Popham Read Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.73° N 69.80° W

Popham Read 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Popham Read sea temperature is
17.0° C
0.5° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Popham Read at 3AM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Afternoon (18 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)3s
Evening (18 Jul)8ft (2.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, near gales from the SSW by Sat night).

Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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)
0.4
SW
6
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.5
S
3
1.8
S
6
2.5
S
7
2.3
S
7
1.9
S
7
1.6
S
7
1.2
S
7
1
S
7
0.8
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
7
199
665
562
368
246
131
86
54
41
35
38
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
15
SSW
10
NW
5
NW
5
W
10
SSW
15
S
20
S
45
S
55
SSW
50
SSW
30
SW
25
W
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
30
NW
30
NW
25
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
2:26PM2.83m
2:40AM3.01m
3:18PM2.81m
3:34AM2.84m
4:09PM2.76m
Low Tide
8:21PM-0.03m
8:54AM-0.21m
9:16PM0.03m
9:45AM-0.06m
10:13PM0.11m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:13
5:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:16
8:15
8:15
 mm
1
2
Temp °C
21
23
20
20
19
19
18
20
20
19
18
18
18
18
20
22
24
21
19
Feels °C
15
19
17
19
17
16
15
18
13
11
11
15
15
12
14
15
18
14
13
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