Popham Read surfForecast / Maine / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 15 May 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
8.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Popham Read today?

The current surf forecast for Popham Read at 1PM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 May)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (15 May)6ft (1.8m)10s
Evening (15 May)5ft (1.6m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri night, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat night).

Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Mon
18
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
3
3
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ESE
7
1.2
SSE
8
1.8
SE
9
1.9
SE
10
1.8
SE
10
1.7
SE
10
1.5
SE
10
1.3
SE
10
1.4
SE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.8
SE
9
1.2
S
9
1.2
S
5
1.3
S
6
1.7
S
7
1.6
S
7
1.4
S
7
1.2
S
8
1.1
S
8
1
S
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
216
154
460
730
676
565
425
348
356
139
134
106
234
74
108
263
240
192
187
161
134
109
87
68
Wind (km/h)
30
E
30
E
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
NNE
5
WNW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
40
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
N
15
N
10
NNE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:30AM2.70m
10:42PM3.10m
11:22AM2.76m
11:31PM3.22m
12:14PM2.80m
00:22AM3.27m
Low Tide
4:12AM-0.16m
4:23PM0.03m
5:03AM-0.32m
5:12PM-0.03m
5:54AM-0.42m
6:03PM-0.05m
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:13
5:13
5:11
5:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:57
7:58
7:59
8:00
2
2
9
5
2
Temp °C
8
8
8
8
10
11
11
11
11
10
13
17
16
16
15
14
15
17
21
23
24
20
17
16
2
2
3
3
7
10
8
7
7
6
10
12
9
10
8
8
10
15
17
19
19
16
14
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSE
8
1.8
SE
9
1.9
SE
10
1.8
SE
10
1.7
SE
10
1.5
SE
10
1.3
SE
10
1.4
SE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.8
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.6
ESE
9
1.6
S
7
1.4
S
7
1.2
S
8
1.1
S
8
1
S
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
Energy kJ
154
460
730
676
565
425
348
356
120
134
106
90
67
54
240
192
187
161
134
109
87
68
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
10
0.6
S
9
1
E
10
0.9
SE
10
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.9
SE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.3
WSW
4
Energy kJ
24
169
57
184
139
90
90
86
62
25
100
88
70
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
11
Energy kJ
23
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ESE
7
1.2
E
6
0.3
WSW
2
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.5
SSW
3
1.2
S
9
1.2
S
5
1.3
S
6
1.7
S
7
0.5
W
4
1.3
SSW
7
0.5
W
3
0.6
W
4
0.3
NW
2
0.4
NNW
3
0.3
NNW
3
Energy kJ
216
108
1
3
2
3
6
234
74
108
263
7
145
6
9
1
2
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
123
123
140
141
0
0
15
15
15
15
83
115
125
83
1338
130
83
15
83
0
118
83
269
270
Best forecast wave conditions in Maine
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
1
3
3
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
6
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
9
9
7
4
4
5
8
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