Popham Read surfForecast / Maine / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 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 1PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be 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 29mm), 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 ESE by Thu night).

Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Fri
15
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
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
0.8
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
S
5
1.9
S
6
1.8
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.3
SSE
6
1.5
SSE
6
1.4
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
7
1.1
SSE
7
1.6
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
98
78
82
67
54
42
30
23
16
16
12
12
67
273
253
170
146
130
158
145
124
141
120
285
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
20
NNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
25
SW
10
WSW
5
SE
0
S
5
E
10
SE
15
S
20
SSE
40
SSE
40
S
30
S
25
S
30
S
30
SSE
30
SE
20
ESE
30
E
35
E
45
ESE
40
E
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-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
1:53PM0.26m
2:26AM0.23m
2:44PM0.19m
3:20AM0.03m
3:33PM0.10m
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:16
5:16
5:15
5:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:53
7:54
7:55
7:57
1
1
2
4
10
5
4
Temp °C
7
7
11
12
11
12
10
10
10
10
9
9
10
10
10
10
10
11
10
10
9
9
9
8
1
1
6
8
4
8
7
8
7
6
4
4
2
1
4
5
4
5
4
5
3
2
0
0
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
SE
7
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
0.1
SE
10
1.3
SE
6
1.1
SSE
7
1.6
SE
7
Energy kJ
98
78
82
67
54
42
30
23
16
16
12
12
10
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
141
120
285
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
S
4
0.4
S
4
0.4
S
4
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
SE
11
1
ESE
7
1.3
SSE
7
Energy kJ
18
18
13
12
11
8
5
6
6
4
4
10
10
10
4
108
169
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
S
6
0.2
ESE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
Energy kJ
4
4
1
1
1
10
15
16
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
2
0.2
NNW
2
0.4
SSW
3
0.5
S
4
0.4
SSE
5
0.5
S
5
1.2
S
5
1.9
S
6
1.8
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.3
SSE
6
1.5
SSE
6
1.4
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
7
Energy kJ
1
1
3
7
7
12
67
273
253
170
146
130
158
145
124
141
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
2
Distance (km)
83
83
83
83
83
516
83
83
118
118
1307
1411
1621
804
582
523
739
513
468
456
194
140
123
123
Best forecast wave conditions in Maine
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
9
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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