Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.73° N 69.80° W

Popham Read 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 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 (03 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Popham Read at 8AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Afternoon (03 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (03 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Mon night).

Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
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
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
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.5
ESE
4
0.7
ESE
5
0.7
ESE
5
0.7
SE
5
0.9
SE
7
1.2
SE
8
1.2
SE
8
1.2
SE
8
1.2
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
51
38
29
29
27
25
25
24
24
23
22
16
8
23
24
28
79
173
177
182
187
157
103
74
Wind (km/h)
15
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNE
5
NNE
20
SE
10
ENE
15
N
15
NNE
20
NE
15
ENE
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
15
SSE
10
S
20
SSW
30
SSW
35
W
35
WNW
35
NW
30
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
4:50AM2.40m
5:04PM2.78m
6:00AM2.36m
6:16PM2.72m
7:13AM2.39m
7:29PM2.72m
Low Tide
10:39AM0.32m
11:35PM0.07m
11:50AM0.37m
00:46AM0.10m
1:04PM0.35m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
15
15
14
15
17
16
16
14
14
12
12
13
13
13
14
13
13
13
13
13
18
17
13
9
Feels °C
11
11
9
11
15
11
13
10
9
7
9
9
10
10
11
10
11
12
10
8
11
9
5
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