Popham Read Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.73° N 69.80° W

Popham Read 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Popham Read sea temperature is
14.8° C
1.9° 

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 (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Popham Read at 2AM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (23 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (23 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed night, min 15°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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
2
2
2
1
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)
1.7
S
7
1.7
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
0.7
S
8
1
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
320
345
453
366
281
232
185
153
125
125
66
113
88
86
42
47
37
30
30
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
20
SW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
SSW
20
S
20
S
25
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WNW
5
NNE
15
SSE
15
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
off
off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
6:47PM2.57m
7:26AM2.23m
7:42PM2.53m
8:26AM2.18m
8:36PM2.52m
Low Tide
1:10AM0.32m
1:17PM0.51m
2:10AM0.33m
2:13PM0.56m
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:18
5:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:13
8:12
8:10
 mm
3
Temp °C
18
22
21
18
16
15
17
19
19
21
19
19
19
20
21
22
22
21
20
Feels °C
15
20
19
17
14
13
14
15
15
15
16
17
17
18
18
19
18
18
18
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