Popham Read surfForecast / Maine / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 16 Apr 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
6.6° C
(Which is 1.9°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 12AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (17 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (17 Apr)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.5
S
0.7
SSE
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
S
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
ESE
1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
Period(s) (?)666666667788884577788888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1715151212111736363841292918252758911341611421428864
Wind
(km/h)
10
ESE
15
SE
10
SW
5
WSW
5
SE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
ENE
10
NNE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
15
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
oncrosscross-
off
oncrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:14PM
2.97
11:45AM
2.84
11:57PM
3.10
12:32PM
2.85
12:43AM
3.18
1:22PM
2.82
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:57PM
-0.04
5:26AM
-0.27
5:40PM
-0.10
6:13AM
-0.38
6:25PM
-0.11
7:02AM
-0.43
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise-----5:52-------5:52-------5:50--
Sunset7:22-------7:23-------7:24-------
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
--11--22-------------142
Temp. °C6689910111214161211644643445577
Feels °C (?)325888101012141081-2-2-1-3-2111024
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