
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fossil Beach Kodiak today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Fossil Beach Kodiak at 4AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AKDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Fossil Beach Kodiak. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun night, fresh winds from the SW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
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 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
181 | 214 | 220 | 226 | 214 | 214 | 199 | 157 | 306 | 310 | 245 | 209 | 181 | 187 | 265 | 458 | 655 | 996 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 6:39AM2.54m | 7:09PM2.95m | 7:42AM2.28m | 7:54PM2.88m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:46AM1.03m | 12:38PM1.01m | 1:47AM1.06m | 1:17PM1.29m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 10:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:45 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 |
181 | 214 | 220 | 226 | 214 | 214 | 199 | 157 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 20 | 19 | 39 | 17 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 20 | S 20 | SE 13 | S 18 |
53 | 50 | 50 | 35 | 27 | 17 | 25 | 38 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 25 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SE 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 20 | S 20 | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 14 |
14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 25 | 34 | 34 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 8 | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 5 | S 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 |
— | — | — | — | 57 | 41 | 14 | 35 | 306 | 310 | 245 | 209 | 181 | 187 | 265 | 458 | 655 | 996 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2627 | 1879 | 1879 | 1879 | 1879 | 1970 | 2091 | 2107 | 1879 | 1879 | 1879 | 1879 | 1879 | 2091 | 1970 | 1970 | 1879 | 1879 |
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