Popham Read Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.73° N 69.80° W

Popham Read 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Popham Read sea temperature is
17.1°C
0.4° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Popham Read at 10PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)--
Afternoon (26 Aug)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (26 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu night, calm by Sat morning).

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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)
0.7
SE
9
0.8
SE
9
0.8
SE
9
0.8
SE
9
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
1.2
S
5
1.4
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.1
S
6
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
74
95
91
88
86
84
69
69
69
73
121
108
74
43
43
42
103
41
61
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
S
10
S
15
S
20
S
20
S
30
SSE
30
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
10
WNW
25
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:07PM2.69m
11:38AM2.47m
11:44PM2.75m
12:11PM2.57m
Low Tide
4:48PM0.35m
5:22AM0.12m
5:26PM0.25m
5:55AM0.05m
6:03PM0.15m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:24
7:23
7:22
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
22
22
21
21
20
20
20
21
23
23
22
21
21
20
20
22
23
22
19
Feels °C
18
19
20
21
20
19
18
19
20
19
20
20
21
21
21
22
23
23
16
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