Popham Read Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.73° N 69.80° W

Popham Read 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Popham Read sea temperature is
17.9°C
1.8° 

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 (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Popham Read at 6AM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (31 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (31 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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
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
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.5
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.4
S
4
0.4
S
4
0.3
SSE
4
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
10
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.5
SE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
17
16
11
11
11
11
6
8
13
10
6
5
4
11
17
15
37
55
60
58
56
48
47
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
20
N
15
N
5
SW
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSE
10
S
5
E
10
ENE
15
E
10
SSW
5
SE
5
SE
10
ENE
15
E
15
E
20
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
1:37AM2.76m
1:56PM2.82m
2:19AM2.70m
2:37PM2.85m
3:06AM2.62m
3:23PM2.86m
Low Tide
7:39AM-0.00m
8:03PM-0.03m
8:19AM0.04m
8:50PM-0.04m
9:04AM0.10m
9:41PM-0.01m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:01
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:16
7:15
7:13
 mm
1
2
Temp °C
19
17
16
18
20
18
18
19
18
18
17
17
18
17
17
17
17
17
16
15
14
15
16
18
Feels °C
17
14
14
18
16
14
15
17
17
19
19
18
16
16
17
17
16
15
14
12
12
13
14
16
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