Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fossil Beach Kodiak today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fossil Beach Kodiak at 12AM is: 2.3m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 18s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AKDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Fossil Beach Kodiak. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun night, light winds from the SW by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | S 18 | S 18 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
133 | 130 | 157 | 227 | 760 | 1514 | 1858 | 1849 | 1618 | 1539 | 1747 | 1630 | 1878 | 2194 | 2200 | 2210 | 2040 | 1837 | 1613 | 1333 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 4:26PM3.19m | 4:34AM3.04m | 4:59PM3.17m | 5:19AM2.76m | 5:33PM3.09m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:09AM0.40m | 10:32PM0.71m | 10:42AM0.65m | 11:17PM0.75m | 11:14AM0.91m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 9:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:45 | — | |
mm | — | — | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 16 | SSE 9 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 |
133 | 130 | 60 | 227 | 227 | 227 | 1858 | 1849 | 1618 | 1539 | 257 | 505 | 251 | 254 | 188 | 129 | — | 172 | 215 | 215 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | — | S 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
118 | 114 | 157 | 19 | 37 | 18 | 227 | 158 | 153 | 195 | — | 254 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
41 | 26 | 13 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 8 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | S 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 |
— | — | 26 | 166 | 760 | 1514 | — | — | — | — | 1747 | 1630 | 1878 | 2194 | 2200 | 2210 | 2040 | 1837 | 1613 | 1333 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2229 | 2581 | 2185 | 1879 | 1970 | 1879 | 1879 | 2131 | 2638 | 2638 | 1879 | 1879 | 1879 | 1879 | 1879 | 2095 | 2095 | 2638 | 1879 | 1879 |
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