Popham Read surfForecast / Maine / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 16 Apr 2026 EDT
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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
6.6° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Popham Read today?

The current surf forecast for Popham Read at 7AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (16 Apr)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (16 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
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 (?)
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.5
S
0.7
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.4
ESE
Period(s) (?)666666666666677777887774
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)222115152326242120191833495749393828202018987
Wind
(km/h)
5
SE
10
ESE
20
ESE
10
NE
15
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
SW
15
S
5
WSW
15
NNE
15
NE
15
N
5
NNE
5
SSE
5
NNE
15
NE
10
NE
15
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassononcrosscross-
on
cross-
on
ononcrosscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassoncross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:32PM
2.79
10:59AM
2.77
11:14PM
2.97
11:45AM
2.84
11:57PM
3.10
12:32PM
2.85
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:41AM
-0.09
4:57PM
-0.04
5:26AM
-0.27
5:40PM
-0.10
6:13AM
-0.38
6:25PM
-0.11
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunrise---5:54-------5:52-------5:52----
Sunset------7:22-------7:23-------7:24-
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
--211---1--1------------
Temp. °C6666675578912161616161412954444
Feels °C (?)43232310457101413151513861-1-1-1-1
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