
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Popham Read today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Popham Read at 2PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Popham Read. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Tue morning, strong winds from the NE by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 7 | SSE 8 | E 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
33 | 49 | 50 | 51 | 49 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 32 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 28 | 31 | 57 | 91 | 173 | 300 | 356 | 247 | 176 | 145 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:37AM2.31m | 11:37PM2.70m | 12:14PM2.37m | 00:13AM2.74m | 12:48PM2.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:21AM0.16m | 5:18PM0.42m | 5:57AM0.12m | 5:55PM0.36m | 6:31AM0.08m | 6:32PM0.31m | |||||||||||||||||
5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
33 | 49 | 50 | 51 | 49 | 41 | 40 | 33 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 31 | 57 | 91 | 173 | 300 | 356 | 228 | 176 | 144 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | SE 8 | — | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | — |
8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 15 | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | 45 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | — | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | — | SE 9 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | — | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | — | 12 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 7 | E 6 | E 7 |
— | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 40 | 32 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 28 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 75 | 154 | 164 | 247 | 148 | 145 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 83 | 130 | 516 | 749 | 749 | 83 | 399 | 399 | 399 | 399 | 298 | 312 | 269 | 298 | 277 | 277 | 277 | 279 | 281 | 281 | 279 | 158 | 168 |
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