Popham Read Surf Break

Popham Read 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.73° N 69.80° W

Issued: 1 pm 18 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Popham Read sea temperature is
14.0° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (18 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Popham Read at 5PM is: 3.0m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jun)2ft (0.6m)4s
Afternoon (18 Jun)7ft (2.1m)6s
Evening (18 Jun)8ft (2.5m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the S on Thu afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Sun morning).

Thu
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sun
21
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
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
4
1.7
SSE
6
3
S
7
2.5
S
8
2.4
S
8
1.8
S
8
1.7
S
8
1.5
S
7
1.4
S
8
1.3
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.1
S
8
0.9
S
8
1
S
8
1.1
S
7
1
SSW
8
0.9
SSW
8
0.7
SSW
8
0.6
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
S
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.5
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
29
179
845
832
746
371
320
242
223
208
173
142
93
111
113
137
112
70
49
31
20
18
19
33
Wind (km/h)
35
SE
55
SSE
65
S
25
SSW
30
SW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
30
W
25
WNW
30
W
30
WSW
35
W
35
W
35
WNW
40
WNW
30
NW
25
WNW
20
W
20
W
15
WNW
10
NNW
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
2:47PM2.76m
2:58AM3.06m
3:44PM2.73m
3:57AM2.90m
4:41PM2.71m
4:57AM2.73m
Low Tide
8:24AM-0.34m
8:37PM0.05m
9:19AM-0.24m
9:37PM0.11m
10:15AM-0.11m
10:39PM0.18m
light rain
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part 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>
8:22
8:23
8:23
8:23
 mm
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
15
16
16
17
18
19
17
17
18
19
21
20
17
17
16
16
15
16
17
16
15
14
14
15
Feels °C
9
6
5
14
13
12
10
11
14
16
16
16
12
11
9
10
8
8
11
11
11
10
11
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
15
0.1
SE
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
SE
14
2.1
S
8
1.8
S
8
0.1
SE
14
1.5
S
7
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
1.2
S
8
1.1
S
8
0.9
S
8
1
S
8
1.1
S
7
1
SSW
8
0.9
SSW
8
0.7
SSW
8
0.6
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
S
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.5
S
8
Energy kJ
4
8
4
8
565
371
8
242
4
4
173
142
93
111
113
137
112
70
49
31
20
18
19
33
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SW
4
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.1
S
12
Energy kJ
4
8
8
8
4
7
4
4
3
3
7
7
7
7
7
6
1
8
8
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
6
6
6
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
4
1.7
SSE
6
3
S
7
2.5
S
8
2.4
S
8
1.7
S
8
0.8
WSW
4
1.4
S
8
1.3
S
8
0.7
W
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.4
W
3
0.5
WSW
3
0.6
W
4
0.8
W
4
0.9
WSW
5
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.3
NW
3
0.2
WNW
2
Energy kJ
29
179
845
832
746
320
20
223
208
16
17
2
6
10
20
30
3
3
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
3460
3460
3460
83
192
172
213
213
201
15
509
283
83
283
283
1165
522
298
294
282
269
279
279
294
Best forecast wave conditions in Maine
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
1
2
2
3
2
2
3
2
3
4
2
2
2
3
4
1
3
3
2
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
9
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
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