
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Popham Read today (03 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Popham Read at 2AM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (03 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (03 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Popham Read. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | |||||||||||||||||
5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
44 | 64 | 83 | 56 | 32 | 25 | 35 | 228 | 451 | 665 | 845 | 373 | 277 | 203 | 141 | 177 | 95 | 45 | 33 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 2:30PM2.63m | 2:43AM2.69m | 3:09PM2.69m | 3:27AM2.62m | 3:52PM2.74m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:28PM0.16m | 8:49AM0.05m | 9:12PM0.13m | 9:30AM0.09m | 10:02PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 26 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 5 | S 5 |
7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 10 | — | — | — | 583 | 373 | 277 | 203 | 141 | 116 | 95 | 19 | 20 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 8 | SSE 7 |
— | — | — | 9 | 1 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 45 | 31 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | WNW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | S 8 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 |
44 | 64 | 83 | 56 | 32 | 25 | 35 | 228 | 451 | 665 | 845 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 17 | 177 | 30 | 31 | 33 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1809 | 1846 | 513 | 1332 | 1346 | 312 | 1846 | 502 | 504 | 115 | 115 | 83 | 83 | 115 | 83 | 15 | 123 | 83 | 283 |
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