Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.73° N 69.80° W

Popham Read 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Popham Read sea temperature is
14.2°C
0.8° 

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 (29 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Popham Read at 10AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 29). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (29 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (29 Sep)2ft (0.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.9
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
144
122
101
84
67
59
61
61
61
44
49
48
48
42
43
30
29
28
28
27
18
29
39
Wind (km/h)
25
N
30
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
20
N
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
N
10
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
10
SW
15
S
25
SW
30
SW
25
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
1:26PM2.99m
2:00AM2.70m
2:11PM2.99m
2:50AM2.61m
3:02PM2.94m
Low Tide
7:09AM-0.01m
7:42PM-0.21m
7:53AM0.05m
8:31PM-0.17m
8:42AM0.13m
9:26PM-0.10m
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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6:33
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6:35
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6:35
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6:23
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6:22
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6:20
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 mm
6
2
1
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1
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Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
19
22
21
20
Feels °C
9
8
9
8
9
10
11
12
12
13
14
14
13
14
14
16
15
16
15
18
18
17
16
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