Popham Read Surf Break

Popham Read 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.73° N 69.80° W

Issued: 1 pm 20 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Popham Read sea temperature is
13.6° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (20 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Popham Read at 7PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 20). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jun)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (20 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (20 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sat night, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue morning).

Sat
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tue
23
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
SSW
6
0.7
SSW
6
0.4
SSE
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.4
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
36
27
22
33
31
19
31
35
35
23
22
21
20
19
18
10
10
9
15
9
8
8
4
21
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
25
NW
15
NNW
10
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
WSW
20
SSW
10
W
5
N
5
SW
10
N
5
NNE
10
E
10
ESE
10
S
30
SW
15
S
10
SSE
10
E
10
NE
10
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
4:41PM2.71m
4:57AM2.73m
5:38PM2.68m
5:59AM2.57m
6:35PM2.66m
7:02AM2.44m
Low Tide
10:15AM-0.11m
10:39PM0.18m
11:11AM0.03m
11:43PM0.23m
12:07PM0.17m
00:46AM0.26m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:56
4:56
4:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:23
8:23
8:23
8:23
 mm
3
1
3
2
Temp °C
16
17
19
20
17
16
16
16
17
19
20
20
19
18
17
16
17
18
17
15
15
15
14
15
Feels °C
12
12
16
18
15
14
15
16
15
16
19
20
19
18
17
15
16
17
13
14
15
15
13
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
6
0.7
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.4
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.3
S
5
0.3
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.4
S
4
0.4
S
4
0.3
SSE
4
0.5
SSE
6
Energy kJ
36
27
12
33
31
19
31
35
35
23
22
21
20
19
18
10
4
9
15
9
4
5
3
21
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.2
S
10
0.1
SE
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.3
S
5
0.3
SSE
7
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.1
S
11
Energy kJ
34
22
22
6
6
8
6
3
3
3
3
3
4
10
3
2
2
8
8
4
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
SE
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
Energy kJ
7
7
6
3
6
3
6
3
3
3
5
3
3
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.3
NW
3
0.2
NNW
3
0.2
WSW
4
0.1
SW
4
0.3
S
5
0.4
SSW
3
Energy kJ
1
2
1
1
1
1
4
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
523
294
291
201
201
201
269
294
294
2127
399
399
279
341
362
523
3460
2831
2123
509
468
312
269
269
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Rating
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Rating
(10 max)
4
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
9
9
9
8
8
7
7
7
6
6
6
7
7
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
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