Popham Read Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.73° N 69.80° W

Popham Read 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Popham Read sea temperature is
16.9° C
0.3° 

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 (17 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Popham Read at 12AM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 16). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)--
Afternoon (17 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Evening (17 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds.

Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.6
S
4
1.5
S
5
2.5
S
7
3
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
12
13
16
17
10
9
8
10
8
8
8
8
8
8
9
115
757
882
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
20
NW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
30
NW
20
NW
10
W
25
SSW
25
SSW
15
WSW
10
WNW
5
N
0
N
10
S
20
SSE
30
S
50
SSW
45
SSW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
1:46AM3.14m
2:26PM2.83m
2:40AM3.01m
3:18PM2.81m
Low Tide
7:25PM-0.06m
8:04AM-0.32m
8:21PM-0.03m
8:54AM-0.21m
9:16PM0.03m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:11
5:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:17
8:16
8:15
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
21
21
20
19
17
18
20
23
22
22
21
21
19
18
18
19
20
19
18
Feels °C
18
18
14
14
12
12
16
20
17
17
18
19
17
17
16
15
16
12
11
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