDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Fossil Beach Kodiak. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun night, light winds from the SW by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 20 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 18 | S 18 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
194 | 161 | 133 | 130 | 157 | 227 | 706 | 1531 | 1858 | 1730 | 1618 | 1460 | 1595 | 2245 | 1658 | 1807 | 1884 | 1739 | 1544 | 1538 | 1439 | 1237 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 4:26PM3.19m | 4:34AM3.04m | 4:59PM3.17m | 5:19AM2.76m | 5:33PM3.09m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:09AM0.40m | 10:32PM0.71m | 10:42AM0.65m | 11:17PM0.75m | 11:14AM0.91m | |||||||||||||||||
6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 9:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:45 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 10 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 |
165 | 161 | 133 | 130 | 60 | 227 | 227 | 227 | 1858 | 1730 | 1618 | 1460 | 257 | 254 | 254 | 251 | 186 | 131 | 1544 | 170 | 215 | 210 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | SSW 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | — | — | — |
194 | 125 | 118 | 114 | 157 | 12 | 37 | — | 227 | 158 | 153 | 195 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 177 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
17 | 42 | 41 | 26 | 13 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 8 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | S 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | — | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
— | — | — | — | 26 | 175 | 706 | 1531 | — | — | — | — | 1595 | 2245 | 1658 | 1807 | 1884 | 1739 | — | 1538 | 1439 | 1237 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1334 | 1334 | 2229 | 2581 | 2185 | 1879 | 1879 | 1879 | 1879 | 2638 | 2638 | 2799 | 2627 | 1879 | 1879 | 1879 | 1879 | 2095 | 2581 | 2185 | 2185 | 1334 |
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