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Popham Read surfForecast / Maine / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 20 Jan 2026 EST
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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
4.2° 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 2AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 20). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (21 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Evening (21 Jan)5ft (1.6m)6s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
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 (?)
0.5
S
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SE
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.3
SSW
1.7
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.1
SSW
2
S
2.1
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SW
1
S
1.5
SW
1.3
SW
0.4
SE
0.3
SE
0.8
SSW
Period(s) (?)910998895556777877776611116
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4226192128282853578319938544444746934919718389167120291851
Wind
(km/h)
35
WNW
35
W
40
W
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
40
SW
45
SSW
30
SW
50
SW
40
SW
40
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
50
W
50
W
50
W
35
W
45
WSW
50
WSW
45
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:31AM
2.47
12:36PM
2.77
1:08AM
2.54
1:16PM
2.74
1:47AM
2.60
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:14PM
-0.07
6:19AM
0.15
6:49PM
-0.09
7:01AM
0.10
7:28PM
-0.09
7:45AM
0.07
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sunrise------7:05-------7:05-------7:03-
Sunset4:32-------4:34-------4:36-------
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clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C-6-7-7-8-8-8-8-6-4-2-21221442-1-3-4-3-3-4
Feels °C (?)-16-18-18-19-19-18-18-15-13-13-13-7-9-9-10-7-6-11-13-16-14-15-16-16
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