Popham Read surfForecast / Maine / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 30 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
12.3° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Popham Read today (30 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Popham Read at 2PM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 May)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Afternoon (30 May)5ft (1.5m)6s
Evening (30 May)5ft (1.6m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon night, min 6°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Sat morning, light winds from the WSW by Mon afternoon).

Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tue
2
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
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)
1.7
E
5
1.6
E
6
1.7
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.6
E
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.6
E
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
170
193
225
186
137
239
73
60
26
48
46
46
56
48
67
65
88
37
35
93
90
43
26
15
Wind (km/h)
50
ENE
50
NE
45
ENE
35
NE
25
NE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
10
S
15
SE
15
E
20
E
30
E
25
ENE
15
ESE
5
WSW
15
SSW
20
WSW
15
W
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:49AM2.43m
11:47PM2.75m
12:27PM2.41m
00:23AM2.74m
1:04PM2.39m
00:58AM2.72m
Low Tide
5:31AM0.05m
5:31PM0.39m
6:09AM0.05m
6:08PM0.41m
6:46AM0.07m
6:43PM0.43m
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:01
5:01
5:00
5:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:12
8:12
8:13
8:14
1
2
3
1
1
Temp °C
7
6
8
9
10
11
9
8
8
8
9
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
11
12
11
12
-5
-5
-3
0
3
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
7
7
7
4
3
3
5
8
8
6
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.3
S
7
0.3
S
7
1.3
E
6
1
E
6
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.6
E
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
SE
5
Energy kJ
10
12
8
9
137
84
73
60
26
48
46
46
56
48
67
65
88
37
35
93
90
43
10
6
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
8
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.3
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.2
S
6
0.5
SE
7
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.2
SSW
3
0.1
SW
4
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
Energy kJ
1
12
12
11
9
8
8
3
23
1
1
1
1
10
26
15
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
SE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
S
7
0.1
S
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
S
7
0.2
S
5
0.1
S
5
Energy kJ
10
10
8
3
9
3
4
4
1
2
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
E
5
1.6
E
6
1.7
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.6
E
7
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.3
SE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.7
ESE
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.6
ESE
5
Energy kJ
170
193
225
186
239
2
3
2
4
13
11
22
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
181
186
276
523
523
804
83
83
83
83
115
168
83
83
83
83
123
155
213
276
141
115
83
83
Best forecast wave conditions in Maine
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
1
1
1
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
1
1
1
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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