
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fossil Beach Kodiak today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 21s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Fossil Beach Kodiak at 3AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm October 16). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (AKDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 21s |
Table - waves today at Fossil Beach Kodiak. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri night. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Sun night, min 3°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 10 | ESE 9 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SW 7 | SW 7 | S 21 | S 21 | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
315 | 404 | 181 | 117 | 94 | 101 | 67 | 37 | 44 | 79 | 88 | 129 | 122 | 119 | 119 | 66 | 93 | 213 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | off | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 5:12PM2.79m | 7:13AM2.17m | 6:00PM2.61m | 8:44AM2.13m | 7:10PM2.46m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:28AM0.91m | 11:50AM1.79m | 1:34AM1.04m | 1:09PM1.89m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 8:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:48 | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | -1 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | ESE 9 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 |
315 | 404 | 181 | 117 | 94 | 91 | 33 | 37 | 44 | 43 | 35 | 35 | 122 | 119 | 119 | 66 | 63 | 57 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SW 10 | E 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 20 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 12 |
239 | 96 | 129 | 31 | 22 | 101 | 67 | 32 | 31 | 26 | 15 | 129 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 30 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | S 15 | SW 10 | ESE 9 | SW 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | S 21 | S 21 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
50 | 38 | 100 | 64 | 31 | 15 | 6 | 28 | 22 | 79 | 78 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 88 | 100 | 32 | 45 | 33 | 31 | 93 | 213 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1879 | 3007 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1334 | 1334 | 1334 | 0 | 1256 | 1256 | 1879 |
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