Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fossil Beach Kodiak today (14 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Fossil Beach Kodiak at 5PM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AKDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Fossil Beach Kodiak. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the ESE by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 20 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 18 | S 18 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 11 | SSW 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
422 | 393 | 402 | 363 | 304 | 304 | 247 | 201 | 194 | 161 | 133 | 130 | 157 | 227 | 467 | 1046 | 1422 | 1365 | 1198 | 1171 | 1933 | 1707 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 3:51PM3.15m | 3:50AM3.28m | 4:26PM3.19m | 4:34AM3.04m | 4:59PM3.17m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:34AM0.20m | 9:47PM0.75m | 10:09AM0.40m | 10:32PM0.71m | 10:42AM0.65m | |||||||||||||||||
6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 9:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:49 | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 8 | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 18 | S 18 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 16 | S 16 |
422 | 393 | 402 | 363 | 304 | 304 | 247 | 201 | 165 | 161 | 133 | 130 | 127 | 41 | 227 | 227 | 1422 | 1365 | 1198 | 1171 | 257 | 254 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 20 | SSW 20 | S 20 | SSW 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | — | — |
23 | 18 | 44 | 44 | 22 | 22 | 67 | 127 | 194 | 125 | 118 | 114 | 157 | 227 | 36 | 36 | 225 | 158 | 215 | 190 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | S 21 | S 21 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 20 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | 36 | 36 | 14 | 14 | 31 | 21 | 42 | 17 | 42 | 41 | 26 | 13 | 12 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | SSE 9 | S 11 | SSW 9 |
— | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 77 | 467 | 1046 | — | — | — | 512 | 1933 | 1707 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1879 | 1879 | 1879 | 1334 | 1334 | 1334 | 2229 | 2802 | 2185 | 2107 | 1879 | 1879 | 1879 | 2638 | 2638 | 2802 | 1879 | 1879 |
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