Popham Read Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.73° N 69.80° W

Popham Read 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Popham Read sea temperature is
17.9°C
1.8° 

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 (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Popham Read at 6PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (31 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (31 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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
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
S
6
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.5
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.6
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.3
S
4
0.2
SSE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.5
SE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
11
11
11
8
19
15
10
6
3
6
11
17
23
37
55
60
58
56
48
47
Wind (km/h)
5
W
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
5
ESE
10
ENE
15
NE
20
E
15
S
10
SSE
10
S
5
S
5
ENE
10
E
15
ENE
20
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
1:56PM2.82m
2:19AM2.70m
2:37PM2.85m
3:06AM2.62m
3:23PM2.86m
Low Tide
8:03PM-0.03m
8:19AM0.04m
8:50PM-0.04m
9:04AM0.10m
9:41PM-0.01m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:16
7:15
7:13
 mm
1
2
1
Temp °C
18
20
20
19
18
18
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
16
17
18
Feels °C
17
15
16
15
15
19
17
15
14
15
16
16
16
16
15
14
12
13
14
16
16
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