Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fossil Beach Kodiak today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Fossil Beach Kodiak at 12AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 25). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AKDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Fossil Beach Kodiak. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SW by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SW 5 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
137 | 121 | 129 | 115 | 115 | 104 | 75 | 77 | 74 | 69 | 106 | 107 | 107 | 69 | 67 | 60 | 56 | 57 | 57 | 63 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 1:41PM2.51m | 00:54AM3.03m | 2:07PM2.65m | 1:33AM3.13m | 2:31PM2.80m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:56PM1.48m | 7:43AM0.50m | 7:34PM1.29m | 8:12AM0.44m | 8:10PM1.10m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 9:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:20 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 15 | 19 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSE 13 |
137 | 121 | 98 | 66 | 49 | 28 | 75 | 77 | 74 | 69 | 66 | 45 | 45 | 46 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 43 | 58 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSW 14 |
67 | 44 | 117 | 115 | 115 | 104 | 26 | 19 | 18 | 67 | 106 | 107 | 107 | 69 | 67 | 60 | 56 | 57 | 57 | 19 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSE 8 | SSE 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SW 6 | SSE 10 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 15 | SE 10 |
29 | 7 | 25 | 38 | 38 | 70 | 63 | 63 | 65 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | ENE 6 | N 3 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 |
77 | 101 | 129 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 12 | 63 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2107 | 2095 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1879 | 1970 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1970 | 1879 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1970 | 1970 | 1970 |
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