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Popham Read surfForecast / Maine / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 09 Jan 2026 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
4.9° 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 4AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (09 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)4s
Evening (09 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)6s

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

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Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 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
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SE
0.8
S
1.3
S
1.9
S
2
S
2
S
1.7
SSW
1.4
S
1.1
S
0.9
S
0.7
S
0.7
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.7
ESE
0.9
SE
1
SE
1
SE
1.2
SSE
0.9
SSE
Period(s) (?)888884567777777776466688
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)37242323141876273356388301187110744548351416506675171115
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
10
WNW
5
NNE
5
SSE
20
SSW
30
SSW
40
SSW
50
SSW
50
SSW
45
WSW
30
WSW
25
WNW
20
NW
10
NW
5
NNE
15
E
25
E
25
E
20
ENE
20
NE
15
ENE
10
NNE
10
N
25
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		offglassoncrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffglasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:33AM
2.57
3:51PM
2.49
4:24AM
2.51
4:49PM
2.33
5:17AM
2.47
5:48PM
2.21
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:09PM
0.00
9:36AM
0.20
9:59PM
0.16
10:34AM
0.27
10:51PM
0.30
11:34AM
0.31
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Sunrise----7:11-------7:11-------7:11---
Sunset------4:20-------4:21-------4:22-
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light snow
light rain
Rain (mm)
-------12--------11--1-1
Temp. °C421234566965443332222322
Feels °C (?)0-2-2-1-3-4-4-4-4-1-2-2-2-10-2-4-5-3-4-3-1-2-5
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