Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.73° N 69.80° W

Popham Read 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Popham Read sea temperature is
11.6°C
1.2° 

Popham Read surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Popham Read today (27 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Popham Read at 4PM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (27 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Evening (27 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

Table - waves today at Popham Read. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 3°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SW by Thu night).

Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
SSE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.8
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
1
SSW
5
1.1
SSW
5
1.2
SSW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
7
7
7
12
29
25
34
29
29
28
27
25
24
24
17
26
36
39
39
53
66
87
Wind (km/h)
25
N
20
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NE
20
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
5
ESE
5
S
10
SW
25
SW
20
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
SW
35
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
12:15PM3.11m
00:53AM2.74m
1:01PM3.13m
1:43AM2.69m
1:52PM3.10m
Low Tide
5:58AM-0.02m
6:35PM-0.34m
6:44AM-0.01m
7:24PM-0.33m
7:33AM0.04m
8:17PM-0.27m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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7:07
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5:36
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5:34
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Temp °C
5
3
5
9
11
9
5
5
4
4
4
6
7
9
9
9
8
8
9
14
17
17
14
Feels °C
-2
-3
0
4
6
5
-1
-1
-1
-1
1
3
3
2
4
2
2
2
4
8
11
11
8
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