Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Popham Read today (17 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Popham Read at 11PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 17). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 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 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Popham Read. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 4°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sat night, light winds from the E by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SE 8 | E 11 | SW 3 | E 11 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 4 | SE 6 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 33 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 36 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:32PM2.43m | 5:24AM2.12m | 5:28PM2.37m | 6:21AM2.12m | 6:27PM2.36m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:01PM0.40m | 11:07AM0.66m | 11:57PM0.44m | 12:07PM0.66m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | -2 | -3 | -3 | -4 | -1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 3 | — | SE 4 | SE 6 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 33 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 3 | 8 | 36 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | — | E 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 3 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | SE 10 | — | ESE 10 | SE 10 | — | S 13 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 4 | — | 10 | 4 | — | 4 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 16 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 399 | 399 | 428 | 428 | 186 | 516 | 473 | 439 | 439 | 451 | 749 | 804 | 804 | 298 | 1501 | 1310 | 1307 | 277 | 1181 |
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