Popham Read Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.73° N 69.80° W

Popham Read 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Popham Read sea temperature is
16.4° 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 (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Popham Read at 4PM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Afternoon (06 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (06 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 28°C on Thu night, min 17°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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)
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
5
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
SE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.4
S
6
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
26
18
18
18
17
16
15
22
23
24
17
10
11
11
6
10
6
9
10
8
10
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
NNW
5
N
5
NW
15
S
10
S
5
WSW
10
SW
5
N
5
E
5
E
10
NNE
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
0
NE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
High Tide
5:34PM2.79m
6:14AM2.37m
6:34PM2.80m
7:22AM2.34m
7:40PM2.85m
Low Tide
11:09AM0.22m
11:57PM0.11m
12:08PM0.28m
1:04AM0.09m
1:13PM0.30m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:33
5:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:55
7:54
7:52
 mm
2
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
24
27
27
27
28
26
24
23
25
28
28
27
26
25
25
21
21
21
21
20
18
Feels °C
23
26
27
28
30
29
27
26
28
29
29
29
28
28
27
23
23
23
23
22
21
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