
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fossil Beach Kodiak today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Fossil Beach Kodiak at 5AM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AKDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Fossil Beach Kodiak. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat night, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
176 | 159 | 123 | 164 | 94 | 125 | 143 | 144 | 247 | 312 | 186 | 192 | 195 | 171 | 200 | 223 | 273 | 280 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 4:54AM3.14m | 5:48PM3.03m | 5:45AM2.84m | 6:28PM3.01m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:56PM1.00m | 11:22AM0.43m | 11:50PM1.01m | 12:00PM0.72m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 10:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:49 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 7 | ESE 6 | S 7 | SW 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
40 | 37 | 35 | 35 | 15 | 35 | 35 | 144 | 57 | 312 | 66 | 192 | 195 | 171 | 200 | 223 | 273 | 280 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSW 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 7 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 |
14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 35 | 14 | 14 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 31 | 84 | 93 | 82 | 57 | 55 | 24 | 24 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 21 | S 18 | S 21 | S 21 | SSE 12 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 12 |
9 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 26 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 33 | 40 | 38 | 29 | 21 | 14 | 21 | 28 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SE 5 | S 7 | — | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
176 | 159 | 123 | 164 | 94 | 125 | 143 | 72 | 247 | — | 186 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1970 | 1970 | 1879 | 1970 | 1981 | 2279 | 2638 | 2799 | 2627 | 1879 | 1879 | 1879 | 1879 | 2095 | 2115 | 2638 | 2226 | 1879 |
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