
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Popham Read today (18 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Popham Read at 5PM is: 3.0m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (18 Jun) | 7ft (2.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (18 Jun) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Popham Read. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the S on Thu afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sun 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
29 | 179 | 845 | 832 | 746 | 371 | 320 | 242 | 223 | 208 | 173 | 142 | 93 | 111 | 113 | 137 | 112 | 70 | 49 | 31 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 33 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 2:47PM2.76m | 2:58AM3.06m | 3:44PM2.73m | 3:57AM2.90m | 4:41PM2.71m | 4:57AM2.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:24AM-0.34m | 8:37PM0.05m | 9:19AM-0.24m | 9:37PM0.11m | 10:15AM-0.11m | 10:39PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 4:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:56 | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | 8:23 | |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 9 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | SE 14 | E 14 | SE 14 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 14 | S 7 | S 14 | S 14 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 |
4 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 565 | 371 | 8 | 242 | 4 | 4 | 173 | 142 | 93 | 111 | 113 | 137 | 112 | 70 | 49 | 31 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 33 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 14 | — | — | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 14 | SE 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | — | S 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SW 4 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 |
— | 4 | — | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | — | — | — | — | S 15 | — | S 14 | S 14 | — | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — |
4 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | — | S 8 | WSW 4 | S 8 | S 8 | W 4 | WSW 4 | W 3 | WSW 3 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 5 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 2 | — | — | — |
29 | 179 | 845 | 832 | 746 | — | 320 | 20 | 223 | 208 | 16 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3460 | 3460 | 3460 | 83 | 192 | 172 | 213 | 213 | 201 | 15 | 509 | 283 | 83 | 283 | 283 | 1165 | 522 | 298 | 294 | 282 | 269 | 279 | 279 | 294 |
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