Popham Read Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.73° N 69.80° W

Popham Read 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Popham Read sea temperature is
16.7° C
0.1° 

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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Popham Read at 2AM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (19 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (19 Jul)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Sat night, light winds from the SSW by Mon morning).

Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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)
1.5
S
5
2.3
S
7
2.1
S
7
1.7
S
7
1.4
S
7
1.2
S
7
1
S
7
0.9
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.6
S
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.7
S
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
124
480
408
263
167
134
92
72
43
49
40
28
25
29
29
20
24
24
18
Wind (km/h)
50
SSW
55
SSW
50
SSW
35
SW
30
W
35
NW
40
NW
25
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
20
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
SSW
20
S
20
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:18PM2.81m
3:34AM2.84m
4:09PM2.76m
4:29AM2.66m
5:00PM2.70m
Low Tide
9:16PM0.03m
9:45AM-0.06m
10:13PM0.11m
10:35AM0.10m
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:13
5:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:15
8:15
8:15
 mm
1
3
Temp °C
20
18
18
18
19
18
19
22
24
22
19
19
19
17
20
22
21
20
20
Feels °C
12
9
11
14
16
12
11
17
19
16
15
15
15
14
17
17
17
16
16
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