Three Mile, United States
Also within 20 km of Kodiak
- Mill Bay Surf spot · 6.1 km from Kodiak
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About Three Mile
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.
The spot faces S (183°), so it takes swell from the S. The wind blows offshore from the N (3°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 3–11 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 1.0 km out (1 in 103). 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). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually January and December, with about 2 good days in 7; in July and August, about 0. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Kodiak. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.
Water about 9°C: 4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
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Nearest beds: Kodiak, 39 km (about 1h 10 by car)Ad
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Forecast
The score for intermediates, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small
| Day | Score for intermediates | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 18Oct | 21, too small | 2 ft6 smushy | 27kJ | wind from the north-west, 5 knots | 8°C |
| Mon 19Oct | 11, poor | 6 ft7 smushy | 245kJ | wind from the east-north-east, 8 knots | 10°C |
| Tue 20Oct | 0, too big | 6 ft8 ssoft | 536kJ | wind from the west, 16 knots | 6°C |
| Wed 21Oct | 58, good | 4 ft8 smushy | 150kJ | wind from the west, 3 knots | 3°C |
| Thu 22Oct | 28, too small | 2 ft7 smushy | 46kJ | wind from the north-west, 1 knot | 3°C |
| Fri 23Oct | 20, too small | 2 ft13 ssoft | 74kJ | offshorewind from the north-north-west, 2 knots, offshore | 5°C |
| Sat 24Oct | 18, poor | 3 ft6 smushy | 78kJ | wind from the south, 11 knots | 7°C |
| Sun 25Oct | 36, fair | 4 ft6 smushy | 137kJ | offshorewind from the north, 1 knot, offshore | 8°C |
| Mon 26Oct | 39, fair | 3 ft6 smushy | 62kJ | offshorewind from the north-north-west, 3 knots, offshore | 8°C |
| Tue 27Oct | 13, too small | 1 ft6 smushy | 10kJ | wind from the west-north-west, 1 knot | 5°C |
Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Energy is the swell's power in kJ per metre of wave, from its height and interval: it grows with the square of each, so a long-period swell hits far harder than a short one the same size. The word under the swell is the wave's shape, our estimate from the sea floor. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to; offshore wind, blowing from the land out to sea, is green and says so.
Your trip, day by day
6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for intermediate surfers. Change dates
- Mon 19 OctTravel out
No way there we can work out.
- Tue 20 OctRest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 0 of 80.
- Wed 21 OctSurf Three Mile
Best 17:00 to 20:00 local time: 4 ft at 8 s, wind 3 kn (5 km/h).
- Thu 22 OctRest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
- Fri 23 OctRest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
- Sat 24 OctRest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 29 of 80.
- Sun 25 OctTravel home
No way there we can work out.
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
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