Kodiak, View from Pillar Mountain — Kodiak, the nearest town, 6 km away. Photo: Katie Walker, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Kodiak

Kodiak is a town in Alaska, United States. From Kodiak you can reach 3 surf spots, 2 of the surf spots more than 20 km away. The nearest is Mill Bay, a surf spot 6.1 km from the centre. Overture lists 24 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is ADQ, 7 km away.

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Staying in Kodiak

24 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
Nearest airports: ADQ, 7 km, HOM, 213 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for beginners: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Kodiak. Spots further out are listed below.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for beginner surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Intermediate

Spot

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Mill Bay6.1 kmabout 15 min by carIntermediate and up

3 ft41 kJ

3 ft111 kJ

1 ft24 kJ

1 ft7 kJ

1 ft19 kJ

3 ft27 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Mill Bay, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	24, too small	3 ft6 smushy	41kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 5 knots, offshore	9°C
Tue 20Oct	36, fair	3 ft8 scrumbling	111kJ	wind from the west, 19 knots, offshore	6°C
Wed 21Oct	4, too small	1 ft12 shollow	24kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 19 knots	4°C
Thu 22Oct	7, too small	1 ft6 smushy	7kJ	wind from the north-west, 12 knots	4°C
Fri 23Oct	9, too small	1 ft5 smushy	7kJ	wind from the south, 9 knots	6°C
Sat 24Oct	4, too small	1 ft10 shollow	19kJ	wind from the south, 18 knots	8°C
Sun 25Oct	27, too small	3 ft4 smushy	27kJ	wind from the south, 6 knots	9°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Kodiak, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Further out

These spots are more than 20 km from Kodiak. It is the nearest town with beds, so they stay here.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Intermediate

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Fossil Beach (Kodiak)40.6 kmabout 1h 15 by car

6 ft296 kJ

7 ft558 kJ

3 ft119 kJ

2 ft42 kJ

2 ft81 kJ

3 ft44 kJ

4 ft199 kJ

Forecast and score for beginner surfers at Fossil Beach (Kodiak), each day
Day	Score for beginners	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	6 ft7 smushy	296kJ	wind from the south-west, 10 knots	9°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	7 ft8 smushy	558kJ	wind from the west, 23 knots	7°C
Wed 21Oct	12, poor	3 ft8 smushy	119kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 8 knots	4°C
Thu 22Oct	46, fair	2 ft7 smushy	42kJ	wind from the north-west, 5 knots	4°C
Fri 23Oct	25, too small	2 ft13 ssoft	81kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots	7°C
Sat 24Oct	14, poor	3 ft6 smushy	44kJ	wind from the south, 17 knots	8°C
Sun 25Oct	0, too big	4 ft7 smushy	199kJ	wind from the south, 21 knots	9°C

Three Mile39.3 kmabout 1h 10 by carIntermediate and up

5 ft235 kJ

7 ft584 kJ

4 ft140 kJ

2 ft47 kJ

2 ft79 kJ

3 ft53 kJ

4 ft175 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Three Mile, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	12, poor	5 ft7 smushy	235kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 8 knots	10°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	7 ft8 ssoft	584kJ	wind from the west, 16 knots	6°C
Wed 21Oct	57, good	4 ft8 smushy	140kJ	wind from the west, 3 knots	3°C
Thu 22Oct	30, too small	2 ft7 smushy	47kJ	wind from the north-west, 1 knot	3°C
Fri 23Oct	21, too small	2 ft13 ssoft	79kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 4 knots	5°C
Sat 24Oct	16, too small	3 ft6 smushy	53kJ	wind from the south, 12 knots	7°C
Sun 25Oct	5, poor	4 ft8 smushy	175kJ	wind from the south, 15 knots	8°C

Places to eat near Kodiak

Henry's Great Alaskan RestaurantSeafood · 0.2 km from the centre
Chart RoomSeafood · 0.3 km from the centre
Kodiak Island WildsourceSeafood · 0.3 km from the centre
Alaska Fresh SeafoodsAmerican · 0.4 km from the centre
Kodiak Hana RestaurantJapanese · 0.6 km from the centre
Western Alaska FisheriesSeafood · 0.8 km from the centre

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits

Kodiak, United States