Fossil Beach (Kodiak)
Surf spot · United States
Is it worth the trip?
17Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Sat 7: 2 ft swell at 6 s, sheltered (estimated): holds up in a blow
Mon 2 · 7 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft14 smushy
- Energy
- 102kJ
- Wind
- SE 25 kn
- Temp
- 8°C
Tue 3 · 0 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft8 smushy
- Energy
- 164kJ
- Wind
- NNE 9 kn
- Temp
- 8°C
Wed 4 · 0 out of 100
- Swell
- 6 ft8 smushy
- Energy
- 367kJ
- Wind
- SSW 7 kn
- Temp
- 7°C
Thu 5 · 15 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft7 smushy
- Energy
- 43kJ
- Wind
- NW 15 kn
- Temp
- 6°C
Fri 6 · 0 out of 100
- Swell
- 6 ft9 smushy
- Energy
- 405kJ
- Wind
- WSW 15 kn
- Temp
- 5°C
Sat 7 · 62 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft6 smushy
- Energy
- 40kJ
- Wind
- NNE 4 kn
- Temp
- 3°C
Sun 8 · 0 out of 100
- Swell
- 6 ft8 smushy
- Energy
- 448kJ
- Wind
- WNW 8 kn
- Temp
- 3°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 27, too small
- Tue 30, too big
- Wed 40, too big
- Thu 515, poor
- Fri 60, too big
- Sat 762, good
- Sun 80, too big
- Mon 951, fair
- Tue 100, too big
- Wed 110, too big
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
The score doesn't know rips, currents, rocks or your skill.
| Day | Score for beginners | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 7, too small | 2 ft14 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 102kJ | wind from the south-east, 25 knots | 8°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 0, too big | 4 ft8 smushy5 ft at break (est.) | 164kJ | wind from the north-north-east, 9 knots | 8°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 0, too big | 6 ft8 smushyunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 367kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 7 knots | 7°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 15, poor | 2 ft7 smushyunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 43kJ | wind from the north-west, 15 knots | 6°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 0, too big | 6 ft9 smushyunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 405kJ | wind from the west-south-west, 15 knots | 5°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 62, good | 2 ft6 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 40kJ | offshorewind from the north-north-east, 4 knots, offshore | 3°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 0, too big | 6 ft8 smushyunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 448kJ | wind from the west-north-west, 8 knots | 3°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 51, fair | 2 ft7 smushyunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 61kJ | wind from the north-west, 8 knots | 3°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 0, too big | 11 ft10 smushyunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 2,108kJ | wind from the west-south-west, 10 knots | 3°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 0, too big | 4 ft8 ssoftunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 173kJ | wind from the north-west, 7 knots | 2°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
- 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
- Wed 4 NovLow 02:21 −1.0 mHigh 08:54 +1.0 mLow 15:11 −0.9 mHigh 21:16 +0.8 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
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- Oct1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov1of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
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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.
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