Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fossil Beach Kodiak today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Fossil Beach Kodiak at 7AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 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 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Fossil Beach Kodiak. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 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 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
156 | 108 | 70 | 49 | 30 | 51 | 27 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 71 | 63 | 210 | 188 | 259 | 288 | 355 | 213 | 187 | 137 | 137 | 121 | 155 | 115 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:11PM2.65m | 12:41PM2.21m | 11:18PM2.76m | 1:14PM2.36m | 00:10AM2.90m | 1:41PM2.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:48AM0.91m | 5:16PM1.80m | 6:34AM0.75m | 6:13PM1.65m | 7:11AM0.61m | 6:56PM1.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:25 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 6 |
156 | 108 | 70 | 49 | 23 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 21 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 210 | 188 | 259 | 288 | 355 | 53 | 47 | 33 | 137 | 121 | 155 | 55 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | NE 5 | NE 4 | SSE 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 12 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | ENE 5 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 8 | SSW 12 |
55 | 55 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 71 | 49 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 2 | 213 | 187 | 137 | 67 | 44 | 7 | 115 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NE 4 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 18 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SSE 9 | S 15 | SSE 15 | S 14 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 16 | S 15 |
3 | 5 | 55 | 31 | 30 | 51 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 46 | 63 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 67 | 72 | 103 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 38 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 5 | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | SW 3 | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — |
13 | 15 | 17 | — | 10 | 25 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 8 | 14 | 23 | 32 | 47 | 38 | — | 57 | 49 | 35 | 58 | 62 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1970 | 0 | 0 | 2131 | 1971 | 1879 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1256 | 1256 | 1256 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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