Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Popham Read today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Popham Read at 7PM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Popham Read. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Tue night, light winds from the S by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 21 | 21 | 22 | 38 | 75 | 103 | 70 | 41 | 36 | 47 | 66 | 100 | 173 | 432 | 415 | 255 | 247 | 292 | 449 | 981 | 588 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:00PM2.70m | 5:26AM2.48m | 5:53PM2.63m | 6:25AM2.33m | 6:47PM2.57m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:35AM0.10m | 11:11PM0.20m | 11:27AM0.26m | 00:10AM0.27m | 12:21PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 14 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 8 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | — | — | SE 11 | — | — | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 21 | 21 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | 660 | 588 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | S 9 | — | — | SE 9 | SE 12 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 3 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 10 | 38 | 75 | 103 | 70 | 41 | 36 | 47 | 66 | 100 | 173 | 432 | 415 | 255 | 247 | 292 | 449 | 981 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 341 | 370 | 518 | 399 | 399 | 399 | 399 | 1338 | 1338 | 1338 | 1338 | 648 | 921 | 921 | 312 | 115 | 312 | 312 | 115 | 83 | 83 |
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