Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.73° N 69.80° W

Popham Read 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 15 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Popham Read sea temperature is
13.3°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 (15 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Popham Read at 4PM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 15). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (15 Oct)1ft (0.3m)6s
Evening (15 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri night, min 4°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds.

Thu
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
7
0.3
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.7
S
4
1.1
S
5
1.7
S
6
2
S
6
1.8
S
7
1.6
S
7
1.4
S
7
1.2
S
7
1
S
7
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.3
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
7
4
4
4
4
4
12
51
185
332
286
233
183
134
103
79
65
49
19
10
Wind (km/h)
30
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNE
15
ENE
10
SE
25
SSE
40
S
45
SSE
40
S
35
SSW
35
SW
25
W
35
NNW
35
NW
30
NNW
35
NW
40
NW
35
NNW
30
NNW
20
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
2:55PM2.60m
3:39AM2.26m
3:41PM2.51m
4:29AM2.17m
4:32PM2.43m
Low Tide
8:39AM0.44m
9:19PM0.22m
9:23AM0.54m
10:07PM0.32m
10:12AM0.62m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:54
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6:54
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5:55
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5:53
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5:52
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1
4
3
1
1
1
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1
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Temp °C
10
13
13
12
10
10
11
11
11
13
14
15
15
12
8
6
8
8
7
5
4
Feels °C
2
7
8
7
6
6
4
3
2
6
9
10
12
4
-1
-2
-1
-3
-3
-4
-3
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