Popham Read Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.73° N 69.80° W

Popham Read 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Popham Read sea temperature is
17.4° C
0.1° 

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 (07 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Popham Read at 3PM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Afternoon (07 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (07 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
6
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.7
S
4
0.3
S
6
0.4
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
15
15
16
11
10
6
6
10
10
10
6
6
6
6
6
6
9
16
23
15
7
11
Wind (km/h)
0
WSW
5
NNE
5
SSE
15
S
10
SSE
5
SW
5
SW
10
N
5
NNW
10
N
5
SE
15
ESE
15
E
10
E
10
S
0
NE
5
ESE
5
SSE
5
SE
15
SE
0
N
5
S
10
WNW
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
cross-on
off
High Tide
6:14AM2.37m
6:34PM2.80m
7:22AM2.34m
7:40PM2.85m
8:32AM2.37m
8:48PM2.92m
Low Tide
12:08PM0.28m
1:04AM0.09m
1:13PM0.30m
2:13AM0.03m
2:21PM0.26m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:33
5:35
5:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:54
7:52
7:52
 mm
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
24
23
25
27
27
27
26
25
22
21
21
20
18
18
18
18
18
17
18
19
19
22
23
Feels °C
28
26
28
28
29
29
29
27
24
23
24
21
18
19
19
20
20
18
20
19
22
24
24
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