Popham Read Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.73° N 69.80° W

Popham Read 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 15 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Popham Read sea temperature is
19.5° C
2.1° 

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 (15 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Popham Read at 6PM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Afternoon (15 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Evening (15 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sun morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Sun night).

Sat
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
9
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.1
SE
9
0.6
S
3
1.3
S
5
1.5
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.1
S
6
1
S
5
0.9
S
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
8
90
162
134
89
108
108
74
56
42
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
15
NW
15
N
20
N
10
NNE
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
25
SSE
40
SSW
35
SSW
35
S
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
S
30
S
20
SSE
15
SE
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
1:59PM2.88m
2:18AM2.90m
2:44PM2.84m
3:07AM2.73m
3:30PM2.76m
Low Tide
7:59PM-0.09m
8:24AM-0.10m
8:49PM-0.02m
9:09AM0.05m
9:40PM0.08m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:43
7:42
7:39
 mm
3
4
2
1
1
Temp °C
21
22
22
22
21
19
18
17
18
17
19
20
21
20
20
19
19
19
19
19
18
Feels °C
20
18
17
18
18
15
14
15
16
15
17
17
16
16
16
15
15
16
17
19
17
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