Popham Read 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.73° N 69.80° W

Issued: 1 am 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Popham Read sea temperature is

15.0°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 (23 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Popham Read at 6AM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 Sep)	2.5ft (0.7m)	7s
Afternoon (23 Sep)	3ft (0.9m)	6s
Evening (23 Sep)	3.5ft (1.0m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri night, min 11°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Thu night, strong winds from the N by Fri night).
	Wednesday 23								Thursday 24								Friday 25
	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	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	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	2	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 10	SE 10	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11
Wave Graph
kJ	38	32	40	45	60	96	105	120	126	136	177	193	221	281	321	390	432	517	780	866	836	836	860	894
Wind (km/h)	NE	NE	NE	ENE	ESE	ESE	E	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	ENE	ESE	ESE	ENE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	NNE	NNE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross
High Tide				9:41AM2.33m				9:50PM2.58m				10:20AM2.47m				10:32PM2.66m				10:56AM2.61m
Low Tide		3:23AM0.30m				3:32PM0.40m				4:03AM0.21m				4:14PM0.26m				4:39AM0.12m				4:54PM0.12m


	—	6:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:30	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2
Temp °C	14	11	11	12	13	12	12	13	12	12	11	12	13	14	14	14	13	13	11	14	17	17	18	14
Feels °C	9	5	6	7	7	8	10	10	8	7	6	8	8	10	11	10	8	8	5	8	11	11	13	8
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 6	—	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 10	SE 10	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11
kJ	38	32	40	45	—	96	105	120	126	136	177	193	221	281	321	390	432	517	780	866	836	836	860	894
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 12	SE 12	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 14	SE 14	—	—
kJ	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	39	39	66	60	35	35	86	43	81	53	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	ENE 3	NNE 3	—	ESE 6	—	—	—	—	—	NE 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNE 2	NE 4	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	3	1	—	60	—	—	—	—	—	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	15	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Surf City Pier Carolina North	North Palmetto Point Eleuthera	Western Head Reef Nova Scotia	North Shore Breakers Bermuda	North Shore Breakers Bermuda	Michaud Point Cape Breton Island	Michaud Point Cape Breton Island	Backyards Nova Scotia	2nd Beach Rhode Island	Ogunquit Beach Maine	Cow Bay Nova Scotia	Michaud Point Cape Breton Island	Ingonish Beach Cape Breton Island	Ingonish Beach Cape Breton Island	Western Head Reef Nova Scotia	Trayhan's Maine	Backyards Nova Scotia	Michaud Point Cape Breton Island	Kennington Cove Cape Breton Island	Bogue Pier Carolina North	Atlantic Beach Carolina North	Queen Street New Jersey	Stockton New Jersey	Coastguards Long Island NY
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	3	3	4	3	5
Distance (km)	1231	2145	411	1338	1338	749	749	518	277	83	517	749	804	804	411	15	518	749	804	1181	1168	684	683	451
Best forecast wave conditions in Maine										Ogunquit Beach						Trayhan's
Rating (10 max)										2						2
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	4	4	2	2	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	5
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Rating (10 max)	7	7	6	6	5	5	9	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	8	9	8	4	7	6	5	5

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