Popham Read Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.73° N 69.80° W

Popham Read 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Popham Read sea temperature is
15.0°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 (24 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Popham Read at 4AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (24 Sep)4ft (1.2m)9s
Evening (24 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Thu night, strong winds from the NNE by Sat afternoon).

Wed
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
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)
1.4
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.2
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.4
SE
10
1.5
SE
10
1.6
SE
10
1.7
SE
11
1.9
SE
11
1.9
SE
11
2
ESE
11
2.1
SE
11
2
ESE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
197
108
117
126
133
177
154
202
237
314
373
459
517
677
836
878
1008
1027
955
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
10
E
15
NNE
20
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NE
20
ESE
10
ESE
5
ENE
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
40
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:50PM2.58m
10:20AM2.47m
10:32PM2.66m
10:56AM2.61m
Low Tide
3:32PM0.40m
4:03AM0.21m
4:14PM0.26m
4:39AM0.12m
4:54PM0.12m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:35
6:32
6:30
 mm
Temp °C
12
12
13
12
12
11
12
13
14
14
14
14
13
12
15
16
17
15
12
Feels °C
9
10
10
7
7
6
8
8
11
11
10
9
7
6
9
10
13
11
5
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