Popham Read surfForecast / Maine / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 07 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
7.1° 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 2PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)4ft (1.2m)7s
Afternoon (07 May)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (07 May)2.5ft (0.8m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu night, min 6°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, strong winds from the S by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
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)
1
1
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)
1.5
S
7
1.3
SSE
7
1.1
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
SE
8
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
1.7
S
6
1.7
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.8
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
245
176
121
79
62
45
44
31
25
29
33
34
77
94
88
84
71
54
54
54
193
219
178
289
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
5
W
10
SSW
20
SSE
10
SSE
10
WNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
W
15
SW
25
S
15
SSW
10
S
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
SW
20
SW
20
S
25
SSE
40
S
40
S
40
S
30
S
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:19AM2.56m
4:04PM2.23m
4:05AM2.50m
4:52PM2.22m
4:55AM2.45m
5:42PM2.23m
Low Tide
9:42AM0.27m
9:47PM0.56m
10:28AM0.32m
10:37PM0.59m
11:17AM0.35m
11:32PM0.58m
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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5:22
5:22
5:20
5:20
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7:47
7:49
7:50
7:51
2
2
4
5
1
2
Temp °C
9
9
9
9
11
12
9
7
6
7
10
10
10
11
11
10
8
7
9
8
9
9
9
9
7
7
7
4
8
8
4
2
1
2
5
3
5
7
7
6
5
2
3
2
1
1
1
3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
7
1.3
SSE
7
1.1
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
SE
8
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
S
7
0.6
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
Energy kJ
245
176
121
79
62
45
44
31
25
29
33
33
77
94
88
84
71
54
32
54
30
28
28
26
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
8
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
7
0.4
SE
10
0.1
S
9
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.6
S
7
0.6
ESE
9
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
Energy kJ
2
2
4
4
12
10
13
16
34
2
13
15
11
8
32
54
7
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
13
0.1
SE
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
SE
11
0.1
S
15
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.1
E
11
Energy kJ
3
7
4
5
4
5
5
10
11
9
4
9
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
2
0.3
SSW
3
0.7
S
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.7
S
7
1.7
S
6
1.7
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.8
S
7
Energy kJ
1
1
13
14
43
193
219
178
289
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
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
83
83
83
269
269
270
118
83
83
83
83
83
83
83
83
83
804
804
1285
804
312
83
Best forecast wave conditions in Maine
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
1
1
2
1
3
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
1
2
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
5
5
6
7
7
6
8
7
6
5
7
7
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
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