Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Popham Read today (14 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Popham Read at 12AM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Popham Read. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Fri night, calm by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SE 13 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SE 9 | SE 13 | SE 9 | E 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 12 | SE 9 | S 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:38AM3.11m | 1:12PM2.87m | 1:28AM3.03m | 1:59PM2.88m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:18PM-0.11m | 6:53AM-0.30m | 7:09PM-0.12m | 7:39AM-0.23m | 7:59PM-0.09m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 20 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 4 | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
7 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 13 | S 13 | — | SE 13 | — | E 12 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | SE 12 | — | S 12 |
7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | — | 7 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 6 | — | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | — | — | — | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 2 | — | — | SW 2 | SW 3 |
3 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 518 | 749 | 392 | 407 | 516 | 518 | 2829 | 3446 | 518 | 1072 | 2662 | 518 | 1168 | 1231 | 2008 | 3485 | 3669 | 2849 | 1348 |
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