Popham Read Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.73° N 69.80° W

Popham Read 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Popham Read sea temperature is
17.2° C
1.4° 

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 (09 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Popham Read at 2AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (09 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (09 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 19°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Sat
11
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
1.2
SSW
5
1.6
SSW
6
1
S
6
0.9
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SSE
6
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
SSE
10
0.3
S
7
0.3
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
135
135
113
82
82
72
78
82
84
58
87
188
80
63
46
26
26
26
15
11
11
10
10
9
Wind (km/h)
15
S
20
S
15
SSW
20
S
10
W
5
WNW
10
S
10
SSE
15
S
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
N
10
NNE
10
N
10
S
10
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
20
N
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
ESE
15
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
High Tide
6:02PM2.73m
6:34AM2.43m
6:58PM2.81m
7:38AM2.41m
7:58PM2.90m
8:44AM2.44m
Low Tide
00:20AM0.17m
12:33PM0.23m
1:23AM0.09m
1:32PM0.24m
2:27AM-0.01m
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:05
5:05
5:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:22
8:22
8:21
8:21
 mm
1
Temp °C
19
19
19
19
19
20
22
24
24
22
20
19
19
19
20
21
21
20
22
22
20
19
22
22
Feels °C
17
17
17
17
19
21
22
24
23
22
20
18
20
20
21
21
21
21
23
20
17
16
19
18
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