Sandy Beach

Kodiak, Alaska · Pacific coast

Water temperature, waves, wind and tides at Sandy Beach in Kodiak, Alaska, with where every number comes from and how old it is.

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Right now at Sandy Beach

Water
44°F (7°C)
Waves
3.5 ft (1.1 m) every 10 seconds
Wind
10 mph (16 km/h) from the northwest, gusts to 15 mph
Air
38°F (3°C)

As of 6:45 AM local time, from NOAA forecast models and nearby stations. The full day, hour by hour, is on the conditions page.

Low tides in daylight at Sandy Beach

  • Today: 9:21 AM, 3.8 ft (lowest)
  • Saturday, Nov 14: 10:00 AM, 4.0 ft
  • Sunday, Nov 15: 10:49 AM, 4.2 ft
  • Monday, Nov 16: 11:52 AM, 4.3 ft

Predicted by NOAA for Kodiak, Port of Kodiak, 1.2 miles (1.9 km) away. Heights are above mean lower low water, so a minus tide is below 0 ft. Sunrise and sunset are calculated for the beach; times are local.

Highest tides ahead at Sandy Beach

  • Nov 25–26: up to 11.3 ft (Wed, Nov 25, 1:33 PM)
  • Dec 23–25: up to 11.4 ft (Thu, Dec 24, 1:23 PM)

The days NOAA predicts the highest tides at Kodiak, Port of Kodiak between now and March 3, often called king tides, with the lowest low tide still ahead in daylight on those days. Heights are in feet above mean lower low water; times are local.

What Ebbward shows here

Water temperature
From NOAA models and satellite sea surface temperature, or a measured reading when a station or buoy nearby reports one.
Waves and wind
Modeled at this beach's own forecast point offshore, hour by hour for seven days. Waves breaking at the shore can be bigger or smaller.
Tides
NOAA tide predictions from Kodiak, Port of Kodiak, 1.2 miles (1.9 km) away.
Nearest NOAA buoy
SHELIKOF STRAIT, AK, 65 miles (105 km) away.
Underwater visibility
Unreported until someone who was in the water today shares a report.

Before you go in

Ebbward describes ocean conditions; it is not a safety rating and can't tell you whether to swim. Check posted flags, ask a lifeguard, and read the National Weather Service forecast.

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