Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Popham Read today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Popham Read at 5PM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Popham Read. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue night, min 18°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the S by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 28 | 61 | 74 | 95 | 91 | 88 | 86 | 84 | 69 | 84 | 69 | 129 | 132 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:23AM2.27m | 10:27PM2.62m | 11:02AM2.37m | 11:07PM2.69m | 11:38AM2.47m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:07PM0.45m | 4:47AM0.19m | 4:48PM0.35m | 5:22AM0.12m | 5:26PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 4 | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
19 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 28 | 61 | 74 | 95 | 91 | 88 | 86 | 84 | 69 | 84 | 69 | 45 | 69 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 6 | S 4 | S 5 | SE 6 | S 5 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — |
18 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 35 | 18 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | — | — | S 6 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
4 | — | — | 3 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | S 5 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 3 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 |
— | 11 | 16 | 7 | 11 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 129 | 132 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 115 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 130 | 130 | 201 | 118 | 341 | 804 | 399 | 130 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 130 | 194 | 194 | 804 | 115 |
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