Popham Read surfForecast / Maine / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 14 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
8.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Popham Read today?

The current surf forecast for Popham Read at 12PM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 May)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (14 May)4ft (1.2m)6s
Evening (14 May)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat night, min 8°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Thu night, light winds from the N by Fri afternoon).

Thursday
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sun
17
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
1
2
2
1
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
6
1.1
S
6
1.2
SSE
5
1.2
SSE
5
1.3
SE
6
1.4
SE
6
1.5
ESE
6
1.4
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
7
1.5
SE
8
1.6
SE
9
1.9
SE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
10
1.3
SE
10
0.9
ESE
10
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
0.7
SE
10
0.7
SE
9
0.6
SSE
9
1.3
S
6
1.7
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
98
77
78
78
101
138
159
145
145
311
440
745
367
286
250
341
175
225
216
92
83
68
108
274
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
20
ESE
30
E
35
ENE
35
E
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
10
N
15
NW
20
W
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
20
SSW
20
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
35
SW
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
9:37AM2.62m
9:54PM2.94m
10:30AM2.70m
10:42PM3.10m
11:22AM2.76m
11:31PM3.22m
Low Tide
3:20AM0.03m
3:33PM0.10m
4:12AM-0.16m
4:23PM0.03m
5:03AM-0.32m
5:12PM-0.03m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:15
5:13
5:13
5:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:55
7:57
7:58
7:59
1
1
2
6
9
8
5
1
1
Temp °C
10
11
11
10
10
9
9
9
9
8
9
9
10
11
11
11
11
10
12
16
16
17
17
14
6
6
5
5
4
2
2
2
3
2
4
5
8
8
7
8
7
7
8
12
9
12
12
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
7
1.5
SE
8
1.6
SE
9
1.9
SE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
10
1.3
SE
10
0.9
ESE
10
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
0.7
SE
10
0.7
SE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.4
ESE
8
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
17
145
311
440
745
367
286
250
341
175
225
216
92
83
68
58
24
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
SE
10
0.3
ESE
9
0.5
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
11
1.3
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
Energy kJ
1
2
2
4
17
79
571
272
261
192
153
126
110
84
84
65
50
52
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SE
10
0.6
E
9
Energy kJ
132
59
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
6
1.1
S
6
1.2
SSE
5
1.2
SSE
5
1.3
SE
6
1.4
SE
6
1.5
ESE
6
1.4
ESE
6
0.3
W
2
0.3
WSW
2
0.2
WSW
3
0.3
SW
2
0.4
SSW
3
0.7
S
4
1
S
5
1.3
S
6
1.7
S
7
Energy kJ
98
77
78
78
101
138
159
145
1
1
1
1
3
14
44
108
274
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
468
439
312
312
294
181
172
141
141
141
141
141
0
0
15
0
15
0
83
115
115
83
192
130
Best forecast wave conditions in Maine
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
1
2
2
3
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
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