Popham Read surfForecast / Maine / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 23 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
11.4° C
(Which is 2.0°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 10PM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 May)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Afternoon (23 May)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Evening (23 May)0.5ft (0.1m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon night, min 7°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tue
26
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.4
SE
3
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
7
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.5
S
5
0.7
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
7
1.4
SSE
7
1.6
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.2
SE
8
1.2
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
6
6
6
12
27
43
110
214
303
344
291
307
268
192
187
155
Wind (km/h)
20
E
20
SE
15
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
E
20
E
25
E
35
ESE
20
SE
5
NW
15
NW
10
SSW
5
S
5
W
5
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
off
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:09PM2.59m
6:26AM2.63m
7:10PM2.61m
7:33AM2.55m
8:08PM2.65m
Low Tide
11:40AM0.02m
00:07AM0.29m
12:42PM0.12m
1:15AM0.28m
1:41PM0.20m
2:18AM0.23m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:05
5:05
5:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:05
8:06
8:07
8:07
1
2
2
4
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
12
12
11
11
10
10
8
7
9
9
10
9
10
10
14
16
14
14
13
13
7
7
8
8
8
8
7
6
5
6
4
3
5
4
3
5
9
7
13
16
14
14
12
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.4
SE
3
0.3
SE
3
0.3
SE
3
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.5
S
5
0.2
S
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.1
SE
9
1.4
SSE
7
1.6
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.2
SE
8
1.2
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
Energy kJ
4
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
12
6
16
3
214
303
344
291
307
268
192
187
155
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.8
ESE
7
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
6
5
10
10
50
5
5
5
5
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
3
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
7
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
Energy kJ
1
3
3
3
6
6
6
2
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.2
SSE
3
0.2
SSE
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
4
0.7
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
7
Energy kJ
2
2
1
1
2
2
5
27
43
110
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
298
904
904
298
303
904
904
904
685
683
683
921
285
272
181
83
0
0
115
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Maine
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
1
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
4
5
2
9
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
7
9
9
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