
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Popham Read today (08 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Popham Read at 10PM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 08). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Popham Read. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu night, min 8°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Sat night, fresh winds from the SSW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SW 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
50 | 40 | 30 | 34 | 20 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 6 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:32PM2.83m | 10:57AM2.86m | 11:21PM2.83m | 11:40AM2.91m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:12PM-0.01m | 4:37AM-0.06m | 5:02PM-0.10m | 5:21AM-0.04m | 5:48PM-0.15m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | SE 9 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
50 | 40 | 30 | 31 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | — | — |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 8 | E 8 | — | S 7 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | — | — | — |
— | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | W 4 | WNW 3 | SSW 5 | W 3 | SSW 5 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WNW 3 | — | WSW 4 | WNW 2 | NW 2 | NW 2 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | — |
3 | 6 | 2 | 34 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 10 | 3 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1414 | 2008 | 272 | 298 | 362 | 362 | 407 | 407 | 1072 | 1072 | 516 | 523 | 2662 | 2662 | 2659 | 1904 | 1904 | 2004 | 2096 |
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