Popham Read Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.73° N 69.80° W

Popham Read 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Popham Read sea temperature is
17.5°C
1.7° 

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 (03 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Popham Read at 1PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (03 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (03 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the NNE by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.8
SSE
5
1
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
44
41
28
28
34
61
56
60
54
42
44
47
50
49
47
37
33
25
25
26
20
27
24
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
15
S
25
S
20
SE
5
NNW
15
N
10
N
15
NW
10
W
10
WNW
5
SSW
15
S
10
SSW
0
NE
15
NNE
15
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
N
30
N
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:58AM2.51m
4:15PM2.83m
4:57AM2.41m
5:15PM2.79m
6:04AM2.33m
6:22PM2.76m
Low Tide
9:53AM0.19m
10:39PM0.04m
10:50AM0.28m
11:43PM0.09m
11:55AM0.34m
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light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:05
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:12
7:09
7:07
 mm
1
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
18
16
17
18
17
17
17
17
17
18
20
20
20
19
17
16
16
19
16
15
15
15
Feels °C
16
17
13
16
20
17
17
16
17
17
19
19
21
22
18
16
13
13
17
11
10
10
10
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