Popham Read Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.73° N 69.80° W

Popham Read 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Popham Read sea temperature is
16.4° C
1.0° 

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 (07 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Popham Read at 3AM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Afternoon (07 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (07 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.4
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.4
S
5
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
18
7
11
15
15
15
16
17
10
11
11
10
10
9
9
8
10
9
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
W
10
N
5
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
5
WSW
5
S
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
WNW
5
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
5
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
5:34PM2.79m
6:14AM2.37m
6:34PM2.80m
7:22AM2.34m
7:40PM2.85m
Low Tide
11:57PM0.11m
12:08PM0.28m
1:04AM0.09m
1:13PM0.30m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:33
5:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:55
7:54
7:52
 mm
1
2
1
1
2
2
Temp °C
27
26
27
26
25
24
26
28
28
28
26
26
24
21
21
20
19
18
17
Feels °C
26
27
29
29
28
27
28
28
30
31
28
28
25
24
23
21
19
18
18
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