Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Popham Read today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Popham Read at 4AM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Popham Read. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Mon night, min 17°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue night, fresh winds from the S by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
62 | 72 | 64 | 48 | 30 | 26 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 13 | 27 | 61 | 59 | 99 | 95 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:43PM2.55m | 10:23AM2.27m | 10:27PM2.62m | 11:02AM2.37m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:22PM0.54m | 4:07AM0.27m | 4:07PM0.45m | 4:47AM0.19m | 4:48PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 6 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
19 | 19 | 64 | 48 | 30 | 26 | 19 | 20 | 15 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 27 | 61 | 59 | 99 | 95 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | E 7 | SE 11 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | S 5 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 10 | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 5 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 5 | S 5 |
19 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 21 | 13 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 25 | 16 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 6 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 6 | ESE 11 | — | — | — |
— | — | 1 | 11 | 18 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 22 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | S 6 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 3 |
62 | 72 | 34 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 115 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 118 | 118 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 130 | 362 | 201 | 118 | 172 | 341 | 399 | 115 |
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