Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.73° N 69.80° W

Popham Read 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 14 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Popham Read sea temperature is
13.4°C
1.8° 

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 (14 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Popham Read at 10AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (14 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (14 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed afternoon, near gales from the NW by Fri night).

Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ESE
7
1.2
SE
6
1.1
SE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.7
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
7
0.8
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.3
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
E
15
0.4
SSE
3
0.8
S
4
1.3
S
5
1.5
S
6
1.9
S
7
1.7
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
110
120
97
51
44
60
59
45
34
15
9
7
4
4
4
4
4
4
17
78
149
358
306
Wind (km/h)
20
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
30
NNW
30
NW
35
NW
35
NW
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
15
ENE
10
E
20
SSE
30
S
40
S
45
SSE
40
S
20
W
25
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
High Tide
2:10AM2.49m
2:13PM2.70m
2:54AM2.37m
2:55PM2.60m
3:39AM2.26m
3:41PM2.51m
Low Tide
7:58AM0.33m
8:34PM0.10m
8:39AM0.44m
9:19PM0.22m
9:23AM0.54m
10:07PM0.32m
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6:50
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5:55
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5:53
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 mm
1
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3
3
4
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Temp °C
10
9
10
15
17
14
13
12
11
8
9
11
12
10
9
8
10
10
9
10
14
14
14
Feels °C
6
5
7
13
17
8
7
5
3
0
1
4
6
6
5
4
4
3
0
1
7
11
11
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