Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.73° N 69.80° W

Popham Read 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Popham Read sea temperature is
13.8°C
0.7° 

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 (30 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Popham Read at 12PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (30 Sep)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (30 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu night, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Fri night).

Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
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)
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
SE
12
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
12
0.9
SSW
5
1
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
1
S
5
1
S
6
1
S
6
0.9
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.8
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
44
44
42
48
48
42
30
30
29
28
28
27
18
24
37
48
48
59
62
64
52
44
49
Wind (km/h)
10
N
5
NNE
10
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
S
20
S
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
W
20
W
15
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:11PM2.99m
2:50AM2.61m
3:02PM2.94m
3:46AM2.50m
3:59PM2.86m
Low Tide
7:53AM0.05m
8:31PM-0.17m
8:42AM0.13m
9:26PM-0.10m
9:37AM0.23m
10:27PM-0.00m
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6:37
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Temp °C
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
18
21
22
19
18
17
18
19
20
22
20
19
Feels °C
14
15
14
13
13
13
14
15
16
15
15
16
18
18
14
13
12
14
15
18
21
19
18
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