Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.73° N 69.80° W

Popham Read 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Popham Read sea temperature is
14.4°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 (26 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Popham Read at 7PM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 2.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)7ft (2.1m)10s
Afternoon (26 Sep)10ft (3.0m)10s
Evening (26 Sep)10ft (3.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ENE on Sun afternoon, moderate winds from the NNE by Tue morning).

Sat
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
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)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
ESE
10
3
ESE
10
3
ESE
10
3
E
10
2.5
E
10
2.5
E
10
2.5
E
9
2.5
E
9
2.5
E
9
2.5
E
8
2.4
E
8
2.3
E
8
2.4
E
8
2.4
E
8
2.4
E
8
2.1
E
8
2
E
8
1.9
E
8
2
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.9
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
890
1816
1710
1523
1183
1346
1124
1056
912
937
822
762
802
765
746
608
566
488
491
398
458
Wind (km/h)
30
NNE
35
ENE
40
NE
40
NE
50
NE
50
NE
50
NE
50
ENE
50
ENE
55
ENE
50
ENE
50
ENE
55
ENE
50
ENE
45
ENE
40
NE
35
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:31AM2.74m
11:51PM2.78m
12:07PM2.86m
00:31AM2.79m
12:44PM2.95m
Low Tide
5:34PM-0.01m
5:50AM-0.00m
6:14PM-0.12m
6:28AM-0.02m
6:56PM-0.19m
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
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6:31
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6:30
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6:30
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6:28
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6:25
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 mm
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1
4
7
3
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
1
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Temp °C
17
19
16
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
Feels °C
11
12
8
6
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
2
4
5
5
5
5
6
7
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