Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.73° N 69.80° W

Popham Read 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Popham Read sea temperature is
14.3°C
0.9° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Popham Read at 9AM is: 2.1m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)7ft (2.1m)9s
Afternoon (28 Sep)6ft (1.8m)8s
Evening (28 Sep)6ft (1.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Mon morning, calm by Wed morning).

Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
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
1
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)
2.3
E
8
2.3
E
8
2.2
E
9
2
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.9
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.2
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
669
737
724
572
439
377
453
373
197
144
99
80
84
68
68
68
68
68
67
58
57
57
42
44
Wind (km/h)
40
NE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NE
35
NE
40
NE
35
NE
25
NNE
25
N
30
NNE
30
N
30
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
15
NNW
15
N
10
NNE
5
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
00:31AM2.79m
12:44PM2.95m
1:14AM2.76m
1:26PM2.99m
2:00AM2.70m
2:11PM2.99m
Low Tide
6:28AM-0.02m
6:56PM-0.19m
7:09AM-0.01m
7:42PM-0.21m
7:53AM0.05m
8:31PM-0.17m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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6:30
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6:33
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6:35
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6:25
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6:23
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6:22
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 mm
5
1
1
1
1
1
1
11
3
2
2
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1
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1
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Temp °C
12
12
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
16
17
16
16
Feels °C
5
5
3
4
4
4
6
8
8
7
7
7
9
10
10
10
11
11
12
15
14
15
13
14
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