Popham Read surfForecast / Maine / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 30 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
12.3° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Popham Read today (31 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Popham Read at 4AM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 30). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 May)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (31 May)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (31 May)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tue
2
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
11 AM
2 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
Period (s)
1.6
ENE
7
0.8
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
SE
7
0.5
E
6
0.4
SE
6
0.5
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
232
47
26
23
18
12
19
37
51
67
68
61
36
35
26
26
27
40
26
26
15
15
16
16
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
20
NE
15
N
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
SSE
10
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
SE
15
ESE
20
E
25
ENE
15
ESE
15
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
NW
10
W
20
SSW
20
SSW
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:47PM2.75m
12:27PM2.41m
00:23AM2.74m
1:04PM2.39m
00:58AM2.72m
1:40PM2.36m
Low Tide
5:31PM0.39m
6:09AM0.05m
6:08PM0.41m
6:46AM0.07m
6:43PM0.43m
7:21AM0.10m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:01
5:00
5:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:12
8:12
8:13
8:14
2
1
4
1
Temp °C
10
11
10
9
7
8
10
10
9
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
10
10
11
11
12
12
15
17
4
6
6
5
3
5
6
7
5
7
7
5
5
3
5
5
5
5
6
8
9
9
10
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.4
SE
6
0.5
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
Energy kJ
94
47
26
18
18
12
19
37
51
67
68
61
36
35
26
26
27
40
26
26
15
15
16
16
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
E
5
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.5
E
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
6
0.2
SSW
3
0.1
S
6
Energy kJ
9
13
25
23
16
9
1
4
4
1
1
1
1
7
5
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
10
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.2
S
7
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
13
Energy kJ
10
8
8
4
8
8
1
3
1
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ENE
7
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.6
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.3
SSW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.4
SSW
3
Energy kJ
232
3
2
9
7
1
2
1
1
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
523
516
83
83
83
83
83
83
83
83
83
83
123
168
197
449
141
130
83
83
83
83
118
196
Best forecast wave conditions in Maine
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
3
4
3
3
2
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
7
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
9
5
5
5
8
5
6
4
5
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