Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Popham Read today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Popham Read at 2PM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 17). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 5s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Popham Read. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the SSW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | SSW 6 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 4 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 23 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 178 | 639 | 452 | 233 | 178 | 128 | 86 | 54 | 39 | 33 | 27 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:26PM2.83m | 2:40AM3.01m | 3:18PM2.81m | 3:34AM2.84m | 4:09PM2.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:04AM-0.32m | 8:21PM-0.03m | 8:54AM-0.21m | 9:16PM0.03m | 9:45AM-0.06m | 10:13PM0.11m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 20 |
Feels °C | 15 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | SE 14 | S 5 | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 23 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 178 | 128 | 86 | 54 | 39 | 33 | 27 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 8 | SE 14 | S 5 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 7 | SE 14 | SE 13 | — | — | S 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 7 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 7 | — | — | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 15 | SE 8 | SE 14 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 14 | S 6 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 13 | S 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 12 | S 13 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 2 | W 3 | W 2 | W 3 | SSW 6 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | S 4 | S 4 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | W 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 15 | 178 | 639 | 452 | 233 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 399 | 2522 | 2522 | 399 | 399 | 399 | 407 | 408 | 408 | 804 | 804 | 2916 | 522 | 657 | 749 | 706 | 115 | 83 | 83 | 270 | 298 | 270 | 276 |
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