Popham Read Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.73° N 69.80° W

Popham Read 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Popham Read sea temperature is
15.1° C
1.6° 

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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Popham Read at 2AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (24 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (24 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
1
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
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
8
0.7
SSE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
128
185
153
142
58
60
53
49
47
54
37
27
36
47
53
39
39
39
39
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
25
S
20
SW
10
W
5
NW
5
NNW
10
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
WSW
0
NNW
10
S
5
S
10
S
10
SSE
15
SSE
5
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:42PM2.53m
8:26AM2.18m
8:36PM2.52m
9:22AM2.18m
9:28PM2.55m
Low Tide
2:10AM0.33m
2:13PM0.56m
3:06AM0.31m
3:06PM0.56m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:18
5:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:12
8:10
8:09
 mm
Temp °C
21
21
21
21
21
20
22
22
23
22
20
20
19
18
19
19
19
19
19
Feels °C
16
16
17
19
19
18
19
18
19
19
17
19
19
16
17
17
17
16
18
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