Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.73° N 69.80° W

Popham Read 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Popham Read sea temperature is
13.5°C
0.9° 

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 2AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

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 increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sun night, strong winds from the WNW by Mon afternoon).

Sat
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
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)
0.4
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
0.2
ESE
9
0.5
SE
5
0.6
ESE
5
0.8
SE
6
1
SE
7
1.1
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1
SE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
25
24
24
23
22
16
16
8
8
10
16
47
102
136
151
132
114
84
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
15
ENE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
20
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
SE
20
S
10
SSW
10
W
20
SW
30
SW
35
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
Wind State
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
5:04PM2.78m
6:00AM2.36m
6:16PM2.72m
7:13AM2.39m
7:29PM2.72m
Low Tide
11:35PM0.07m
11:50AM0.37m
00:46AM0.10m
1:04PM0.35m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
17
15
14
13
12
9
12
13
13
14
14
14
13
13
14
17
16
11
9
Feels °C
14
11
9
7
6
5
8
9
11
11
11
13
12
10
8
10
6
2
2
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