Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.73° N 69.80° W

Popham Read 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Popham Read sea temperature is
14.8°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 (25 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Popham Read at 3AM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Sep)5ft (1.6m)10s
Afternoon (25 Sep)6ft (1.8m)11s
Evening (25 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Thu night, strong winds from the NE by Sat night).

Thu
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
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)
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ESE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.3
SE
10
1.4
SE
10
1.5
SE
10
1.6
SE
10
1.7
SE
11
1.7
SE
11
2.2
ESE
11
2
ESE
11
1.9
SE
11
1.9
SE
11
2
ESE
10
2
ESE
10
2.1
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
10
2.4
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
216
278
296
356
450
520
690
677
1144
938
846
831
870
836
922
1384
1230
1116
1275
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
E
10
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
20
E
25
ENE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
35
NE
40
ENE
40
NE
45
NE
45
NE
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
10:32PM2.66m
10:56AM2.61m
11:11PM2.73m
11:31AM2.74m
Low Tide
4:14PM0.26m
4:39AM0.12m
4:54PM0.12m
5:15AM0.05m
5:34PM-0.01m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
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6:32
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2
1
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1
6
4
Temp °C
15
15
14
14
13
12
15
17
18
16
13
13
13
13
15
17
15
12
13
Feels °C
12
12
12
10
8
7
10
11
12
11
8
8
7
7
8
9
7
4
4
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