Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fossil Beach Kodiak today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Fossil Beach Kodiak at 10AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AKDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Fossil Beach Kodiak. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 12 | S 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
166 | 169 | 166 | 163 | 125 | 157 | 176 | 49 | 122 | 103 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 57 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 58 | 60 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:17AM2.04m | 7:40PM2.71m | 10:10AM1.98m | 8:50PM2.64m | 11:50AM2.07m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:00AM1.06m | 12:58PM1.64m | 3:20AM1.10m | 2:03PM1.81m | 4:44AM1.04m | 3:50PM1.87m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 9:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:34 | — | |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 13 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 8 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
166 | 169 | 166 | 163 | 54 | 80 | 80 | 45 | 51 | 40 | 52 | 69 | 50 | 47 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 57 | 55 | 55 | 52 | 58 | 60 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 16 | S 16 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 5 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
55 | 49 | 49 | 80 | 80 | 51 | 51 | 49 | 37 | 31 | 17 | 102 | 102 | 103 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 55 | 55 | 55 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SE 11 | SE 11 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | S 14 | SE 11 | SSE 6 | SE 10 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
35 | 59 | 60 | 30 | 30 | 8 | 8 | 45 | 122 | 103 | 102 | 18 | 13 | 17 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 5 | — | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | N 2 |
— | — | — | 2 | 125 | 157 | 176 | 42 | — | 43 | 30 | — | — | 59 | 50 | 32 | 59 | 59 | 51 | 40 | 41 | — | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1879 | 1879 | 2091 | 1970 | 2115 | 1879 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2091 | 2095 | 1879 | 1879 | 1970 | 1970 | 1970 | 2091 | 1970 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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