
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Popham Read today (02 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Popham Read at 7PM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (02 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Evening (02 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Popham Read. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 19°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 5 | S 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
33 | 35 | 46 | 82 | 105 | 75 | 32 | 26 | 35 | 108 | 303 | 567 | 412 | 309 | 257 | 186 | 124 | 124 | 58 | 37 | 43 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:30PM2.63m | 2:43AM2.69m | 3:09PM2.69m | 3:27AM2.62m | 3:52PM2.74m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:11AM0.03m | 8:28PM0.16m | 8:49AM0.05m | 9:12PM0.13m | 9:30AM0.09m | 10:02PM0.12m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 5 |
7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | 412 | 309 | 257 | 186 | 124 | 124 | 58 | 29 | 43 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SE 9 | — | — | — | SE 9 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 |
10 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | S 7 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | S 5 | — |
33 | 35 | 46 | 82 | 105 | 75 | 32 | 26 | 35 | 108 | 303 | 567 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 37 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2040 | 1887 | 1860 | 1812 | 130 | 1332 | 1621 | 502 | 1846 | 1846 | 192 | 83 | 15 | 15 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 201 | 83 | 83 | 83 |
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