Fossil Beach (Kodiak)
Surf spot · United States
Is it worth the trip?
26Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Tue 3: 5 ft swell at 8 s, onshore wind, 12 kn (23 km/h), sheltered (estimated): holds up in a blow
Mon 2 · 6 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft7 smushy
- Energy
- 103kJ
- Wind
- SE 31 kn
- Temp
- 8°C
Tue 3 · 36 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft8 smushy
- Energy
- 254kJ
- Wind
- NNW 12 kn
- Temp
- 7°C
Wed 4 · 34 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft10 ssoft
- Energy
- 318kJ
- Wind
- NE 4 kn
- Temp
- 6°C
Thu 5 · 24 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft7 smushy
- Energy
- 116kJ
- Wind
- NNW 19 kn
- Temp
- 6°C
Fri 6 · 31 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft7 smushy
- Energy
- 144kJ
- Wind
- SSW 4 kn
- Temp
- 6°C
Sat 7 · 13 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft8 ssoft
- Energy
- 89kJ
- Wind
- NE 39 kn
- Temp
- 7°C
Sun 8 · 0 out of 100
- Swell
- 8 ft9 ssoft
- Energy
- 812kJ
- Wind
- ENE 10 kn
- Temp
- 7°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 158, fair
- Mon 26, poor
- Tue 336, poor
- Wed 434, poor
- Thu 524, poor
- Fri 631, poor
- Sat 713, too small
- Sun 80, too big
- Mon 919, poor
- Tue 1036, poor
The spot in five facts
- Faces SWtakes swell from the SW
- Offshore: NEwind from the land
- Beginner +who it suits
- Works 2–9 ftof swell
- Water 7 °C5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score for intermediates | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 58, fair | 3 ft8 smushy5 ft at break (est.) | 116kJ | wind from the west-north-west, 5 knots | 6°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 6, poor | 4 ft7 smushy5 ft at break (est.) | 103kJ | wind from the south-east, 31 knots | 8°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 36, poor | 5 ft8 smushy6 ft at break (est.) | 254kJ | wind from the north-north-west, 12 knots | 7°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 34, poor | 4 ft10 ssoft4 ft at break (est.) | 318kJ | offshorewind from the north-east, 4 knots, offshore | 6°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 24, poor | 3 ft7 smushy5 ft at break (est.) | 116kJ | wind from the north-north-west, 19 knots | 6°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 31, poor | 4 ft7 smushy5 ft at break (est.) | 144kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 4 knots | 6°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 13, too small | 3 ft8 ssoftunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 89kJ | offshorewind from the north-east, 39 knots, offshore | 7°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 0, too big | 8 ft9 ssoftunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 812kJ | wind from the east-north-east, 10 knots | 7°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 19, poor | 5 ft7 smushyunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 232kJ | offshorewind from the north, 20 knots, offshore | 6°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 36, poor | 3 ft6 smushyunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 82kJ | wind from the north-north-west, 9 knots | 5°C |
Energy is the swell's power, in kJ per metre of wave. Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to; green is offshore. More
Tide
- Sun 1 NovHigh 05:48 +0.6 mLow 11:04 −0.3 mHigh 17:01 +1.0 m
- Mon 2 NovLow 00:06 −1.3 mHigh 06:59 +0.7 mLow 12:38 −0.4 mHigh 18:31 +0.8 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 01:16 −1.1 mHigh 08:02 +0.8 mLow 14:04 −0.6 mHigh 20:01 +0.7 m
Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
Best time to go
No month stands out
Good days in a typical week, each month, for beginners, from 2016 on (history scored the same way).
- Jan1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May1of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug1of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep1of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov1of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
- Dec0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
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Typical, not a forecast.
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About Fossil Beach (Kodiak)
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces SW (205°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (25°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 1.2 km out (1 in 116). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 5°C in January, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 12°C in August, its warmest (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves). The town to stay in is Kodiak. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.
Water about 7°C: 5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Where to stay: Kodiak
71 min by car · 24 places to stay
about US$114/nightcountry average
About Kodiak its beds, food and every spot near it
Nearest beds: Kodiak, 41 km (about 1h 15m by car)
About US$114 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.