Surf Forecasts:
Fossil Beach Kodiak surf forecast from 24 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 30 Aug, 7PM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period, WSW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 28 Aug, 1PM (local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period, SW swell with 539 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 24 Aug, 4AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with S swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Fossil Beach Kodiak this week:
The surf forecast for Fossil Beach Kodiak over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 24) at 4AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.4m and 16s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 6s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Fossil Beach Kodiak in the next 16 days are 2.3m 7s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 28) at 1PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.5m 6s period and expected on Monday (Aug 24) at 1AM.
| Wave Type | Time (AKDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 4AM (Mon 24th Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 16s |
| Best Surf | 7PM (Sun 30th Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 1PM (Fri 28th Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Fossil Beach Kodiak over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, strong winds from the SW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 16 | SSW 18 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 14 | S 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SW 5 | SW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 51 | 81 | 63 | 188 | 355 | 137 | 121 | 115 | 106 | 69 | 107 | 58 | 57 | 154 | 481 | 452 | 294 | 207 | 316 | 207 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | off | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 11:18PM2.76m | 1:14PM2.36m | 00:10AM2.90m | 1:41PM2.51m | 00:54AM3.03m | 2:07PM2.65m | 1:33AM3.13m | 2:31PM2.80m | 2:11AM3.19m | 2:56PM2.93m | 2:48AM3.18m | 3:22PM3.05m | 3:26AM3.11m | |||||||
Low Tide | 5:16PM1.80m | 6:34AM0.75m | 6:13PM1.65m | 7:11AM0.61m | 6:56PM1.48m | 7:43AM0.50m | 7:34PM1.29m | 8:12AM0.44m | 8:10PM1.10m | 8:41AM0.44m | 8:46PM0.92m | 9:09AM0.49m | 9:22PM0.77m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — |
 | — | 9:30 | — | — | 9:28 | — | — | 9:25 | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | 9:20 | — | — | 9:17 | — | — | 9:15 |
mm | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 15 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 5 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 5 | SSW 12 | SW 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 14 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | S 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 12 | 15 | 9 | 188 | 355 | 47 | 121 | 46 | 106 | 69 | 107 | 43 | 44 | 89 | 57 | 54 | 46 | 207 | 316 | 207 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | S 16 | SSW 12 | ENE 5 | E 5 | SSW 13 | SSE 15 | SSW 12 | SW 6 | SSE 14 | SSW 11 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SE 10 | S 19 | S 20 | S 20 | SSW 10 | SSE 11 | SE 14 |
| kJ | 12 | 81 | 49 | 5 | 2 | 137 | 44 | 115 | 18 | 67 | 45 | 58 | 57 | 4 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 90 | 41 | 100 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 18 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 14 | SSE 8 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SSW 15 | S 18 | — | SSW 14 | S 16 | SSE 12 | S 21 | S 19 |
| kJ | 51 | 28 | 63 | 15 | 8 | 103 | 7 | 67 | 63 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 6 | — | 19 | 20 | 50 | 140 | 117 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | — | SW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | — | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | N 2 | — | — |
| kJ | 19 | — | 14 | 11 | 49 | — | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 154 | 481 | 452 | 294 | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1879 | 0 | 1334 | 1256 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2091 | 0 | 0 | 1970 | 1879 | 2091 | 3181 | 1879 | 0 | 0 | 1879 |
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