Popham Read 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.73° N 69.80° W

Issued: 12 pm 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Popham Read sea temperature is

11.1°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 (05 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Popham Read at 5PM is: 1.3m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	5s
Afternoon (05 Nov)	4ft (1.2m)	5s
Evening (05 Nov)	4.5ft (1.4m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 54mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the NE by Sat morning).
	Thu 5					Friday 6								Saturday 7								Sun 8
	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
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 Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	NE 4	ENE 5	ENE 6	ENE 7	E 7	E 7
Wave Graph
kJ	66	65	80	125	138	119	95	80	69	69	73	170	115	119	101	85	55	39	20	48	92	145	94	77
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	S	SE	SE	ESE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	8:00AM2.71m				8:24PM2.65m				8:49AM2.80m				9:17PM2.65m				9:34AM2.85m					10:05PM2.63m
Low Tide			2:06PM0.09m				2:27AM0.07m				2:59PM-0.01m				3:14AM0.09m				3:47PM-0.08m				3:57AM0.13m


	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—
	—	—	4:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:22	—	—	—	—	4:21
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	4	9	4	15	7	5	—	—	2	1	1	1	2	1
Temp °C	15	16	17	17	16	16	16	17	17	15	15	14	14	13	11	10	10	9	7	6	6	6	6	6
Feels °C	10	11	12	12	11	12	13	15	18	14	15	12	14	8	5	5	3	2	0	-2	-2	-2	-1	-2
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	S 9	ESE 8	E 8	E 7	E 7	E 7	S 6	S 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	S 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 9	E 7	E 7
kJ	6	6	6	2	6	1	1	1	1	69	73	98	115	119	101	85	55	39	17	10	6	17	94	77
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	SE 10	SE 9	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	—	—	—	E 9	—	NNW 4	E 8	E 8	E 8	SE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 6	SSE 7	SSE 7
kJ	2	4	3	2	2	2	2	2	—	—	—	2	—	1	1	1	5	4	10	9	17	7	20	31
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	E 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 9	NW 4	—	SE 10	SSE 10	ESE 8	E 8	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	4	10	6	1	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	—	—	S 6	—	N 4	N 2	N 3	NNE 3	NE 4	NE 4	ENE 5	ENE 6	ENE 7	NNE 4	NNE 4
kJ	66	65	80	125	138	119	95	80	69	—	—	170	—	1	2	4	7	12	20	48	92	145	7	10
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	3
Distance (km)	1491	2705	2659	2133	2659	118	83	118	83	473	312	439	83	132	199	201	299	279	279	270	279	155	123	123
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Rating (10 max)							1		1				1
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	5	8	8	7	6	7	8	2	1	9	8	7	6	6	3	1	1	2	2	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	7	8	5	5	9	8	7	6	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4

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