Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Popham Read today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Popham Read at 5PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Popham Read. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Thu night, near gales from the NNE by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 45 | 62 | 81 | 111 | 120 | 106 | 133 | 150 | 154 | 202 | 287 | 300 | 350 | 432 | 520 | 652 | 757 | 829 | 991 | 2370 | 2827 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 9:41AM2.33m | 9:50PM2.58m | 10:20AM2.47m | 10:32PM2.66m | 10:56AM2.61m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:32PM0.40m | 4:03AM0.21m | 4:14PM0.26m | 4:39AM0.12m | 4:54PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 45 | — | 81 | 111 | 120 | 106 | 133 | 150 | 154 | 202 | 287 | 300 | 350 | 432 | 520 | 652 | 757 | 829 | 991 | 1164 | 1388 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SE 14 | SSE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 30 | 61 | 39 | 67 | 71 | 73 | 46 | 43 | 53 | 53 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | N 4 | NE 4 | — | — | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 1 | 62 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 10 | 7 | — | — | 2370 | 2827 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2145 | 2824 | 804 | 804 | 516 | 277 | 83 | 446 | 523 | 804 | 804 | 141 | 0 | 155 | 749 | 749 | 1307 | 804 | 804 | 685 | 1165 |
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