Popham Read Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.73° N 69.80° W

Popham Read 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Popham Read sea temperature is
16.8° C
0.3° 

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 (21 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Popham Read at 11PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)--
Afternoon (21 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (21 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Sat afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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)
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.9
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.4
ESE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
31
31
30
29
28
28
21
14
19
39
47
40
37
30
29
21
20
15
12
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
ENE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
20
ENE
5
ENE
5
W
5
WSW
5
SSE
10
SE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
Wind State
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
6:58PM2.43m
7:48AM2.11m
7:57PM2.43m
8:46AM2.12m
8:53PM2.47m
Low Tide
1:30AM0.41m
1:34PM0.63m
2:29AM0.40m
2:31PM0.60m
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:34
7:31
7:30
 mm
1
4
1
1
2
Temp °C
21
21
20
19
19
18
17
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
18
18
19
20
20
Feels °C
18
19
18
16
16
14
13
13
13
14
14
18
19
18
19
18
20
22
22
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