Popham Read Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.73° N 69.80° W

Popham Read 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Popham Read sea temperature is
17.4°C
0.6° 

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 (25 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Popham Read at 4AM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (25 Aug)1ft (0.3m)11s
Evening (25 Aug)1ft (0.3m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Mon night, min 17°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue night, fresh winds from the S by Thu afternoon).

Mon
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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)
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.8
SE
9
0.8
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
62
72
64
48
30
26
19
20
18
18
18
20
17
13
27
61
59
99
95
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
15
S
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
15
SSW
25
S
20
SW
5
W
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
10
S
5
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:43PM2.55m
10:23AM2.27m
10:27PM2.62m
11:02AM2.37m
Low Tide
3:22PM0.54m
4:07AM0.27m
4:07PM0.45m
4:47AM0.19m
4:48PM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:29
7:27
7:24
 mm
Temp °C
24
22
23
22
20
18
20
21
23
22
21
19
17
17
21
21
22
21
21
Feels °C
20
21
21
20
19
16
18
17
20
22
19
17
15
16
19
16
18
20
21
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