Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fossil Beach Kodiak today (26 Aug):
- 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 8PM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AKDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | - | - |
| 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 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu night, calm by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
74 | 69 | 106 | 107 | 107 | 69 | 67 | 60 | 56 | 57 | 57 | 129 | 124 | 189 | 284 | 658 | 1032 | 1010 | 963 | 884 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:07PM2.65m | 1:33AM3.13m | 2:31PM2.80m | 2:11AM3.19m | 2:56PM2.93m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:34PM1.29m | 8:12AM0.44m | 8:10PM1.10m | 8:41AM0.44m | 8:46PM0.92m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 9:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:17 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 14 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 20 | S 19 | SSW 9 |
74 | 69 | 66 | 45 | 45 | 46 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 43 | 58 | 59 | 59 | 57 | 57 | 34 | 30 | 30 | 691 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SE 10 | S 18 | S 19 | S 19 | SSW 14 | SE 18 | SSE 11 |
13 | 67 | 106 | 107 | 107 | 69 | 67 | 60 | 56 | 57 | 57 | 19 | 37 | 4 | 25 | 29 | 30 | 18 | 12 | 43 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 18 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | SE 18 | S 23 | S 19 |
65 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | — | 12 | 11 | 30 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 2 | — | — | — | — | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 |
— | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 9 | 37 | 129 | 124 | 189 | 284 | 658 | 1032 | 1010 | 963 | 884 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 1992 | 1879 | 0 | 1879 | 0 | 0 | 1879 | 1989 | 1970 | 1879 | 1879 | 1879 | 1879 | 2091 | 3180 | 1879 | 1970 | 1879 |
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