Popham Read surfForecast / Maine / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 12 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
8.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Popham Read today?

The current surf forecast for Popham Read at 7AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 12). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (12 May)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (12 May)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the ENE by Thu night).

Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
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
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
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
1.2
SSE
5
1.7
S
6
1.7
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.5
SSE
6
1.6
SSE
6
1.6
SSE
6
1.4
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
1.3
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
102
98
78
82
67
54
33
30
23
16
16
12
12
63
207
240
182
173
155
190
185
145
60
122
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
10
WNW
15
WSW
30
SW
20
SW
5
NNE
0
NNE
5
ENE
10
ESE
20
S
20
S
35
SSE
30
S
35
S
30
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SE
35
ESE
30
E
35
E
35
E
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:45AM2.46m
8:16PM2.58m
8:42AM2.53m
9:05PM2.76m
9:37AM2.62m
9:54PM2.94m
Low Tide
1:29AM0.39m
1:53PM0.26m
2:26AM0.23m
2:44PM0.19m
3:20AM0.03m
3:33PM0.10m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:16
5:16
5:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:53
7:54
7:55
1
1
2
7
4
9
Temp °C
8
7
7
11
12
11
12
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
10
10
10
10
11
10
9
9
9
9
2
1
1
7
7
3
6
7
7
7
6
5
4
2
3
3
4
4
5
5
2
3
2
2
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.4
S
4
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
1.4
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
1.3
SE
6
Energy kJ
102
98
78
82
67
54
33
30
23
6
16
12
12
10
4
4
4
4
4
4
145
60
122
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
8
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.5
S
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.4
SE
7
0.4
S
5
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.9
ESE
6
0.1
SE
11
Energy kJ
29
18
18
13
12
11
8
6
16
7
4
4
4
57
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
14
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
Energy kJ
8
4
4
1
1
11
10
15
16
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNW
2
0.3
NNW
2
0.4
SSW
3
0.6
SSW
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.5
S
5
0.6
S
4
1.2
SSE
5
1.7
S
6
1.7
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.5
SSE
6
1.6
SSE
6
1.6
SSE
6
Energy kJ
1
1
3
11
10
11
12
63
207
240
182
173
155
190
185
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
83
83
83
83
83
83
115
83
118
83
115
130
1411
2008
804
576
749
504
312
294
299
485
341
172
Best forecast wave conditions in Maine
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
1
2
1
2
3
2
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
2
1
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
9
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
7
6
7
6
8
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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