Popham Read Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.73° N 69.80° W

Popham Read 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 10 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Popham Read sea temperature is
19.9° C
2.4° 

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 (11 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Popham Read at 4AM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)4s
Afternoon (11 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)4s
Evening (11 Aug)1ft (0.3m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
10
0.4
S
6
0.5
S
3
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.7
SW
4
0.5
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.2
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.3
SSW
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
12
5
10
11
9
18
11
7
4
6
4
4
4
4
4
8
3
3
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
W
15
WNW
10
W
15
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
WNW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-on
cross
cross
off
High Tide
9:52PM3.01m
10:39AM2.59m
10:51PM3.09m
11:34AM2.71m
Low Tide
3:26PM0.17m
4:19AM-0.18m
4:28PM0.06m
5:14AM-0.27m
5:24PM-0.04m
clear
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:37
5:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:51
7:49
7:47
 mm
1
Temp °C
24
23
22
21
20
19
24
27
28
25
22
21
19
19
24
23
23
24
22
Feels °C
21
21
20
21
20
18
24
25
23
21
19
19
17
17
22
19
20
22
21
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