Surf Forecasts:
Popham Read surf forecast from 4 Nov 2026:
- Best quality surf: No days rated 1★ or higher at Popham Read in the next 16 days. The closest to surfable is Sunday 8 Nov, 7PM (local time) – 4ft (1.2m), 9s period, SE swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 8 Nov, 7PM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period, SE swell with 221 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): None forecast at Popham Read before Friday 20 Nov. Conditions stay below 1★ throughout, with swell peaking at 4ft (1.2m), 9s on Sunday 8 Nov.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Popham Read this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Popham Read in the next 16 days are 1.2m 9s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Nov 08) at 7PM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.7m 3s period and expected on Monday (Nov 09) at 1PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 7PM (Sun 8th Nov) | 4ft (1.2m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Popham Read over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, strong winds from the NW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 3 | Wednesday 4 | Thursday 5 | Friday 6 | Saturday 7 | Sunday 8 | Monday 9 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | ESE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 10 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 62 | 42 | 70 | 102 | 74 | 48 | 150 | 163 | 70 | 93 | 147 | 211 | 174 | 86 | 59 | 58 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:19PM2.65m | 7:04AM2.60m | 7:25PM2.64m | 8:00AM2.71m | 8:24PM2.65m | 8:49AM2.80m | 9:17PM2.65m | 9:34AM2.85m | 10:05PM2.63m | 10:15AM2.87m | 10:48PM2.59m | 10:53AM2.85m | 11:29PM2.53m | |||||||
Low Tide | 00:37AM0.07m | 1:06PM0.20m | 1:35AM0.07m | 2:06PM0.09m | 2:27AM0.07m | 2:59PM-0.01m | 3:14AM0.09m | 3:47PM-0.08m | 3:57AM0.13m | 4:31PM-0.10m | 4:37AM0.19m | 5:11PM-0.09m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — |
 | 4:27 | — | — | 4:25 | — | — | 4:24 | — | — | 4:22 | — | — | 4:22 | — | — | 4:21 | — | — | 4:20 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 8 | 8 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 19 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 8 | 10 | 15 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | S 6 | SSE 6 | E 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 8 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 74 | 48 | 1 | 163 | 70 | 93 | 147 | 211 | 174 | 86 | 59 | 58 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 3 | — | — | — | S 10 | SE 9 | E 11 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | SSE 10 | — | — | — | E 12 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 4 |
| kJ | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 20 | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | — |
| kJ | 10 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 2 | — | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 6 | — | — | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | W 3 | W 3 | NW 3 | W 3 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 11 | 22 | 62 | 42 | 70 | 102 | — | — | 150 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1411 | 1072 | 516 | 516 | 83 | 727 | 1411 | 83 | 15 | 1571 | 449 | 115 | 192 | 115 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 294 | 83 | 83 |
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