Popham Read 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.73° N 69.80° W

Issued: 6 pm 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Popham Read sea temperature is

11.1°C

Popham Read surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Popham Read today (05 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Popham Read at 1AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Nov)	3.5ft (1.0m)	5s
Afternoon (05 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	5s
Evening (05 Nov)	4.5ft (1.3m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 52mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu morning, light winds from the SW by Fri morning).
	Wed 4			Thursday 5								Friday 6								Sat 7
	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
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
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 6	S 6	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 7	SSE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	22	31	45	62	62	55	51	62	80	108	123	123	85	69	67	69	126	98	115	123	163	127
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SSW	SE	SSW	SW	NNE	NE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross	cross-off
High Tide			7:25PM2.64m				8:00AM2.71m				8:24PM2.65m				8:49AM2.80m				9:17PM2.65m
Low Tide	1:06PM0.20m				1:35AM0.07m				2:06PM0.09m				2:27AM0.07m				2:59PM-0.01m				3:14AM0.09m


	—	—	—	—	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—
	4:25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:22	—	—	—	—	4:22
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	10	16	10	6	7	1	1
Temp °C	20	21	17	15	14	14	14	16	17	17	17	16	17	17	16	15	14	14	14	13	12	11
Feels °C	17	18	13	11	10	9	9	11	13	13	13	12	14	15	16	13	11	10	12	11	7	5
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SE 8	E 8	E 7	E 7	S 6	S 6	S 6	E 9	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 7	SSE 6
kJ	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	3	1	1	1	67	69	76	2	115	123	163	127
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 5	E 5	—	—	—	S 11	S 10	SE 10	SE 9	S 9	E 11	E 11	E 10	—	E 7	—	—	—	E 9	—	—	E 8
kJ	2	2	—	—	—	2	2	4	3	2	2	2	2	—	1	—	—	—	2	—	—	5
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 6	—	—	—	—	—	E 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 6	S 6	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	—	—	S 6	SSE 6	—	—	—	—
kJ	22	31	45	62	62	55	51	62	80	108	123	123	85	69	—	—	126	98	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1
Distance (km)	1411	408	399	83	408	920	1571	2705	2665	804	1809	83	118	804	502	502	130	115	291	83	123	201
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Rating (10 max)				1								1								2
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Rating (10 max)	2	3	2	3	4	4	5	5	4	5	8	8	7	6	6	7	1	2	9	8	7	6
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	6	7	5	5	9	8	7	6

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