Popham Read surfForecast / Maine / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 20 Feb 2026 EST
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Popham Read surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Popham Read sea temperature is
1.9° C
(Which is 1.1°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Popham Read today?

The current surf forecast for Popham Read at 4PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Feb)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (20 Feb)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (20 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)4s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
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
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.2
S
0.5
SE
0.5
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
ENE
0.5
E
0.4
SSE
0.5
S
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.4
ENE
0.5
E
0.2
E
0.7
E
1.2
E
1.7
E
2
E
2.2
E
Period(s) (?)888845555677777755845677
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12121157122221213022182532211471361574212349501
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
5
SE
15
SE
20
E
25
ENE
25
NE
35
NNE
30
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
NNE
15
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
50
ENE
45
NE
55
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
glassoncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:57PM
2.80
1:18AM
2.83
1:42PM
2.72
2:02AM
2.85
2:32PM
2.61
2:51AM
2.83
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:00PM
-0.15
7:25AM
-0.16
7:43PM
-0.09
8:15AM
-0.13
8:30PM
0.01
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise-------6:28-------6:26-------6:26
Sunset--5:15-------5:15-------5:17-----
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C023000-5-7-6-3-2-2-3-3-4-5-3-2-1000-2-4
Feels °C (?)-4-1-3-6-7-7-14-16-14-10-9-9-9-10-11-12-10-9-9-10-10-12-13-17
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