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Popham Read surfForecast / Maine / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 08 Dec 2025 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
7.5° 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: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 08). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Dec)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (08 Dec)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (08 Dec)1ft (0.3m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
08
Tuesday
09
Wednesday
10
Thu
11
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
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 (?)
0.6
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.3
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.8
SSW
1.2
SW
1.6
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
S
2.1
S
2.5
S
2.3
SSW
2.2
SSW
Period(s) (?)888888888888945666666788
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)533232161617147777771667160207177143135346688607556
Wind
(km/h)
45
NW
45
NW
40
NW
35
NW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
5
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
35
SW
45
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
30
SSW
25
S
50
SSW
50
SW
40
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:16AM
2.66
1:24PM
3.06
2:14AM
2.59
2:23PM
2.90
3:12AM
2.54
3:24PM
2.72
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:03AM
0.03
7:50PM
-0.28
8:02AM
0.13
8:47PM
-0.14
9:04AM
0.23
9:45PM
0.00
Monday
08
Tuesday
09
Wednesday
10
Thu
11
Sunrise-6:58--------7:00-------7:01-----
Sunset----4:00-------4:00-------4:00---
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
--------------------242-
Temp. °C-4-7-7-7-7-8-9-9-9-8-6-6-300111245875
Feels °C (?)-16-19-18-17-16-17-18-16-15-13-12-13-11-10-12-7-6-8-6-4-1-3-3-5
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