Popham Read 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.73° N 69.80° W

Issued: 7 am 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Popham Read sea temperature is

14.2°C

Popham Read surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

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) & Date	Wave Height	Wave 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 Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SE 8	SSW 4	SSW 5
Wave Graph
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)	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	NNW	N	SW	SSW	SSW	SW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	S	SW	SW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	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


	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—	—
mm	6	2	1	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8
kJ	144	122	101	84	67	59	61	61	61	44	49	48	48	42	43	30	29	28	28	27	18	14	13
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 7	SSE 8	S 7	S 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	S 6	SSE 6	S 6	S 7	S 6	SSW 3	S 4	S 4	SE 12	ESE 12	SE 12	SE 12
kJ	25	19	17	17	15	15	14	8	8	7	7	6	3	2	4	3	2	2	3	5	14	22	22
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 14	SE 14	SE 14	SE 14	SE 14	SE 14	SE 14	SE 14	SE 14	SE 13	—	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 12	S 7	SE 12	SE 12	S 6	S 12	S 12	S 12
kJ	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	—	7	7	6	7	6	3	6	6	1	3	3	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 5	N 2	NNW 3	NNW 3	NNW 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 2	SSW 3	—	SSW 4	SSW 4	SSW 4	S 4	SSW 4	SSW 5
kJ	30	1	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	—	5	5	3	9	29	39
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	194	155	121	83	83	83	141	141	83	83	83	83	115	181	341	115	83	83	83	83	83	115	83
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Rating (10 max)				2	1	1			1	1	1	1					1	1	1	1	1		1
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	3	4	4	1	1	4	4	4	1	2	1	2	2	3	2	3	3	3	3	2
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	9	8	7	7	6	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	9	9	8	7	6	6	5

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