
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fossil Beach Kodiak today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 19s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fossil Beach Kodiak at 9AM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (AKDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Fossil Beach Kodiak. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Fri morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 21 | SSW 21 | S 7 | S 7 | S 18 | S 7 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 10 | SW 9 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | S 11 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
44 | 43 | 33 | 32 | 57 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 35 | 34 | 40 | 61 | 43 | 93 | 527 | 626 | 564 | 508 | 641 | 415 | 287 | 404 | 694 | 788 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 7:40AM2.06m | 6:42PM2.64m | 9:37AM2.01m | 7:59PM2.52m | 11:17AM2.12m | 9:35PM2.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:08AM1.01m | 12:10PM1.73m | 2:27AM1.12m | 1:23PM1.88m | 3:58AM1.11m | 3:33PM1.90m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | E 8 | SSW 10 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
36 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 22 | 32 | 23 | 26 | 35 | 34 | 64 | 61 | 28 | 93 | 527 | 626 | 402 | 508 | 641 | 415 | 287 | 164 | 103 | 85 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 10 | SSE 9 | E 7 | SSW 7 | SSE 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 21 | S 11 | S 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 |
10 | 9 | 25 | 25 | 57 | 37 | 37 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 40 | 36 | 43 | 21 | 30 | 44 | 564 | 467 | 84 | 67 | 67 | 43 | 32 | 15 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 10 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 13 | S 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 21 | SSW 18 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | SSW 11 | ENE 7 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 |
44 | 43 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 25 | 37 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 18 | 6 | 30 | 44 | 30 | 139 | 111 | 28 | 34 | 76 | 16 | 73 | 71 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | — | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 110 | 131 | 154 | 161 | 217 | 66 | 50 | — | 7 | 17 | 404 | 694 | 788 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1334 | 1334 | 1334 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2185 | 2400 | 1879 | 1879 | 1879 | 1879 | 1879 | 1334 | 1334 | 1334 | 1334 |
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