Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.73° N 69.80° W

Popham Read 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 10 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Popham Read sea temperature is
13.3°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 (10 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Popham Read at 2PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 10). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Afternoon (10 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Evening (10 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the NE by Mon night).

Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
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
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
4
0.2
SSW
4
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.7
SSW
3
0.9
SSW
4
1
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
5
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.3
S
11
0.8
S
10
1
S
10
1
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
3
7
7
3
6
6
10
10
5
5
10
31
45
39
31
15
9
6
22
133
196
197
Wind (km/h)
30
NW
25
NW
35
NW
25
NW
15
NW
10
N
10
ENE
10
E
20
SSE
20
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
10
SW
5
S
5
N
5
WNW
10
SW
10
WNW
20
N
40
NE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
11:40AM2.91m
00:06AM2.78m
12:19PM2.91m
00:48AM2.70m
12:57PM2.87m
Low Tide
5:21AM-0.04m
5:48PM-0.15m
6:02AM0.02m
6:30PM-0.14m
6:41AM0.10m
7:11PM-0.09m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
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6:46
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6:48
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6:48
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6:05
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6:02
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6:00
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2
2
1
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Temp °C
9
8
10
13
14
13
10
9
10
10
10
12
12
13
13
12
11
11
12
14
17
16
9
Feels °C
1
1
2
6
9
8
6
5
5
5
5
6
5
7
8
11
10
10
11
12
16
13
1
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