Popham Read Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.73° N 69.80° W

Popham Read 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 14 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Popham Read sea temperature is
19.7° C
2.2° 

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 (14 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Popham Read at 5PM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Afternoon (14 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)5s
Evening (14 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 18°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sat morning, fresh winds from the S by Sun night).

Fri
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
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)
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.2
S
6
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
S
12
0.1
SE
9
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.2
S
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.5
S
4
1.3
S
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
6
90
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
20
WNW
20
SW
15
WNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WNW
10
NNW
15
N
10
N
10
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
35
S
35
S
Wind State
off
off
cross
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:12PM2.87m
1:28AM3.03m
1:59PM2.88m
2:18AM2.90m
2:44PM2.84m
Low Tide
7:09PM-0.12m
7:39AM-0.23m
7:59PM-0.09m
8:24AM-0.10m
8:49PM-0.02m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:45
7:43
7:42
 mm
Temp °C
22
25
23
23
21
19
18
18
21
23
22
23
20
19
19
18
19
19
20
20
20
Feels °C
17
21
20
20
16
15
14
14
19
20
18
19
16
16
16
16
17
18
18
15
15
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