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Lat Long: 43.73° N 69.80° W

Popham Read 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 04 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Popham Read sea temperature is
13.9°C
1.4° 

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 (04 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Popham Read at 11AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (04 Oct)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (04 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue night).

Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.5
SE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.6
ESE
5
0.9
SE
7
0.9
ESE
8
1
SE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
23
22
16
16
16
8
11
12
17
77
98
119
109
80
82
58
36
35
23
15
11
11
6
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
20
ENE
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SW
5
W
20
SW
30
WSW
40
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
6:00AM2.36m
6:16PM2.72m
7:13AM2.39m
7:29PM2.72m
8:20AM2.49m
8:37PM2.75m
Low Tide
11:50AM0.37m
00:46AM0.10m
1:04PM0.35m
1:55AM0.07m
2:14PM0.25m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:41
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Temp °C
12
10
12
13
13
14
14
14
12
12
14
17
16
11
9
8
8
6
9
12
13
10
10
Feels °C
6
6
9
9
10
13
13
13
11
8
8
8
7
2
1
1
1
-1
1
3
6
3
4
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