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Popham Read surfForecast / Maine / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 17 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
4.3° 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 7AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (17 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (17 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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)
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.1
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.8
SE
1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
0.9
SSE
1.3
S
1.1
S
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.6
SE
0.5
SSE
1.1
SW
1.4
SSW
0.8
SSE
Period(s) (?)1212111111111010109799998888885611
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)283347296234186146138104100101941891941112451691159694413349114133
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
20
WSW
30
SW
35
SW
25
SW
25
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
25
W
25
WSW
30
SW
35
SW
30
W
30
WSW
15
WNW
5
NNW
10
N
25
N
15
NW
15
W
30
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:08PM
2.23
10:08AM
2.65
10:47PM
2.29
10:46AM
2.70
11:22PM
2.34
11:22AM
2.75
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:48AM
0.38
4:31PM
0.07
4:26AM
0.32
5:06PM
0.01
5:03AM
0.26
5:40PM
-0.04
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Sunrise----7:07-------7:07-------7:07---
Sunset------4:29-------4:30-------4:31-
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------41----------------
Temp. °C-3-30-101222123320-1-3-2-3-3-2-100
Feels °C (?)-8-10-9-11-7-6-7-7-6-6-5-5-6-6-9-7-6-7-10-9-8-10-11-11
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