Popham Read Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.73° N 69.80° W

Popham Read 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 11 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Popham Read sea temperature is
16.3°C
0.9° 

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 (11 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Popham Read at 3PM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (11 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (11 Sep)1ft (0.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Fri morning). Mainly strong winds.

Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
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)
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.2
SSE
10
0.7
S
4
1
S
5
1
S
5
0.9
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
20
20
12
12
7
8
8
8
8
8
4
3
6
9
16
48
52
42
33
32
25
25
29
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
25
NNW
15
NW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
WNW
15
N
10
N
10
NW
10
WNW
10
SSW
15
S
20
S
20
S
30
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
5
NNW
10
NE
Wind State
off
off
off
cross
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-off
cross
High Tide
12:03PM2.88m
00:23AM2.96m
12:46PM2.91m
1:08AM2.88m
1:28PM2.89m
Low Tide
5:44AM-0.20m
6:03PM-0.15m
6:28AM-0.16m
6:50PM-0.16m
7:10AM-0.07m
7:36PM-0.11m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:13
6:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:57
6:54
6:53
 mm
4
3
Temp °C
16
14
17
17
18
18
17
16
14
14
16
16
16
17
18
18
18
17
17
15
16
17
17
Feels °C
10
8
13
13
14
15
13
13
11
11
13
12
12
14
14
15
15
14
15
13
16
18
18
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