Popham Read 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.73° N 69.80° W

Issued: 6 pm 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Popham Read sea temperature is

11.1°C

Popham Read surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Popham Read today (06 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Popham Read at 1AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (06 Nov)	3.5ft (1.0m)	6s
Afternoon (06 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	6s
Evening (06 Nov)	4.5ft (1.3m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri morning, fresh winds from the NE by Sat afternoon).
	Thu 5			Friday 6								Saturday 7								Sun 8
	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 5	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	SSE 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	ENE 4	ENE 5	E 5	SSE 6	SSE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	80	125	116	98	80	80	67	58	71	151	135	243	141	111	70	42	18	21	37	49	27	50
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SSW	SW	SSW	S	S	SW	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	N	N	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			8:24PM2.65m				8:49AM2.80m				9:17PM2.65m				9:34AM2.85m					10:05PM2.63m
Low Tide	2:06PM0.09m				2:27AM0.07m				2:59PM-0.01m				3:14AM0.09m				3:47PM-0.08m				3:57AM0.13m


	—	—	—	—	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—
	4:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:22	—	—	—	—	4:21
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	10	11	2	5	3	—	—	1	1	1	2	1	1	2
Temp °C	17	17	17	16	16	17	16	16	15	15	14	14	13	11	11	10	8	7	7	7	7	7
Feels °C	12	12	13	12	13	15	15	16	15	13	12	13	9	6	6	4	1	0	1	1	0	0
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	S 9	SE 8	E 8	E 8	E 7	E 7	SSE 6	E 9	E 9	S 6	SSE 6	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	S 6	SSE 6	SSE 6
kJ	6	2	3	1	1	1	1	58	2	2	135	123	141	111	70	42	18	10	10	17	27	50
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	E 11	—	E 11	—	E 10	E 10	—	—	—	—	E 8	E 8	E 9	E 8	SE 10	ESE 8	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	E 6
kJ	3	2	—	2	—	2	2	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	1	4	6	9	8	17	17	18
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	E 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	E 7	ESE 7	SE 8	ESE 8	SSE 8
kJ	2	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	10	9	4	5	3	6	14
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 5	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	—	S 6	S 6	—	S 6	—	N 3	NE 3	NE 3	NE 4	ENE 4	ENE 5	E 5	E 5	—
kJ	80	125	116	98	80	80	67	—	71	151	—	243	—	2	2	5	11	21	37	49	27	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	920	2133	2659	115	83	118	502	83	312	125	83	83	83	202	299	299	194	294	643	123	83	83
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Rating (10 max)					1			1			1	1	1								1	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	8	8	7	6	7	5	5	5	9	8	7	7	6	3	1	1	1	2	2	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	8	8	7	6	7	5	5	5	9	8	7	7	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4

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