Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.73° N 69.80° W

Popham Read 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Popham Read sea temperature is
13.4°C
1.3° 

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 (08 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Popham Read at 8AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Afternoon (08 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (08 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the ENE by Sat night).

Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSW
6
1.4
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
6
1.2
SSW
6
1.1
S
6
0.9
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.6
SSW
4
0.2
S
5
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
126
131
113
94
75
52
43
42
31
21
13
9
5
13
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
6
6
Wind (km/h)
40
SSW
40
SSW
30
SW
35
SW
20
WSW
20
WNW
30
W
15
W
20
W
15
W
15
W
20
W
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
20
NW
25
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
N
10
NE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:11AM2.76m
10:32PM2.83m
10:57AM2.86m
11:21PM2.83m
11:40AM2.91m
Low Tide
3:49AM-0.04m
4:12PM-0.01m
4:37AM-0.06m
5:02PM-0.10m
5:21AM-0.04m
5:48PM-0.15m
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:46
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Temp °C
14
14
14
14
19
20
17
15
13
12
11
14
16
15
12
10
10
9
8
10
13
14
13
10
Feels °C
7
7
8
8
15
15
10
11
9
8
8
9
8
7
5
4
4
4
2
4
7
9
8
6
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