Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.73° N 69.80° W

Popham Read 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Popham Read sea temperature is
13.3°C
1.5° 

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 (13 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Popham Read at 12AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Oct)--
Afternoon (13 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (13 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Tue night, calm by Wed afternoon).

Mon
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
10
1
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.2
E
6
1.5
ESE
6
1.6
SE
6
1.9
SE
6
2.1
SE
7
1.7
SE
7
1.2
SSE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
196
197
146
143
108
110
110
91
129
184
302
385
268
139
84
73
73
77
62
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
20
N
35
NE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
30
ESE
40
ESE
40
SE
35
SE
20
SSE
20
W
20
WNW
15
W
0
S
5
ENE
25
NNW
40
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:29AM2.60m
1:34PM2.80m
2:10AM2.49m
2:13PM2.70m
Low Tide
7:11PM-0.09m
7:19AM0.21m
7:52PM-0.00m
7:58AM0.33m
8:34PM0.10m
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cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
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cloud
part cloud
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6:00
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5:59
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5:58
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1
2
4
4
5
12
6
3
1
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Temp °C
17
16
9
7
7
6
6
8
9
11
12
13
11
9
11
14
18
14
13
Feels °C
16
12
1
0
1
-1
0
1
1
3
5
10
7
5
8
15
18
9
5
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