Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Popham Read today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Popham Read at 1PM is: 0.1m 15s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Popham Read. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 25°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, near gales from the SSW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | S 6 | SSW 4 | SE 15 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 7 | S 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 495 | 723 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:34PM2.81m | 1:46AM3.14m | 2:26PM2.83m | 2:40AM3.01m | 3:18PM2.81m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:13AM-0.38m | 7:25PM-0.06m | 8:04AM-0.32m | 8:21PM-0.03m | 8:54AM-0.21m | 9:16PM0.03m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 14 | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | S 6 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 8 | S 5 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 13 | SE 13 | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 15 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 15 | SE 14 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 7 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 7 | S 14 | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 4 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | — | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 2 | — | — | W 3 | WSW 3 | SSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | S 4 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 3 | 7 | 5 | 2 | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 10 | 495 | 723 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 362 | 362 | 804 | 804 | 804 | 269 | 276 | 362 | 362 | 2522 | 2522 | 399 | 407 | 804 | 2056 | 516 | 407 | 408 | 3694 | 2824 | 706 | 617 | 1803 |
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