Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.73° N 69.80° W

Popham Read 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Popham Read sea temperature is
13.8°C
0.7° 

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 (01 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Popham Read at 12AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (01 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (01 Oct)1ft (0.3m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed night, fresh winds from the SW by Thu night).

Wed
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
SE
12
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
12
0.9
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
5
1
S
5
1.1
S
6
1.1
S
6
1.1
S
6
1.1
S
6
1.1
S
6
1.1
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
48
42
30
30
29
28
28
18
18
22
25
38
57
77
77
75
75
91
100
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
S
25
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
25
WSW
20
W
15
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
2:11PM2.99m
2:50AM2.61m
3:02PM2.94m
3:46AM2.50m
3:59PM2.86m
Low Tide
8:31PM-0.17m
8:42AM0.13m
9:26PM-0.10m
9:37AM0.23m
10:27PM-0.00m
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Temp °C
16
16
17
17
16
15
15
17
21
21
20
18
18
17
17
20
23
21
19
Feels °C
14
14
15
15
15
13
13
14
18
17
16
13
14
12
13
16
20
19
18
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