Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Popham Read today (21 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Popham Read at 11PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Popham Read. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Sat afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 21 | 14 | 19 | 39 | 47 | 40 | 37 | 30 | 29 | 21 | 20 | 15 | 12 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 6:58PM2.43m | 7:48AM2.11m | 7:57PM2.43m | 8:46AM2.12m | 8:53PM2.47m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:30AM0.41m | 1:34PM0.63m | 2:29AM0.40m | 2:31PM0.60m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 |
31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 47 | 40 | 37 | 30 | 29 | 21 | 20 | 15 | 12 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 3 | E 3 | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 6 |
4 | 1 | 1 | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 5 | S 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 13 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 12 |
1 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | ENE 3 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 |
1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 10 | 19 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 471 | 298 | 83 | 123 | 404 | 921 | 314 | 155 | 155 | 123 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 1025 | 2916 | 83 | 513 | 83 |
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