
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fossil Beach Kodiak today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fossil Beach Kodiak at 7AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 23). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AKDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Fossil Beach Kodiak. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu night, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the SE by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SSW 17 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
100 | 101 | 12 | 12 | 58 | 83 | 146 | 146 | 85 | 84 | 84 | 83 | 81 | 75 | 194 | 727 | 1869 | 1960 | 1303 | 1039 | 461 | 452 | 808 | 599 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 11:46PM2.76m | 12:55PM2.62m | 00:31AM2.90m | 1:19PM2.80m | 1:12AM3.01m | 1:43PM2.98m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:30AM0.76m | 6:34PM1.30m | 7:01AM0.68m | 7:10PM1.04m | 7:31AM0.65m | 7:46PM0.78m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 10 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSW 10 | S 9 | SE 8 |
25 | 27 | 34 | 46 | 70 | 105 | 137 | 226 | 198 | 153 | 111 | 84 | 57 | 40 | 72 | 71 | 71 | 1960 | 1303 | 1039 | 370 | 452 | 686 | 133 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | ENE 9 | — | — | S 15 | E 7 | E 7 | SSW 10 | SSE 8 | E 7 | E 8 |
100 | 101 | 5 | 8 | 58 | 83 | 146 | 146 | 85 | 84 | 84 | 83 | 81 | 75 | 28 | — | — | 38 | 74 | 79 | 461 | 280 | 100 | 90 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 7 | SW 7 | NNE 6 | N 6 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 6 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SW 11 | — | — | S 20 | S 15 | SSW 14 | E 7 | E 7 | SSW 14 | S 13 |
13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 31 | 30 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 20 | 5 | — | — | 8 | 38 | 70 | 81 | 97 | 62 | 90 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 40 | 194 | 727 | 1869 | — | — | — | — | — | 808 | 599 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1879 | 1334 | 1334 | 0 | 0 | 1334 | 1334 | 0 | 1256 | 1256 | 1256 | 1256 | 1256 | 1256 | 1256 | 1256 | 1256 | 1256 | 2581 | 3181 | 1256 | 1334 | 2137 |
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