Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Popham Read today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Popham Read at 5AM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Popham Read. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Thu morning, calm by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | ESE 6 | E 6 | SE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 33 | 29 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 23 | 33 | 81 | 74 | 140 | 116 | 118 | 149 | 138 | 116 | 96 | 70 | 68 | 70 | 140 | 140 | 135 | 119 | 61 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:37PM2.70m | 12:14PM2.37m | 00:13AM2.74m | 12:48PM2.43m | 00:48AM2.76m | 1:21PM2.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:57AM0.12m | 5:55PM0.36m | 6:31AM0.08m | 6:32PM0.31m | 7:03AM0.05m | 7:08PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 33 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 33 | 33 | 45 | 140 | 116 | 79 | 149 | 138 | 116 | 96 | 70 | 68 | 70 | 140 | 140 | 135 | 119 | 61 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | SSE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | S 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 6 | SE 7 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 3 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 23 | 14 | — | — | — | 57 | 77 | 28 | 50 | 62 | 46 | 35 | 28 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 44 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | — | — | — | — | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 22 | — | — | — | — | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 6 | E 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | NNE 4 | E 6 | E 6 | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 29 | 29 | 23 | 28 | 29 | 10 | 16 | 81 | 74 | 64 | 106 | 118 | 82 | 71 | 4 | 80 | 52 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 130 | 804 | 516 | 399 | 428 | 468 | 439 | 390 | 312 | 277 | 269 | 269 | 197 | 141 | 197 | 204 | 213 | 212 | 269 | 279 | 155 | 270 | 123 | 276 |
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