Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.73° N 69.80° W

Popham Read 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Popham Read sea temperature is
14.2°C
0.8° 

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 (29 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Popham Read at 11PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)--
Afternoon (29 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (29 Sep)2ft (0.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu night, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon).

Tue
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
SE
12
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
86
59
61
44
44
44
42
41
41
42
43
30
29
28
28
18
18
22
24
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
NNW
15
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
5
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
25
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
2:00AM2.70m
2:11PM2.99m
2:50AM2.61m
3:02PM2.94m
Low Tide
7:42PM-0.21m
7:53AM0.05m
8:31PM-0.17m
8:42AM0.13m
9:26PM-0.10m
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1
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Temp °C
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
16
16
15
15
15
15
16
19
19
23
21
Feels °C
11
12
12
12
12
13
14
13
14
13
13
15
15
13
15
17
17
21
18
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