Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.73° N 69.80° W

Popham Read 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Popham Read sea temperature is
13.9°C
0.9° 

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 (01 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Popham Read at 1PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (01 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (01 Oct)3ft (0.9m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri morning, calm by Sat night).

Thursday
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Friday
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Saturday
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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)
0.4
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
4
0.9
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
1
S
6
1.1
S
6
1
S
6
0.9
S
6
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
29
28
28
27
18
25
29
42
45
62
77
62
48
31
34
36
30
29
29
27
25
25
24
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
15
SW
10
SW
20
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
20
SW
15
W
15
WNW
25
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
10
NNE
5
SE
15
SE
0
NNE
15
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
2:50AM2.61m
3:02PM2.94m
3:46AM2.50m
3:59PM2.86m
4:50AM2.40m
5:04PM2.78m
Low Tide
8:42AM0.13m
9:26PM-0.10m
9:37AM0.23m
10:27PM-0.00m
10:39AM0.32m
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Temp °C
16
15
15
17
21
20
19
18
18
17
19
22
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19
17
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Feels °C
15
13
14
14
17
16
14
14
14
12
15
20
20
19
15
14
12
12
13
16
14
15
11
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