Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.73° N 69.80° W

Popham Read 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 12 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Popham Read sea temperature is
11.0°C
2.1° 

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 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Popham Read at 12AM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Nov)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (13 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Evening (13 Nov)3ft (0.9m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Thu afternoon, min 3°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sun
15
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
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.4
E
3
0.7
ENE
4
0.8
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.6
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
3
3
16
30
56
79
101
97
78
86
61
62
86
66
61
43
27
26
15
13
11
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
25
N
20
N
20
N
15
N
15
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NNE
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
1:27AM2.31m
1:24PM2.61m
2:09AM2.25m
2:07PM2.53m
2:55AM2.20m
Low Tide
7:07PM0.11m
7:08AM0.46m
7:49PM0.19m
7:50AM0.52m
8:32PM0.27m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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6:31
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Temp °C
6
7
6
6
4
4
5
6
7
7
5
4
4
4
4
6
7
6
5
4
3
3
Feels °C
1
1
0
-1
-4
-4
-3
0
2
2
-2
-2
-2
-2
-1
1
1
1
0
-1
-2
-3
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