Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Popham Read today (26 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Popham Read at 10PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Popham Read. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu night, calm by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
74 | 95 | 91 | 88 | 86 | 84 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 73 | 121 | 108 | 74 | 43 | 43 | 42 | 103 | 41 | 61 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:07PM2.69m | 11:38AM2.47m | 11:44PM2.75m | 12:11PM2.57m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:48PM0.35m | 5:22AM0.12m | 5:26PM0.25m | 5:55AM0.05m | 6:03PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 19 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | SE 8 |
74 | 95 | 91 | 88 | 86 | 84 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 58 | 45 | 44 | 43 | 29 | 43 | 42 | 93 | 17 | 61 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | — | — | — | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SSE 5 | — | — | SE 8 | SSW 5 |
18 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 43 | 19 | — | — | 41 | 9 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 8 | S 5 | — |
3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 5 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 73 | 121 | 108 | 74 | 27 | 34 | 29 | 103 | 12 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 115 | 199 | 516 | 399 | 115 | 115 | 83 | 83 | 130 | 1338 | 804 | 804 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 83 | 115 | 121 | 83 |
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