
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Popham Read today (17 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Popham Read at 12AM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 16). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Popham Read. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 4 | S 5 | S 7 | S 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 115 | 757 | 882 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 1:46AM3.14m | 2:26PM2.83m | 2:40AM3.01m | 3:18PM2.81m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:25PM-0.06m | 8:04AM-0.32m | 8:21PM-0.03m | 8:54AM-0.21m | 9:16PM0.03m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 14 | S 5 | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 6 | SE 8 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
16 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 15 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 8 | SE 14 | S 5 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 7 | SE 8 | SE 13 | — | S 13 | — |
3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 7 | — | 4 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 15 | SE 8 | SE 14 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 14 | — | — | — |
9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 7 | S 8 |
7 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | 3 | 9 | 115 | 757 | 882 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 804 | 407 | 362 | 804 | 804 | 407 | 408 | 399 | 399 | 428 | 407 | 408 | 804 | 407 | 3694 | 2916 | 1859 | 649 | 546 |
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