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Popham Read surfForecast / Maine / USA
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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
8.8° 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 1PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Popham Read. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the SW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thu 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | |
65 | 62 | 60 | 45 | 44 | 50 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 61 | 50 | 57 | 104 | 112 | 138 | 199 | 195 | 159 | 131 | 104 | 79 | 50 | 43 | 44 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 1:08PM2.79m | 1:15AM3.25m | 2:03PM2.74m | 2:11AM3.17m | 3:01PM2.69m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:47AM-0.45m | 6:55PM-0.03m | 7:41AM-0.42m | 7:50PM0.03m | 8:37AM-0.33m | 8:49PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | 8:02 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 28 | 24 | 20 | 16 | 13 |
14 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 26 | 22 | 16 | 10 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 16 | S 6 | S 7 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 |
65 | 62 | 60 | 45 | 44 | 50 | 32 | 13 | 30 | 42 | 14 | 26 | 5 | 112 | 138 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 104 | 79 | 50 | 43 | 44 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 18 | ESE 3 | S 18 | SSE 4 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | S 16 | — | S 16 | — | — | SW 4 | SSE 9 | SE 9 |
— | — | — | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 31 | 22 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 5 | — | 5 | — | — | 3 | 8 | 13 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 18 | — | — | — | — | E 13 | — | — | — | E 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | SE 9 | WSW 4 | SW 4 |
— | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 14 | 2 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ESE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 4 | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 6 | WSW 4 | W 4 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 |
— | — | — | 3 | 4 | 6 | 21 | — | — | 61 | 50 | 57 | 104 | 10 | 10 | 199 | 195 | 159 | 131 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 5 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 83 | 298 | 298 | 399 | 399 | 399 | 298 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 509 | 509 | 83 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 283 | 502 | 706 | 509 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 |
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