Popham Read Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.73° N 69.80° W

Popham Read 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Popham Read sea temperature is
17.9° C
1.6° 

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 (13 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 6s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Popham Read at 7PM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jul)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (13 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Evening (13 Jul)6ft (1.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Wed afternoon, min 21°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Mon night, light winds from the WSW by Tue night).

Mon
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
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
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
10
0.9
SSW
4
1.4
S
5
1.8
S
6
1.9
SSW
7
1.7
S
7
1.4
S
6
1.3
SSW
6
0.9
S
6
0.9
S
6
1.1
S
6
1.1
S
6
1.2
S
7
1.2
S
7
1.1
S
7
0.9
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
29
106
247
342
270
166
115
58
58
77
80
127
146
126
82
44
29
18
11
12
12
7
9
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
35
S
40
S
40
SSW
35
SW
30
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
NNW
20
NW
20
W
25
WNW
20
NNW
20
WNW
15
W
15
W
20
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:50AM2.59m
11:00PM3.18m
11:47AM2.69m
11:56PM3.22m
12:41PM2.76m
00:52AM3.21m
Low Tide
4:36PM0.06m
5:27AM-0.34m
5:34PM-0.01m
6:21AM-0.38m
6:30PM-0.05m
7:13AM-0.38m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:09
5:09
5:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:20
8:19
8:17
8:17
 mm
Temp °C
21
23
22
22
24
22
22
22
25
27
28
28
28
27
25
22
26
29
30
27
25
22
21
21
Feels °C
18
18
17
17
20
19
20
20
24
25
27
28
26
26
24
21
24
25
25
24
22
20
19
18
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