
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Popham Read today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Popham Read at 3PM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Popham Read. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Fri morning). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 10 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 48 | 52 | 42 | 33 | 32 | 25 | 25 | 29 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 12:03PM2.88m | 00:23AM2.96m | 12:46PM2.91m | 1:08AM2.88m | 1:28PM2.89m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:44AM-0.20m | 6:03PM-0.15m | 6:28AM-0.16m | 6:50PM-0.16m | 7:10AM-0.07m | 7:36PM-0.11m | |||||||||||||||||
6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 5 |
20 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 22 | 27 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 7 | — | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 |
3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | S 9 | NNE 3 | — | S 9 | — | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 |
14 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 2 | N 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | S 3 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — |
1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 16 | 48 | 52 | 42 | 33 | 32 | 25 | 25 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 298 | 392 | 276 | 362 | 399 | 362 | 362 | 1025 | 1025 | 1344 | 1338 | 1344 | 1344 | 804 | 804 | 706 | 83 | 468 | 318 | 298 | 294 | 83 | 83 |
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