Popham Read Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.73° N 69.80° W

Popham Read 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Popham Read sea temperature is
15.8° C
0.8° 

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 (0.7m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Popham Read at 3PM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 19). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (19 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (19 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sun morning, light winds from the SSW by Mon morning).

Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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
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
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
S
6
1.2
S
7
0.9
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
S
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.7
S
4
1
S
5
1.1
S
5
0.9
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.9
SSE
4
1
SSE
5
1.1
SSE
5
1.1
SSE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
163
127
68
39
43
32
26
28
19
21
20
21
22
22
17
46
65
42
29
32
47
59
71
Wind (km/h)
30
W
40
NW
40
NW
30
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
SSW
20
S
25
S
30
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
25
ESE
20
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
3:34AM2.84m
4:09PM2.76m
4:29AM2.66m
5:00PM2.70m
5:26AM2.48m
5:53PM2.63m
Low Tide
9:45AM-0.06m
10:13PM0.11m
10:35AM0.10m
11:11PM0.20m
11:27AM0.26m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:13
5:15
5:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:15
8:15
8:14
 mm
6
Temp °C
18
17
18
21
24
23
20
19
18
17
21
21
20
21
19
18
18
18
19
19
19
17
17
Feels °C
15
10
10
15
19
17
15
15
15
14
18
16
15
16
16
14
15
16
16
16
16
14
16
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