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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
8.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Popham Read today?
The current surf forecast for Popham Read at 8PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Popham Read. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the S by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 10 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SSE 9 | |
82 | 67 | 54 | 42 | 30 | 23 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 35 | 239 | 291 | 170 | 122 | 109 | 148 | 170 | 170 | 253 | 240 | 244 | 251 | 261 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 8:16PM2.58m | 8:42AM2.53m | 9:05PM2.76m | 9:37AM2.62m | 9:54PM2.94m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:53PM0.26m | 2:26AM0.23m | 2:44PM0.19m | 3:20AM0.03m | 3:33PM0.10m | 4:12AM-0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | |
— | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
6 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 5 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | — | — | SSE 7 | SSE 9 |
82 | 67 | 54 | 42 | 30 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 136 | 261 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SE 7 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 10 | — |
— | 13 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | — | NE 4 | — | S 6 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 10 | 15 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 3 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | SSE 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 |
— | — | 3 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 12 | 35 | 239 | 291 | 170 | 122 | 109 | 148 | 170 | 170 | 253 | 240 | 244 | 251 | 124 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 83 | 83 | 83 | 399 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 118 | 1307 | 1411 | 1165 | 804 | 516 | 576 | 759 | 312 | 392 | 298 | 439 | 341 | 312 | 197 | 197 | 269 |
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