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Popham Read surfForecast / Maine / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 30 May 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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) - 6ft (1.9m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Popham Read at 5AM is: 1.8m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (30 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (30 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Popham Read. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun night, min 6°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NE on Sat morning, calm by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 30 | Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
E 4 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | E 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 9 | |
34 | 195 | 314 | 316 | 226 | 145 | 163 | 135 | 57 | 39 | 56 | 57 | 43 | 46 | 79 | 88 | 86 | 65 | 57 | 41 | 43 | 37 | 26 | 16 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 11:10PM2.75m | 11:49AM2.43m | 11:47PM2.75m | 12:27PM2.41m | 00:23AM2.74m | 1:04PM2.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:31AM0.05m | 5:31PM0.39m | 6:09AM0.05m | 6:08PM0.41m | 6:46AM0.07m | 6:43PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — |
1 | 7 | 7 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
-1 | -6 | -6 | -6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 6 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 |
 kJ | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 145 | 63 | 49 | 57 | 39 | 56 | 57 | 43 | 46 | 79 | 88 | 86 | 65 | 57 | 41 | 26 | 37 | 26 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 6 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | E 6 | S 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 37 | 43 | 28 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SE 11 | SSE 6 | — | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | — | S 14 | — | — | S 8 | — | S 8 | — | — | S 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 7 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | NNW 2 | — | — | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | — | — | ENE 2 | E 5 | ESE 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 34 | 195 | 314 | 316 | 226 | — | 163 | 135 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 34 | 43 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 411 | 399 | 115 | 115 | 155 | 197 | 523 | 749 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 121 | 181 | 115 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 123 | 140 | 197 | 276 |
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