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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
11.0° C
(Which is 1.1°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 1PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (26 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (26 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Popham Read. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue night, light winds from the ESE by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Fri 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | S 5 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | |
196 | 196 | 196 | 154 | 114 | 77 | 77 | 146 | 104 | 56 | 35 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 30 | 30 | 20 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 13 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 8:35AM2.49m | 9:00PM2.69m | 9:31AM2.47m | 9:48PM2.72m | 10:22AM2.45m | 10:31PM2.74m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:18AM0.23m | 2:36PM0.25m | 3:14AM0.17m | 3:26PM0.30m | 4:05AM0.11m | 4:12PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | 8:10 | |
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Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 5 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | E 5 | SSE 7 | E 6 |
196 | 196 | 196 | 154 | 114 | 62 | 59 | 146 | 104 | 56 | 25 | 23 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 30 | 30 | 20 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 5 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 7 | — | — | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | SSE 8 | E 6 | SSE 8 |
5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 35 | 24 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 8 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 13 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | E 15 | — | — | — | S 9 | S 8 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | S 9 | SE 9 | S 6 | SSE 8 | S 6 |
5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 3 | S 4 | S 5 | SSW 6 | WSW 4 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | — | — | — | ENE 2 | — | — |
— | — | — | 5 | 38 | 77 | 77 | 11 | 99 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 83 | 83 | 115 | 83 | 115 | 130 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 523 | 560 | 281 | 269 | 299 | 298 | 298 | 279 | 341 | 350 | 390 | 411 | 362 |
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