Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Popham Read today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Popham Read at 4PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Popham Read. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 26°C on Sun night, min 15°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
43 | 42 | 41 | 65 | 62 | 48 | 38 | 37 | 65 | 62 | 49 | 41 | 32 | 33 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 31 | 47 | 34 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:11PM2.57m | 00:21AM2.78m | 12:44PM2.66m | 00:58AM2.78m | 1:19PM2.75m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:03PM0.15m | 6:28AM0.01m | 6:41PM0.07m | 7:02AM-0.01m | 7:21PM0.01m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 22 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 5 |
17 | 42 | 41 | 65 | 62 | 48 | 38 | 37 | 65 | 62 | 49 | 41 | 32 | 33 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 38 | 34 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 5 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | NNW 3 | — | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 8 | S 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 8 | SE 9 |
43 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 3 | — | 1 | — | 9 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | SE 8 | S 7 | E 6 | — | — | — | E 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 11 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 6 | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 2 | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 5 | W 4 |
11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 31 | 47 | 7 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 115 | 83 | 130 | 294 | 130 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 341 | 399 | 196 | 83 | 83 | 362 | 516 | 1025 | 1980 | 2857 |
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