Popham Read Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.73° N 69.80° W

Popham Read 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Popham Read sea temperature is
17.8°C
1.2° 

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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Popham Read at 12AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (28 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (28 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu night, calm by Sat morning).

Thu
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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)
0.7
SE
8
1.1
S
5
1.4
S
6
1.2
S
6
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
69
58
121
89
55
43
43
42
67
76
57
58
38
37
29
28
33
33
23
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
35
S
30
SSW
25
S
15
S
10
S
10
S
20
SSE
15
SSW
5
NW
30
N
25
N
20
N
20
N
5
NW
20
S
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
11:44PM2.75m
12:11PM2.57m
00:21AM2.78m
12:44PM2.66m
Low Tide
5:26PM0.25m
5:55AM0.05m
6:03PM0.15m
6:28AM0.01m
6:41PM0.07m
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:23
7:22
7:20
 mm
5
2
Temp °C
22
21
21
21
21
20
21
22
22
21
18
17
15
14
18
20
19
19
18
Feels °C
20
17
18
20
22
22
22
22
22
23
14
13
11
10
16
16
14
14
14
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