Popham Read surfForecast / Maine / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 21 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
10.9° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Popham Read today?

The current surf forecast for Popham Read at 9PM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (21 May)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (21 May)0.5ft (0.2m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sun
24
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)
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.4
S
6
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
S
6
0.4
SSW
4
0.3
SSW
4
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
9
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
13
12
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
9
4
5
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
15
W
25
N
15
N
20
N
15
N
5
WSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
SW
20
WSW
10
NW
15
N
10
NNE
5
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
5
SSW
5
SE
15
SE
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
4:02PM2.63m
4:13AM2.90m
5:05PM2.60m
5:19AM2.76m
6:09PM2.59m
6:26AM2.63m
Low Tide
9:36AM-0.22m
9:52PM0.19m
10:38AM-0.09m
10:59PM0.26m
11:40AM0.02m
00:07AM0.29m
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cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:07
5:05
5:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:02
8:04
8:05
8:06
Temp °C
13
15
17
16
12
12
12
10
13
14
13
12
13
15
15
14
15
15
14
14
14
13
13
12
7
8
11
11
5
7
6
4
10
8
6
4
7
11
10
11
13
11
9
9
10
10
10
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
S
6
0.1
SE
10
0.3
SSW
4
0.3
S
3
0.2
S
3
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.2
S
3
0.1
SE
9
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
Energy kJ
13
12
12
7
7
7
3
3
8
8
9
3
4
2
2
1
3
3
3
3
1
3
4
4
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
S
6
0.1
SE
10
0.1
S
6
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
6
0.1
SE
9
0.2
S
7
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
Energy kJ
13
13
8
8
8
8
8
8
3
4
1
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.2
S
6
Energy kJ
4
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
2
0.3
NNW
2
0.3
NNW
3
0.2
NNW
2
0.3
S
6
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
4
0.3
SSE
2
0.2
S
3
0.2
SSE
2
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
6
2
4
5
1
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
4
Distance (km)
118
298
407
370
449
456
518
518
1025
1066
2829
2829
1072
965
933
904
904
1338
1338
312
298
904
797
683
Best forecast wave conditions in Maine
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
7
7
7
6
6
6
5
6
7
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
6
6
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