Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Popham Read today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Popham Read at 8PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Popham Read. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 6 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
9 | 10 | 32 | 111 | 136 | 116 | 91 | 70 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 37 | 56 | 27 | 60 | 52 | 57 | 64 | 27 | 28 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:17PM2.67m | 4:50AM2.39m | 5:07PM2.57m | 5:46AM2.25m | 6:01PM2.48m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:55AM0.22m | 10:33PM0.19m | 10:44AM0.37m | 11:29PM0.30m | 11:37AM0.51m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 6 | SE 8 |
9 | 10 | 32 | 111 | 136 | 116 | 91 | 70 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 37 | 56 | 22 | 60 | 52 | 57 | 64 | 27 | 28 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | ESE 4 | SSE 6 | ESE 4 | — | — | SE 10 | SE 9 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 7 | S 6 | — | — | — | S 6 | S 4 |
7 | 2 | 12 | 2 | — | — | 14 | 14 | 28 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 27 | 27 | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | SSE 9 | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 |
3 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | SSE 4 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 276 | 276 | 276 | 194 | 0 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 123 | 130 | 118 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 804 | 196 | 83 | 83 |
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