Popham Read Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.73° N 69.80° W

Popham Read 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Popham Read sea temperature is
17.4°C
0.6° 

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 (25 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Popham Read at 5PM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Afternoon (25 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (25 Aug)1ft (0.3m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue night, min 18°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the S by Thu afternoon).

Tue
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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)
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.8
SE
9
0.8
SE
9
0.8
SE
9
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
1.5
S
5
1.4
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
19
20
18
18
18
17
17
13
28
61
74
95
91
88
86
84
69
84
69
129
132
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
10
WNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
SW
20
SSW
20
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
20
SSE
35
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
10:23AM2.27m
10:27PM2.62m
11:02AM2.37m
11:07PM2.69m
11:38AM2.47m
Low Tide
4:07PM0.45m
4:47AM0.19m
4:48PM0.35m
5:22AM0.12m
5:26PM0.25m
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:27
7:24
7:23
 mm
2
2
Temp °C
20
20
22
23
21
19
18
18
21
22
22
22
20
21
21
20
20
20
23
22
21
Feels °C
19
18
20
22
20
17
16
17
20
19
19
20
19
22
21
20
19
19
19
19
19
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