Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.73° N 69.80° W

Popham Read 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Popham Read sea temperature is
13.2°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 (09 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Popham Read at 1PM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 09). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Afternoon (09 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Evening (09 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sat morning, light winds from the E by Sat night).

Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
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)
0.7
SSW
5
0.4
S
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.1
SE
8
0.5
SW
4
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.1
SE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.8
SSW
4
1.3
SSW
5
1.2
SSW
5
1.3
SSW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
26
9
6
3
9
3
3
3
3
7
7
7
3
6
6
6
10
6
6
16
69
81
85
Wind (km/h)
25
W
25
W
30
W
35
WNW
25
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
30
NNW
35
NW
35
NW
30
NW
20
NW
15
N
15
NE
10
E
15
SE
25
SSW
30
SW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
10:57AM2.86m
11:21PM2.83m
11:40AM2.91m
00:06AM2.78m
12:19PM2.91m
Low Tide
4:37AM-0.06m
5:02PM-0.10m
5:21AM-0.04m
5:48PM-0.15m
6:02AM0.02m
6:30PM-0.14m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:48
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Temp °C
13
12
15
16
16
14
11
11
8
8
9
12
14
13
10
9
9
10
9
11
13
14
13
Feels °C
7
7
9
8
9
9
6
7
0
-1
0
4
8
8
5
6
5
4
2
4
6
8
7
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