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Popham Read surfForecast / Maine / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 12 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
3.1° 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 7AM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am March 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Mar)6ft (1.8m)7s
Afternoon (12 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Evening (12 Mar)3ft (0.9m)8s

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

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16 DaysHourly
Print Table
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
ESE
1.1
S
1.2
S
1.8
S
1.8
S
1.5
S
1.3
S
1
S
0.8
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
1.2
S
1.7
S
1.7
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.5
S
1.6
S
1.8
SSW
1.5
S
1.2
S
Period(s) (?)666777778888894667778888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)939111932035224618611275606380758258174225297287251283383265172
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSW
10
S
20
S
30
SSW
25
W
20
NNW
20
NNW
40
NNW
40
NW
30
NW
25
WNW
15
WNW
15
WSW
25
SSW
35
S
40
SSW
30
SSE
40
SSE
25
WSW
35
WSW
35
W
35
WSW
40
WNW
45
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:22AM
2.30
7:14PM
2.00
7:24AM
2.31
8:15PM
2.04
8:24AM
2.37
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:57PM
0.63
12:54PM
0.46
12:58AM
0.65
1:56PM
0.44
2:00AM
0.60
2:51PM
0.36
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunrise---6:56-------6:54-------6:54----
Sunset------6:40-------6:42-------6:43-
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light snow
light snow
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light rain
mod rain
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
--1--3-----------26---1-
Temp. °C3466631-3-2-2-3-3-212213433541
Feels °C (?)102-10-3-5-14-13-11-11-9-8-7-8-9-7-6-2-6-6-4-6-10
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