Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fossil Beach Kodiak today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fossil Beach Kodiak at 6AM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AKDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Fossil Beach Kodiak. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | ||||||||||||||||
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 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 11 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
21 | 38 | 38 | 12 | 24 | 31 | 47 | 177 | 290 | 253 | 181 | 72 | 69 | 71 | 141 | 181 | 238 | 309 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 1:26AM3.51m | 2:40PM2.91m | 2:17AM3.53m | 3:16PM3.05m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:17AM0.05m | 8:12PM1.02m | 8:57AM0.08m | 9:00PM0.85m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 10:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:55 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | S 8 |
9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 31 | 47 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 82 | 72 | 69 | 71 | 141 | 181 | 238 | 309 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSW 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSW 17 | S 7 | S 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
21 | 38 | 38 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 36 | 18 | 18 | 30 | 113 | 72 | 56 | 51 | 34 | 34 | 51 | 50 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 14 | SSE 14 | SSW 14 | S 18 | S 18 | SSE 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | S 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | NNE 5 |
11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 24 | 25 | 18 | 59 | 58 | 53 | 30 | 26 | 26 | 16 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 2 | — | SSE 3 | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 3 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | — | 1 | — | 24 | 30 | 6 | 177 | 290 | 253 | 181 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2325 | 1879 | 1879 | 1879 | 0 | 0 | 2115 | 3036 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1879 | 1879 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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