Popham Read Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.73° N 69.80° W

Popham Read 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Popham Read sea temperature is
16.5°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 (09 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Popham Read at 2PM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)3s
Afternoon (09 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Evening (09 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Wed night, light winds from the WNW by Fri night).

Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
3
0.5
E
3
0.5
E
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.2
SSE
10
0.8
S
4
1.6
S
6
1.8
S
6
1.8
SSW
6
1.6
S
7
1.5
S
7
1.3
S
7
1.1
S
7
0.9
S
7
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
6
6
5
10
22
171
251
256
222
205
159
110
71
29
21
28
22
13
13
13
21
13
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
25
E
20
ESE
15
SSE
15
S
25
S
45
SSW
45
SSW
40
SW
35
SW
25
SW
30
WSW
25
W
20
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
N
20
NNW
15
WNW
25
SW
25
SSW
15
SW
10
NW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross
off
High Tide
10:27AM2.66m
10:43PM2.98m
11:17AM2.79m
11:35PM3.00m
12:03PM2.88m
Low Tide
4:07AM-0.12m
4:21PM0.03m
4:58AM-0.18m
5:14PM-0.08m
5:44AM-0.20m
6:03PM-0.15m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:11
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:00
6:59
6:57
 mm
1
4
1
Temp °C
15
14
14
17
18
19
19
19
19
19
23
26
25
22
19
17
14
12
16
16
17
19
18
Feels °C
10
9
10
16
17
16
13
13
14
15
20
21
20
18
16
14
9
7
12
11
12
15
15
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