
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fossil Beach Kodiak today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 6s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fossil Beach Kodiak at 11AM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AKDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Fossil Beach Kodiak. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
200 | 283 | 393 | 373 | 224 | 231 | 364 | 301 | 165 | 115 | 127 | 133 | 160 | 278 | 338 | 348 | 195 | 192 | 273 | 244 | 286 | 261 | 292 | 280 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 4:05AM3.40m | 5:08PM3.02m | 4:54AM3.14m | 5:48PM3.03m | 5:45AM2.84m | 6:28PM3.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:03PM1.04m | 10:43AM0.18m | 10:56PM1.00m | 11:22AM0.43m | 11:50PM1.01m | 12:00PM0.72m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:49 | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 7 | SSW 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
42 | 203 | 232 | 224 | 41 | 41 | 14 | 14 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 195 | 47 | 273 | 244 | 286 | 261 | 292 | 280 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 18 | SE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 14 | SW 8 |
34 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 84 | 52 | 84 | 80 | 44 | 45 | 21 | 24 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | E 6 | S 18 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SW 12 |
4 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 26 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 33 | 32 | 38 | 29 | 14 | 21 | 14 | 36 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
200 | 283 | 393 | 373 | 224 | 231 | 364 | 301 | 165 | 115 | 127 | 133 | 160 | 278 | 338 | 348 | — | 192 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1970 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1970 | 1970 | 1879 | 1970 | 1971 | 1981 | 1970 | 2638 | 2638 | 2638 | 2627 | 1879 | 1879 | 1879 | 1879 | 2095 | 2115 | 2131 | 2185 | 1879 |
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