Popham Read Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.73° N 69.80° W

Popham Read 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 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 (22 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Popham Read at 7PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)5ft (1.6m)7s
Afternoon (22 Jul)5ft (1.6m)7s
Evening (22 Jul)5ft (1.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Wed night, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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
1.6
S
7
1.6
S
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.7
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
287
277
292
308
413
329
249
243
190
185
153
149
116
113
88
88
70
37
30
41
41
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
N
5
ENE
5
SSE
10
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
6:47PM2.57m
7:26AM2.23m
7:42PM2.53m
8:26AM2.18m
8:36PM2.52m
Low Tide
12:21PM0.40m
1:10AM0.32m
1:17PM0.51m
2:10AM0.33m
2:13PM0.56m
part cloud
rain showers
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
1
2
Temp °C
17
18
19
25
21
18
16
16
19
20
20
20
19
19
19
18
21
22
22
23
21
Feels °C
15
15
18
22
19
16
13
13
16
16
14
14
15
16
18
17
20
19
18
20
18
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