Popham Read surfForecast / Maine / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 12 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
8.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Popham Read today?

The current surf forecast for Popham Read at 8PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (12 May)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (12 May)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the S by Wed night).

Tue
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Fri
15
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
5 AM
8 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)
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.3
SE
10
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.9
SSE
5
1.8
S
6
1.9
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.3
SSE
6
1.5
SSE
6
1.5
SSE
6
1.5
SE
6
1.7
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.3
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
82
67
54
42
30
23
16
12
12
12
35
239
291
170
122
109
148
170
170
253
240
244
251
261
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
10
W
25
SW
15
WSW
0
NW
0
NW
5
NNE
10
ESE
20
SE
20
SSE
35
SSE
35
S
30
SSE
25
S
25
SSE
30
SE
35
SE
35
ESE
30
ESE
25
E
30
ENE
30
E
35
ENE
30
ENE
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
8:16PM2.58m
8:42AM2.53m
9:05PM2.76m
9:37AM2.62m
9:54PM2.94m
Low Tide
1:53PM0.26m
2:26AM0.23m
2:44PM0.19m
3:20AM0.03m
3:33PM0.10m
4:12AM-0.16m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:16
5:15
5:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:53
7:54
7:55
7:57
1
1
1
3
4
3
3
3
3
Temp °C
11
12
11
12
10
9
9
9
9
8
10
10
10
10
11
11
10
10
9
9
8
8
8
8
6
7
4
7
8
6
6
5
4
3
3
2
4
5
6
5
3
3
3
4
2
2
1
2
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
S
5
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
1.2
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
9
Energy kJ
82
67
54
42
30
23
16
7
12
12
10
10
4
4
4
4
4
4
136
261
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.5
S
4
0.4
S
4
0.4
S
4
0.4
SE
7
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.4
SSE
10
Energy kJ
13
12
11
8
5
6
12
10
4
38
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
3
0.1
NE
4
0.1
S
6
0.2
ESE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.2
ESE
10
Energy kJ
1
1
1
10
15
10
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
3
0.5
S
4
0.4
SSE
5
0.5
S
5
0.9
SSE
5
1.8
S
6
1.9
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.3
SSE
6
1.5
SSE
6
1.5
SSE
6
1.5
SE
6
1.7
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.2
E
7
Energy kJ
3
7
8
12
35
239
291
170
122
109
148
170
170
253
240
244
251
124
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
1
1
Distance (km)
83
83
83
399
83
83
83
118
1307
1411
1165
804
516
576
759
312
392
298
439
341
312
197
197
269
Best forecast wave conditions in Maine
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
2
2
3
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
7
9
9
9
9
8
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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