Popham Read Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.73° N 69.80° W

Popham Read 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Popham Read sea temperature is
16.9° C
0.4° 

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 (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Popham Read at 11AM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Afternoon (05 Aug)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (05 Aug)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 22°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.4
SE
6
0.8
S
5
0.7
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
29
49
36
36
26
35
10
32
36
35
26
18
18
11
11
12
15
15
24
24
18
15
11
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
N
10
SW
10
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
0
NW
5
N
5
S
10
S
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
WSW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
SSW
0
SSE
15
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
4:17AM2.54m
4:40PM2.77m
5:12AM2.45m
5:34PM2.79m
6:14AM2.37m
6:34PM2.80m
Low Tide
10:17AM0.15m
10:57PM0.11m
11:09AM0.22m
11:57PM0.11m
12:08PM0.28m
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:31
5:33
5:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:57
7:55
7:54
 mm
1
Temp °C
22
22
22
24
25
26
26
25
23
22
23
27
28
28
28
26
24
24
25
27
27
27
26
Feels °C
22
22
21
23
23
25
25
25
24
23
23
26
27
29
30
29
27
28
28
30
28
28
28
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