Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Popham Read today (12 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Popham Read at 8AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Popham Read. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 31°C on Tue afternoon, min 19°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sun morning, strong winds from the SSW by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 43 | 78 | 165 | 155 | 104 | 64 | 91 | 109 | 118 | 134 | 179 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:48AM2.51m | 10:00PM3.10m | 10:50AM2.59m | 11:00PM3.18m | 11:47AM2.69m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:30AM-0.13m | 3:36PM0.15m | 4:30AM-0.24m | 4:36PM0.06m | 5:27AM-0.34m | 5:34PM-0.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 27 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 29 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | — | S 7 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 8 | — | 179 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | E 7 | E 8 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | — | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 7 | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 43 | 78 | 165 | 155 | 104 | 64 | 91 | 109 | 118 | 134 | 17 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 407 | 362 | 407 | 516 | 516 | 518 | 518 | 518 | 1167 | 560 | 518 | 1859 | 1726 | 1822 | 1859 | 1623 | 727 | 15 | 1226 | 739 | 1181 | 513 | 15 | 118 |
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