Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.73° N 69.80° W

Popham Read 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 13 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Popham Read sea temperature is
13.1°C
1.4° 

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 (13 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Popham Read at 12PM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (13 Oct)4ft (1.2m)6s
Evening (13 Oct)6ft (1.8m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Tue afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Wed afternoon).

Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
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
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
9
1.1
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
6
1.4
ESE
6
1.8
SE
6
1.9
SE
7
1.9
SSE
7
1.4
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
S
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.8
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.3
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.1
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
108
107
123
88
131
244
305
323
183
144
75
75
72
60
59
47
24
15
8
4
4
4
4
Wind (km/h)
30
ENE
25
ENE
30
NE
35
ESE
40
ESE
40
SE
20
SSE
20
W
20
WNW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NNW
25
NW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NE
15
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
High Tide
1:34PM2.80m
2:10AM2.49m
2:13PM2.70m
2:54AM2.37m
2:55PM2.60m
Low Tide
7:19AM0.21m
7:52PM-0.00m
7:58AM0.33m
8:34PM0.10m
8:39AM0.44m
9:19PM0.22m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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6:50
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6:50
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6:52
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5:59
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5:58
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5:55
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 mm
1
2
4
5
7
11
8
2
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Temp °C
7
6
6
9
10
12
13
10
9
9
10
13
15
14
13
11
11
9
9
11
12
10
9
Feels °C
0
0
0
2
2
5
10
6
5
5
8
12
14
9
5
3
3
1
1
4
7
5
5
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