
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fossil Beach Kodiak today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 6s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fossil Beach Kodiak at 5AM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 23). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (AKDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Fossil Beach Kodiak. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 11°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the SE by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | ||||||||||||||||
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 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 10 | SSE 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
146 | 131 | 85 | 84 | 84 | 83 | 81 | 75 | 158 | 341 | 1799 | 1902 | 1336 | 1099 | 281 | 428 | 385 | 626 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:31AM2.90m | 1:19PM2.80m | 1:12AM3.01m | 1:43PM2.98m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:01AM0.68m | 7:10PM1.04m | 7:31AM0.65m | 7:46PM0.78m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | |
8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 7 | E 10 | SSW 7 | SSW 15 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 8 |
133 | 226 | 203 | 158 | 118 | 90 | 58 | 57 | 47 | 237 | 72 | 1902 | 1336 | 1099 | 268 | 323 | 385 | 186 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | S 16 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | S 9 | SSW 10 | E 8 | S 13 |
146 | 131 | 8 | 7 | 84 | 83 | 81 | 75 | 72 | 71 | 42 | 109 | 163 | 191 | 281 | 428 | 190 | 92 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | SW 5 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 11 | SW 6 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SW 11 | — | — | S 15 | SSW 15 | S 15 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 14 |
4 | 9 | 85 | 84 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 33 | 5 | — | — | 38 | 42 | 38 | 217 | 217 | 308 | 61 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | S 3 | S 4 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 |
— | 24 | 23 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 28 | 158 | 341 | 1799 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 626 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1334 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1256 | 1256 | 1256 | 1256 | 1256 | 1256 | 1879 | 1879 | 1879 | 2121 | 2581 | 3181 | 2137 | 2137 |
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