Popham Read Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.73° N 69.80° W

Popham Read 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Popham Read sea temperature is
16.2° C
1.0° 

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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Popham Read at 11AM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (20 Aug)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (20 Aug)2ft (0.6m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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)
0.8
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
6
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
6
0.6
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.7
SE
5
0.7
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
45
51
42
47
36
34
28
19
38
32
32
32
31
31
29
29
29
28
27
14
19
23
31
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
NNW
5
S
20
SSE
15
S
20
SW
5
W
10
N
20
NNW
20
N
10
NE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
S
5
W
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NE
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
25
NE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
5:46AM2.25m
6:01PM2.48m
6:46AM2.15m
6:58PM2.43m
7:48AM2.11m
7:57PM2.43m
Low Tide
11:37AM0.51m
00:29AM0.38m
12:34PM0.60m
1:30AM0.41m
1:34PM0.63m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:48
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:35
7:34
7:31
 mm
2
Temp °C
20
19
22
24
24
23
22
21
19
18
22
21
21
21
20
19
19
18
19
19
18
17
16
Feels °C
20
19
23
22
22
21
22
20
16
14
20
18
18
18
19
16
16
15
15
14
15
15
14
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