Popham Read Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.73° N 69.80° W

Popham Read 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Popham Read sea temperature is
16.6°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 (08 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Popham Read at 11PM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)--
Afternoon (08 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Evening (08 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue night, strong winds from the SSW by Wed night).

Tue
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.4
NE
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.4
E
4
0.4
E
4
0.1
SE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
4
1.6
S
6
1.8
S
6
1.8
S
6
1.7
S
7
1.5
S
7
1.4
S
7
1.3
S
7
1
S
7
0.7
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
10
13
171
251
276
266
205
184
161
88
40
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
5
WSW
20
NE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
20
ESE
10
SSE
10
SSE
20
SSE
45
SSW
45
SSW
40
SW
35
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
35
WSW
20
NW
15
NW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
9:46PM2.92m
10:27AM2.66m
10:43PM2.98m
11:17AM2.79m
Low Tide
3:22PM0.16m
4:07AM-0.12m
4:21PM0.03m
4:58AM-0.18m
5:14PM-0.08m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:02
7:00
6:59
 mm
1
2
1
Temp °C
23
22
20
16
14
13
14
17
17
18
19
19
19
19
22
25
26
22
19
Feels °C
19
21
14
9
8
9
10
16
17
16
13
13
15
15
20
22
19
17
16
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