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 (0.8m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Popham Read at 12AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 27). 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 (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Popham Read. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu night, calm by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
69 | 58 | 121 | 89 | 55 | 43 | 43 | 42 | 67 | 76 | 57 | 58 | 38 | 37 | 29 | 28 | 33 | 33 | 23 | |
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 | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:44PM2.75m | 12:11PM2.57m | 00:21AM2.78m | 12:44PM2.66m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:26PM0.25m | 5:55AM0.05m | 6:03PM0.15m | 6:28AM0.01m | 6:41PM0.07m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 20 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
69 | 58 | 45 | 44 | 55 | 43 | 18 | 42 | 67 | 76 | 57 | 58 | 38 | 37 | 29 | 28 | 33 | 33 | 23 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | SE 8 | SSE 5 | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | 17 | 43 | 19 | — | 3 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | — | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | — | — | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | SW 3 |
17 | 57 | 121 | 89 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 804 | 534 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 83 | 118 | 312 | 194 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 341 | 341 | 196 | 83 |
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