Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.73° N 69.80° W

Popham Read 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 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):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 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 10PM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 08). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)--
Afternoon (08 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (08 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu night, min 8°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Sat night, fresh winds from the SSW by Sun afternoon).

Thu
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
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)
0.9
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
5
0.7
SSW
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.5
SW
4
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
50
40
30
34
20
19
5
5
9
3
3
3
3
6
6
7
3
6
6
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
20
W
10
WNW
25
W
25
W
20
W
25
WSW
35
W
30
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
25
NW
30
NNW
35
NW
25
NW
15
NW
10
N
5
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
10:32PM2.83m
10:57AM2.86m
11:21PM2.83m
11:40AM2.91m
Low Tide
4:12PM-0.01m
4:37AM-0.06m
5:02PM-0.10m
5:21AM-0.04m
5:48PM-0.15m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
19
17
14
13
12
11
14
16
16
13
11
11
9
8
9
12
14
13
11
Feels °C
13
12
11
7
6
6
8
8
8
9
6
6
2
1
0
5
9
9
8
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