Popham Read Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.73° N 69.80° W

Popham Read 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Popham Read sea temperature is
17.2° C
0.7° 

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 (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Popham Read at 3AM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 15). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)1ft (0.3m)6s
Afternoon (16 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)4s
Evening (16 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri night).

Wed
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
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)
0.8
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.5
SW
4
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
5
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.1
SE
14
0.5
SW
3
0.1
SE
14
0.2
S
7
0.4
S
4
0.4
S
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
50
25
16
6
6
6
6
9
9
6
10
9
16
17
17
16
11
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
25
WNW
35
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
20
WSW
25
W
20
WNW
10
NW
5
S
15
NNW
5
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
NW
15
NW
15
WSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
NNE
0
SSW
5
N
5
N
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
12:41PM2.76m
00:52AM3.21m
1:34PM2.81m
1:46AM3.14m
2:26PM2.83m
2:40AM3.01m
Low Tide
6:30PM-0.05m
7:13AM-0.38m
7:25PM-0.06m
8:04AM-0.32m
8:21PM-0.03m
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:11
5:11
5:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:17
8:17
8:16
8:15
 mm
Temp °C
27
28
27
25
23
22
21
23
25
23
24
23
22
19
18
17
20
23
23
24
23
20
19
19
Feels °C
24
24
21
21
19
19
17
20
23
23
22
23
17
13
11
13
16
18
18
21
20
19
18
18
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