Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.73° N 69.80° W

Popham Read 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Popham Read sea temperature is
11.6°C
1.2° 

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 (28 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Popham Read at 2AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (28 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (28 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 3°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Fri afternoon).

Tue
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
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
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
11
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.8
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
1
SSW
5
1.1
SSW
5
1.2
SSW
5
1.1
SSW
5
1.2
SSW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
22
25
34
29
29
28
27
25
24
24
17
27
39
51
59
81
69
84
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
15
NNW
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
SE
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
35
SSW
30
SSW
35
SW
35
SW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
00:53AM2.74m
1:01PM3.13m
1:43AM2.69m
1:52PM3.10m
Low Tide
6:35PM-0.34m
6:44AM-0.01m
7:24PM-0.33m
7:33AM0.04m
8:17PM-0.27m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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Temp °C
11
9
5
4
3
3
3
6
8
9
9
9
9
8
9
14
17
16
14
Feels °C
6
4
-2
-3
-2
-2
0
2
4
3
3
2
3
1
3
7
11
10
8
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