Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.73° N 69.80° W

Popham Read 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Popham Read sea temperature is
12.3°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 (19 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Popham Read at 5AM is: 0.5m 4s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Afternoon (19 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Evening (19 Oct)1ft (0.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 2°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
3
0.5
SSW
4
0.5
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
S
13
0.3
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.7
SE
10
1
SE
10
1.2
SE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.2
SE
9
1.2
SE
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.8
E
9
1.7
E
9
1.2
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
7
7
4
10
4
15
24
15
90
192
290
314
253
247
300
274
232
492
421
194
207
212
212
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
S
20
S
10
SSE
5
NNE
20
N
25
N
35
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
NE
20
E
25
E
15
E
15
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
6:21AM2.12m
6:27PM2.36m
7:17AM2.18m
7:25PM2.38m
8:07AM2.28m
8:19PM2.44m
Low Tide
11:57PM0.44m
12:07PM0.66m
00:53AM0.43m
1:06PM0.60m
1:45AM0.39m
2:02PM0.49m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:00
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5:49
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5:47
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5:45
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Temp °C
9
9
8
9
9
9
9
9
9
10
9
11
13
14
12
7
5
3
2
5
7
7
8
7
Feels °C
3
3
3
5
5
5
6
7
4
4
2
5
8
10
6
-1
-3
-4
-5
-1
1
1
4
3
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