Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fossil Beach Kodiak today (12 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fossil Beach Kodiak at 9PM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AKDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Fossil Beach Kodiak. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
25 | 90 | 267 | 233 | 183 | 157 | 95 | 67 | 158 | 199 | 253 | 310 | 376 | 422 | 432 | 432 | 393 | 355 | 311 | 264 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:40PM2.91m | 2:17AM3.53m | 3:16PM3.05m | 3:04AM3.45m | 3:51PM3.15m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:12PM1.02m | 8:57AM0.08m | 9:00PM0.85m | 9:34AM0.20m | 9:47PM0.75m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 9:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:53 | — | |
mm | 1 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSE 6 | SSW 13 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
18 | 90 | 18 | 233 | 183 | 157 | 95 | 67 | 158 | 199 | 253 | 310 | 376 | 422 | 432 | 432 | 393 | 355 | 311 | 264 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | S 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
25 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 59 | 58 | 45 | 26 | 17 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 50 | 49 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 44 | 22 | 22 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSW 14 | S 18 | SSW 17 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSW 16 | SSE 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | SE 12 | NE 4 | NE 4 | S 21 | S 21 | SSW 12 | S 21 | S 20 |
18 | 18 | 25 | 30 | 18 | 17 | 53 | 17 | 26 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 36 | 14 | 35 | 31 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | E 5 | SE 7 | — | — | SSE 6 | — | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
65 | 60 | 267 | — | — | 122 | — | 56 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2121 | 3306 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1879 |
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