Popham Read surfForecast / Maine / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 20 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
10.0° C
(Which is 1.0°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 3PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 20). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 May)4ft (1.2m)7s
Afternoon (20 May)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (20 May)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Sat
23
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
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)
1.3
S
7
1.2
S
7
1.2
S
7
1
S
6
0.9
S
6
0.7
S
7
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.7
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.6
S
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
172
142
128
81
67
43
28
21
21
20
13
13
13
12
8
8
8
8
8
8
14
25
23
14
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
WNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNE
25
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
25
SW
25
SW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
SSW
25
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
20
SW
10
N
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
2:11AM3.17m
3:01PM2.69m
3:10AM3.05m
4:02PM2.63m
4:13AM2.90m
5:05PM2.60m
Low Tide
8:37AM-0.33m
8:49PM0.11m
9:36AM-0.22m
9:52PM0.19m
10:38AM-0.09m
10:59PM0.26m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:09
5:07
5:07
5:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:01
8:02
8:04
8:05
Temp °C
19
21
25
28
27
20
16
15
12
9
11
14
12
13
12
12
12
11
13
14
15
15
14
15
16
18
23
25
23
13
11
11
7
2
4
9
5
7
7
7
7
6
8
6
6
7
8
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
16
1
S
6
0.9
S
6
0.7
S
7
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
S
6
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.1
SE
10
0.8
SSW
4
0.6
S
4
Energy kJ
5
81
67
43
28
21
21
20
13
13
8
7
6
3
3
8
3
8
9
4
23
14
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
16
0.1
S
16
0.3
SE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.2
SSW
3
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
S
6
0.2
SSE
9
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
Energy kJ
5
5
14
9
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
1
8
8
3
8
4
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
8
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSW
3
Energy kJ
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
8
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
S
7
1.2
S
7
1.2
S
7
0.5
WSW
4
0.5
W
4
0.5
NW
3
0.6
NNW
3
0.5
N
3
0.3
NNW
3
0.2
NNW
2
0.2
NNW
2
0.3
SW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.5
S
3
0.7
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.5
SW
4
Energy kJ
172
142
128
8
6
4
9
6
2
1
1
1
2
4
14
25
9
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
83
312
509
83
83
201
299
312
298
130
298
298
407
516
473
451
439
1072
1052
1025
1003
999
523
451
Best forecast wave conditions in Maine
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
2
4
1
1
1
3
1
3
1
3
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
2
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
7
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
6
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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