Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.73° N 69.80° W

Popham Read 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Popham Read sea temperature is
12.4°C
0.4° 

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 (02 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Popham Read at 8PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Afternoon (02 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (02 Oct)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Mon morning).

Fri
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
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
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)
1
S
6
1.1
S
6
1
S
6
1
S
6
0.9
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
5
0.6
ESE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
64
72
64
74
64
51
38
29
29
27
25
25
24
24
23
22
16
16
8
16
16
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
30
SSW
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
N
10
NNE
10
N
15
N
15
NNE
10
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
10
N
20
NNE
20
NE
20
ENE
15
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
SE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
3:59PM2.86m
4:50AM2.40m
5:04PM2.78m
6:00AM2.36m
6:16PM2.72m
Low Tide
9:37AM0.23m
10:27PM-0.00m
10:39AM0.32m
11:35PM0.07m
11:50AM0.37m
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
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6:39
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Temp °C
19
21
19
18
17
15
15
15
16
17
16
16
15
14
13
10
13
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
15
17
18
18
15
13
13
12
12
14
12
13
12
8
7
5
9
9
10
9
9
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