Popham Read surfForecast / Maine / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 20 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
2.8° 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 4PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Mar)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (20 Mar)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (20 Mar)5ft (1.5m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Mon
23
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.5
SE
1.4
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.7
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
0.8
S
0.7
SE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.8
SE
1.1
SE
1.6
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.3
SSE
Period(s) (?)888886778888788878846777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)43424140331392622543452912312027063887456577146159268233168
Wind
(km/h)
25
WSW
15
WNW
10
SSW
25
S
35
SSE
40
SSW
30
SW
10
W
20
N
30
N
30
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NW
20
N
10
N
5
SSE
15
ESE
25
ESE
35
SSE
30
SE
25
E
35
NE
40
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
onononononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:53PM
2.87
1:09AM
3.00
1:38PM
2.83
1:52AM
3.03
2:26PM
2.75
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:35AM
-0.26
6:52PM
-0.16
7:20AM
-0.32
7:35PM
-0.13
8:08AM
-0.32
8:21PM
-0.05
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Mon
23
Sunrise-6:43-------6:41-------6:39------
Sunset----6:51-------6:52-------6:52---
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light snow
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light rain
light snow
cloud
Rain (mm)
-----211-------------5--
Temp. °C101245431136642122002311
Feels °C (?)-6-5-3-5-4-4-3-1-5-7-5-1-1-3-4-3-2-3-7-8-6-3-8-9
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