Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Popham Read today (24 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Popham Read at 3AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Popham Read. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Mon night, min 17°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sun night, fresh winds from the S by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | SSE 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 83 | 90 | 81 | 76 | 88 | 73 | 42 | 28 | 21 | 33 | 23 | 36 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:53PM2.47m | 9:38AM2.18m | 9:43PM2.55m | 10:23AM2.27m | 10:27PM2.62m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:31PM0.60m | 3:22AM0.34m | 3:22PM0.54m | 4:07AM0.27m | 4:07PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 21 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 5 | SSE 6 |
12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 11 | 88 | 73 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 15 | 23 | 36 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 7 | SE 11 | — | E 7 | ESE 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 6 | SE 11 |
6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 19 | — | 8 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 14 | 18 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 12 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | E 6 | ESE 11 | — | — | — | — | SE 11 | SE 11 |
3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 20 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 11 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 18 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 83 | 90 | 81 | 76 | — | — | 42 | 28 | 20 | 33 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 118 | 130 | 118 | 130 | 118 | 83 | 342 | 509 | 513 | 115 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 |
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