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Popham Read surfForecast / Maine / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 12 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
4.1° 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 1AM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 12). 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 (13 Jan)3ft (0.9m)5s
Afternoon (13 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Evening (13 Jan)4ft (1.2m)5s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
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 (?)
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.6
S
1.7
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.1
S
0.9
S
0.9
SSE
1
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.4
S
Period(s) (?)1010101055555567777777768877
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2121191952414936413812222228228723319616714410466105127118189
Wind
(km/h)
40
W
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
20
WSW
30
SSW
35
S
40
SSW
40
SW
40
SW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
15
S
20
SW
30
WSW
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		crosscross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:48PM
2.14
7:04AM
2.44
7:46PM
2.12
7:56AM
2.46
8:39PM
2.14
8:44AM
2.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:40AM
0.48
1:31PM
0.30
1:33AM
0.50
2:24PM
0.25
2:22AM
0.48
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Sunrise------7:09-------7:09-------7:09-
Sunset4:22-------4:23-------4:25-------
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
---------------1--11---1
Temp. °C121100134545555555555554
Feels °C (?)-10-8-9-8-9-8-6-3-4-4-6-4-4-4-3-3-2-101200-4
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