Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.73° N 69.80° W

Popham Read 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 11 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Popham Read sea temperature is
13.3°C
1.4° 

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 (11 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Popham Read at 7AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Afternoon (11 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Evening (11 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Tue night).

Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.5
SSW
3
0.9
SSW
4
1.1
SSW
5
1
SSW
5
0.7
SSW
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
S
4
0.3
S
11
0.8
S
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
1
E
7
0.9
E
6
1.1
ESE
6
1.3
SE
5
1.7
SSE
6
2.2
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
10
5
5
6
26
52
44
22
10
11
6
21
127
157
138
140
79
85
63
74
90
188
377
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
5
SSE
15
SSW
25
SW
30
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SSW
5
NW
30
NNE
35
NE
30
ENE
25
NE
25
ENE
25
ESE
30
SSE
35
S
40
S
50
SSW
Wind State
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:06AM2.78m
12:19PM2.91m
00:48AM2.70m
12:57PM2.87m
1:29AM2.60m
1:34PM2.80m
Low Tide
6:02AM0.02m
6:30PM-0.14m
6:41AM0.10m
7:11PM-0.09m
7:19AM0.21m
7:52PM-0.00m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
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6:50
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6:02
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6:00
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5:59
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 mm
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1
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1
2
2
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2
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Temp °C
11
10
10
10
11
12
13
13
12
11
11
12
14
17
15
10
8
7
7
9
11
12
12
13
Feels °C
8
8
5
5
5
5
6
9
8
8
9
10
11
17
9
2
1
1
1
3
5
6
4
4
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