Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.73° N 69.80° W

Popham Read 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 07 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Popham Read sea temperature is
13.7°C
1.6° 

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 (07 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Popham Read at 11PM is: 1.4m 5s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Oct)--
Afternoon (07 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Evening (07 Oct)4ft (1.2m)5s

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 7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Wed night, light winds from the SSW by Sat afternoon).

Wed
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
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
SSW
4
1.1
S
5
1.4
SSW
5
1.3
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
6
1.2
S
6
1.1
S
6
1.2
SSW
6
0.9
S
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.8
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
S
5
0.1
SE
9
0.5
SW
4
0.3
SW
4
0.1
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
22
54
102
106
109
109
91
75
104
57
59
43
23
9
8
3
9
3
3
Wind (km/h)
35
S
40
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
35
SW
35
SW
20
WSW
25
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
25
WSW
35
WNW
35
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
9:38PM2.80m
10:11AM2.76m
10:32PM2.83m
10:57AM2.86m
Low Tide
3:17PM0.12m
3:49AM-0.04m
4:12PM-0.01m
4:37AM-0.06m
5:02PM-0.10m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
13
15
14
14
14
14
14
18
20
17
15
12
12
11
14
16
15
12
10
Feels °C
6
7
6
7
7
8
8
14
15
12
10
7
8
6
8
7
7
6
3
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