Popham Read Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.73° N 69.80° W

Popham Read 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Popham Read sea temperature is
15.6° C
1.0° 

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 (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Popham Read at 7PM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (20 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (20 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Tue night, light winds from the S by Wed night).

Mon
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
1
S
4
1.2
S
5
1.3
S
6
1.1
S
5
0.9
S
5
0.9
S
5
1
S
5
1.1
SSE
5
1.3
SSE
6
1.6
SSE
6
2.2
SSE
7
2
SSE
7
1.7
SSE
7
1.6
SSE
7
1.6
SSE
7
1.9
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
9
2.1
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
21
22
38
75
103
70
41
36
47
66
100
173
432
415
255
247
292
449
981
588
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
15
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
25
S
30
SSE
35
SE
30
SE
45
SE
40
S
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
15
SSW
15
S
25
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
5:00PM2.70m
5:26AM2.48m
5:53PM2.63m
6:25AM2.33m
6:47PM2.57m
Low Tide
10:35AM0.10m
11:11PM0.20m
11:27AM0.26m
00:10AM0.27m
12:21PM0.40m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
heavy rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:16
5:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:15
8:14
8:13
 mm
6
14
1
1
Temp °C
21
22
23
20
19
19
18
18
19
19
19
18
17
17
17
17
18
19
19
19
22
Feels °C
17
17
18
17
14
14
14
16
17
15
15
14
11
12
12
14
15
17
19
19
18
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