Popham Read Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.73° N 69.80° W

Popham Read 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Popham Read sea temperature is
16.2°C
1.8° 

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 (20 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Popham Read at 10AM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Sep)1ft (0.3m)7s
Afternoon (20 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Evening (20 Sep)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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
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
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
10
0.6
SSE
5
0.5
S
5
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.6
E
5
0.7
E
5
1.1
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.7
E
6
0.4
SE
8
0.6
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
14
11
11
14
13
16
17
11
15
14
13
13
13
12
12
17
29
89
60
32
21
35
Wind (km/h)
15
S
20
S
25
S
25
S
15
SE
20
ESE
20
ENE
30
NNE
25
N
25
NNE
25
N
20
N
15
N
25
N
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
25
NE
20
NE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
ENE
20
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
7:06AM2.09m
7:14PM2.37m
8:04AM2.12m
8:12PM2.42m
8:56AM2.21m
9:04PM2.50m
Low Tide
12:52PM0.67m
1:45AM0.44m
1:51PM0.62m
2:38AM0.38m
2:45PM0.52m
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:24
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:40
6:38
6:37
 mm
1
3
3
4
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
13
12
12
12
11
11
11
14
17
17
15
12
10
9
8
10
12
12
12
12
Feels °C
11
9
9
8
9
8
8
6
6
6
9
12
12
9
6
4
3
2
5
8
8
9
8
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