
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Popham Read today (18 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 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 4AM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (18 Jun) | 6ft (1.9m) | 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 morning. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Wed night, near gales from the S by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Sat 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 18 | 18 | 30 | 167 | 537 | 871 | 517 | 362 | 283 | 256 | 313 | 277 | 229 | 108 | 88 | 88 | 137 | 159 | 161 | 47 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | 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 | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:00AM3.18m | 2:47PM2.76m | 2:58AM3.06m | 3:44PM2.73m | 3:57AM2.90m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:39PM0.00m | 8:24AM-0.34m | 8:37PM0.05m | 9:19AM-0.24m | 9:37PM0.11m | 10:15AM-0.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 4:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:56 | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 8 |
16 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 362 | 283 | 256 | 234 | 202 | 163 | 108 | 88 | 88 | 137 | 7 | 7 | 47 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | S 15 | E 14 | SE 14 | — | S 14 | SE 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | — | S 13 | — | S 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | — | 4 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | — | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | — | S 14 | S 14 | — | — | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | — |
5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | — | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | WSW 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | WSW 5 |
7 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 18 | 30 | 167 | 537 | 871 | 517 | — | 29 | 26 | 313 | 277 | 229 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 159 | 161 | 28 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 804 | 804 | 804 | 804 | 407 | 1728 | 847 | 3460 | 797 | 115 | 115 | 125 | 125 | 290 | 125 | 509 | 83 | 83 | 204 | 283 | 283 | 291 | 560 | 534 |
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