Popham Read Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.73° N 69.80° W

Popham Read 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Popham Read sea temperature is
17.8° 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 (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Popham Read at 1PM is: 0.2m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Afternoon (16 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Evening (16 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)3s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun night, min 17°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun night, calm by Tue night).

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
9
0.2
S
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
1
S
4
1.3
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.1
S
5
1
S
5
0.9
S
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
8
1.1
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
3
4
4
3
3
35
103
127
105
101
67
53
43
35
37
43
45
40
45
175
175
140
Wind (km/h)
15
N
10
NNE
10
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
35
S
35
SSW
30
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
30
S
20
S
15
SE
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NE
20
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
2:18AM2.90m
2:44PM2.84m
3:07AM2.73m
3:30PM2.76m
3:57AM2.56m
4:17PM2.67m
Low Tide
8:24AM-0.10m
8:49PM-0.02m
9:09AM0.05m
9:40PM0.08m
9:55AM0.22m
10:33PM0.19m
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:45
5:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:42
7:39
7:38
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
17
18
17
18
20
20
20
19
19
19
18
18
19
18
18
17
17
19
18
18
18
17
Feels °C
15
15
16
15
15
18
15
16
16
16
16
15
15
18
18
19
16
16
20
17
18
18
17
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