Popham Read Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.73° N 69.80° W

Popham Read 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 12 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Popham Read sea temperature is
16.6°C
1.3° 

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 (12 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Popham Read at 5PM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Sep)1ft (0.3m)6s
Afternoon (12 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Evening (12 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Mon morning, calm by Tue morning).

Sat
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
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)
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.2
SSE
10
0.7
S
4
0.9
S
5
0.9
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.7
SSE
6
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
3
6
9
14
36
39
29
20
21
23
22
21
21
13
33
73
75
75
53
24
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
25
S
30
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
15
SW
20
WNW
10
NNW
35
NW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
25
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:46PM2.91m
1:08AM2.88m
1:28PM2.89m
1:53AM2.76m
2:08PM2.83m
Low Tide
6:50PM-0.16m
7:10AM-0.07m
7:36PM-0.11m
7:51AM0.05m
8:20PM-0.03m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:15
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:54
6:53
6:52
 mm
3
4
1
1
Temp °C
15
16
16
17
17
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
16
19
20
20
18
14
Feels °C
12
12
12
13
12
14
14
14
14
16
15
16
17
16
16
15
12
13
14
13
8
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