Popham Read Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.73° N 69.80° W

Popham Read 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Popham Read sea temperature is
17.8° C
0.3° 

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 (09 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Popham Read at 3AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (09 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (09 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun night, min 18°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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)
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.5
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.3
S
7
0.2
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.4
S
3
0.5
S
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
6
6
6
17
24
24
16
16
22
21
8
4
7
7
12
4
4
8
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
5
SSW
10
SW
10
W
10
W
5
NW
10
SSW
15
SSE
10
SE
10
WNW
10
NW
10
N
10
NW
5
NW
10
S
20
S
20
SE
15
SE
15
NNE
Wind State
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
on
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-off
High Tide
7:40PM2.85m
8:32AM2.37m
8:48PM2.92m
9:39AM2.47m
9:52PM3.01m
Low Tide
2:13AM0.03m
2:21PM0.26m
3:19AM-0.07m
3:26PM0.17m
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:35
5:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:52
7:52
7:51
 mm
1
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
20
22
21
22
22
22
23
26
26
28
25
24
22
22
24
23
23
21
20
Feels °C
23
24
22
24
24
25
25
26
27
29
24
23
22
22
23
21
20
20
20
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