Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.73° N 69.80° W

Popham Read 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Popham Read sea temperature is
14.4°C
0.8° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Popham Read at 6AM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Sep)8ft (2.5m)9s
Afternoon (27 Sep)8ft (2.5m)8s
Evening (27 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 59mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Sun afternoon, light winds from the N by Tue night).

Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
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
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
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
E
10
2.5
E
9
2.5
E
9
2.5
E
9
2.5
E
8
2.3
E
8
2
E
8
2
E
8
2.3
E
8
2.3
E
9
2.2
E
9
2
E
9
1.9
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.2
E
9
1
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1225
1064
985
912
937
737
566
589
709
780
759
593
488
422
368
280
280
408
218
220
173
138
110
62
Wind (km/h)
50
NE
45
NE
45
NE
45
ENE
50
ENE
50
ENE
45
ENE
50
ENE
40
ENE
40
NE
40
NE
35
NE
40
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
N
30
N
20
N
20
N
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:51PM2.78m
12:07PM2.86m
00:31AM2.79m
12:44PM2.95m
1:14AM2.76m
1:26PM2.99m
Low Tide
5:50AM-0.00m
6:14PM-0.12m
6:28AM-0.02m
6:56PM-0.19m
7:09AM-0.01m
7:42PM-0.21m
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
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6:31
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6:30
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6:33
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6:28
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6:25
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6:23
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 mm
7
3
2
1
1
1
2
3
5
5
7
1
2
6
4
4
3
3
4
3
1
1
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Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
11
11
11
11
11
12
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
Feels °C
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
6
7
7
8
8
8
7
7
8
8
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