Popham Read Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.73° N 69.80° W

Popham Read 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Popham Read sea temperature is
17.8° C
0.4° 

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 (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Popham Read at 6PM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Afternoon (16 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Evening (16 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sun night, min 16°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun night, calm by Tue night).

Sun
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
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)
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
1.1
S
4
1.5
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.1
S
6
1.2
S
5
1.2
S
5
1.1
S
5
1
S
5
1
S
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
1
SSE
7
1.1
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
4
3
3
44
149
137
75
77
80
64
58
64
52
43
34
56
111
149
197
171
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
20
SSE
40
S
40
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
S
30
S
20
S
10
SSE
10
N
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
SSE
10
SE
15
SE
15
E
Wind State
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
2:44PM2.84m
3:07AM2.73m
3:30PM2.76m
3:57AM2.56m
4:17PM2.67m
Low Tide
8:24AM-0.10m
8:49PM-0.02m
9:09AM0.05m
9:40PM0.08m
9:55AM0.22m
10:33PM0.19m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:45
5:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:42
7:39
7:38
 mm
1
3
3
2
1
1
Temp °C
18
17
18
20
20
20
18
19
18
18
18
19
19
19
18
18
19
20
20
18
16
Feels °C
16
15
16
18
15
15
14
15
14
14
15
18
21
20
18
18
19
20
20
18
16
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