Popham Read Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.73° N 69.80° W

Popham Read 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 10 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Popham Read sea temperature is
16.3°C
0.9° 

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 (10 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Popham Read at 10AM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 1.5m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Afternoon (10 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (10 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu morning, light winds from the NNW by Fri night).

Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
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)
1.9
S
7
1.7
S
7
1.5
S
7
1.2
S
7
1
S
7
0.8
SSW
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.2
ESE
10
0.5
S
3
0.7
S
4
1
S
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
321
266
211
135
91
53
18
18
11
13
13
8
8
8
8
8
8
7
6
9
4
14
42
Wind (km/h)
40
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WNW
15
NNW
15
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
N
20
NW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
NNW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
W
10
SSW
20
S
20
S
25
S
30
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:17AM2.79m
11:35PM3.00m
12:03PM2.88m
00:23AM2.96m
12:46PM2.91m
Low Tide
4:58AM-0.18m
5:14PM-0.08m
5:44AM-0.20m
6:03PM-0.15m
6:28AM-0.16m
6:50PM-0.16m
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:13
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:59
6:57
6:54
 mm
4
Temp °C
19
20
23
25
25
22
19
17
16
13
16
16
17
18
18
16
15
16
17
17
18
19
19
Feels °C
14
17
20
21
19
19
16
13
10
8
12
12
13
15
15
13
12
13
14
13
14
14
15
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