Popham Read surfForecast / Maine / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 17 Mar 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
2.3° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Popham Read today?

The current surf forecast for Popham Read at 9AM is: 3.5m 11s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am March 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Mar)11ft (3.5m)11s
Afternoon (17 Mar)8ft (2.5m)10s
Evening (17 Mar)6.5ft (2.0m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
!
0
0
0
0
3
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
SSE
4.5
SSE
5
SSE
4
S
3.5
S
2.5
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.1
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.7
SE
Period(s) (?)9101111111011111111111110101010109999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)180535505296349524191461127310468387245714523673603082562461981941901621149774
Wind
(km/h)
55
S
70
S
70
S
55
WSW
45
WSW
55
WSW
60
W
55
W
45
WNW
25
WNW
15
NW
20
N
5
WNW
10
SSE
15
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
25
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:35PM
2.44
10:47AM
2.70
11:13PM
2.61
11:29AM
2.80
11:50PM
2.77
12:10PM
2.86
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:28AM
0.18
4:57PM
0.01
5:10AM
0.01
5:34PM
-0.09
5:52AM
-0.14
6:12PM
-0.15
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Sunrise---6:48-------6:46-------6:45----
Sunset------6:46-------6:47-------6:49-
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
471---------------------
Temp. °C810105210-1-4-6-5-6-5-4-3-2-10011011
Feels °C (?)-4-4-4-8-9-13-15-15-16-14-12-13-10-9-10-9-8-7-7-7-7-8-6-7
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