
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Popham Read today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Popham Read at 8PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Popham Read. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
36 | 36 | 36 | 18 | 12 | 42 | 44 | 34 | 26 | 19 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 23 | 24 | 34 | 26 | 26 | 16 | 18 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off |
High Tide | 4:40PM2.77m | 5:12AM2.45m | 5:34PM2.79m | 6:14AM2.37m | 6:34PM2.80m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:17AM0.15m | 10:57PM0.11m | 11:09AM0.22m | 11:57PM0.11m | 12:08PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 25 |
Feels °C | 22 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 8 | S 6 |
36 | 36 | 36 | 18 | 11 | 23 | 44 | 34 | 26 | 19 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 23 | 24 | 34 | 26 | 26 | 6 | 18 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 7 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | — | — | E 10 | SE 8 | E 9 | SSE 8 |
— | — | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | — | — | E 10 |
— | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 2 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | — |
— | — | 1 | 4 | 12 | 42 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 294 | 341 | 2817 | 407 | 83 | 518 | 407 | 83 | 399 | 408 | 516 | 446 | 118 | 115 | 281 | 281 | 294 | 502 | 509 | 485 | 281 |
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