Popham Read Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.73° N 69.80° W

Popham Read 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Popham Read sea temperature is
16.2° C
1.1° 

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 (01 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Popham Read at 4PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (01 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (01 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Sat night, min 20°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.7
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.9
S
5
1
S
5
1.1
S
5
1.3
S
6
1.1
S
6
0.8
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.6
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
55
40
55
39
37
50
34
23
24
35
34
37
43
62
101
75
33
17
24
26
48
62
218
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NNE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
15
SSE
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
25
S
30
S
25
S
15
S
10
SE
15
SSE
30
S
30
S
25
SW
30
SW
10
WNW
Wind State
off
cross-off
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
off
High Tide
1:55PM2.56m
2:02AM2.73m
2:30PM2.63m
2:43AM2.69m
3:09PM2.69m
Low Tide
7:36AM0.03m
7:47PM0.21m
8:11AM0.03m
8:28PM0.16m
8:49AM0.05m
9:12PM0.13m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:26
5:28
5:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:01
8:00
8:00
 mm
2
1
3
6
2
5
1
Temp °C
20
20
20
20
22
23
23
21
22
21
21
23
23
23
22
21
20
20
20
20
20
20
21
Feels °C
21
20
19
18
21
23
23
21
22
20
21
22
21
20
20
21
22
21
18
18
19
18
22
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