Popham Read Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.73° N 69.80° W

Popham Read 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Popham Read at 2PM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 17). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (17 Jul)1ft (0.3m)5s
Evening (17 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)14s

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 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the SSW by Sat night).

Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
5
0.3
SSW
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
0.7
S
4
1.7
S
6
2.5
S
7
2.1
S
7
1.6
S
7
1.4
S
7
1.2
S
7
1
S
7
0.8
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
7
0.5
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
23
10
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
15
178
639
452
233
178
128
86
54
39
33
27
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
15
W
25
SSW
20
SSW
10
NNW
5
WNW
0
NNE
5
SE
15
S
25
S
50
S
50
SSW
40
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
35
NW
30
NW
30
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
2:26PM2.83m
2:40AM3.01m
3:18PM2.81m
3:34AM2.84m
4:09PM2.76m
Low Tide
8:04AM-0.32m
8:21PM-0.03m
8:54AM-0.21m
9:16PM0.03m
9:45AM-0.06m
10:13PM0.11m
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:11
5:13
5:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:16
8:15
8:15
 mm
2
1
Temp °C
19
18
21
24
22
23
21
20
19
18
18
20
21
18
18
18
19
19
21
23
25
22
20
Feels °C
15
13
17
20
17
19
19
18
18
17
16
16
13
11
13
14
16
13
15
17
20
17
16
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