
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fossil Beach Kodiak today (18 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Fossil Beach Kodiak at 8PM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 18). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AKDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Fossil Beach Kodiak. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Sat afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 6 | S 6 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
139 | 186 | 186 | 274 | 175 | 186 | 204 | 210 | 206 | 217 | 265 | 280 | 263 | 250 | 250 | 210 | 187 | 151 | 128 | 243 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 5:48PM3.03m | 5:45AM2.84m | 6:28PM3.01m | 6:39AM2.54m | 7:09PM2.95m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:22AM0.43m | 11:50PM1.01m | 12:00PM0.72m | 00:46AM1.03m | 12:38PM1.01m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 10:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:46 | |
mm | — | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 7 | SSW 13 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 13 |
35 | 35 | 186 | 34 | 93 | 82 | 84 | 210 | 206 | 217 | 265 | 280 | 263 | 250 | 250 | 210 | 187 | 151 | 128 | 34 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSW 13 | SSE 11 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | ESE 6 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 16 |
14 | 14 | 34 | 12 | 33 | 41 | 38 | 80 | 57 | 38 | 24 | 23 | 28 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 38 | 33 | 21 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | S 19 | SSE 11 | S 19 | SSE 11 | SE 8 | S 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 10 |
26 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 29 | 14 | 14 | 35 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 31 | 17 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | SE 6 | S 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 4 | SW 5 | S 7 |
139 | 186 | 69 | 274 | 175 | 186 | 204 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 51 | 55 | 41 | 33 | 19 | 41 | 243 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2638 | 2638 | 2627 | 1879 | 1879 | 1879 | 1879 | 2091 | 2115 | 2638 | 2185 | 1879 | 1879 | 1879 | 1879 | 2091 | 2091 | 2121 | 1879 | 1879 |
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