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Popham Read surfForecast / Maine / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 24 Jan 2026 EST
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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
4.4° 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 3AM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 24). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Afternoon (25 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Evening (25 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
SE
0.2
SSE
0.1
SE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.9
E
1.3
E
2
E
1.9
E
3
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.3
ESE
2.1
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.5
ESE
1
ESE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.6
SSE
Period(s) (?)121112111111111111114567910109999101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)211151212111111121127863393781658110298373553135417316912877
Wind
(km/h)
35
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
5
N
5
ENE
15
ENE
30
ENE
40
ENE
40
NE
45
ENE
40
NNE
40
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNW
25
NNW
45
NW
40
NW
30
WNW
20
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:49PM
2.59
3:17AM
2.69
3:44PM
2.48
4:10AM
2.71
4:45PM
2.38
5:09AM
2.72
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:55PM
0.01
9:28AM
0.05
9:46PM
0.09
10:28AM
0.06
10:43PM
0.18
11:35AM
0.06
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Sunrise------7:03-------7:01-------7:01-
Sunset4:37-------4:39-------4:40-------
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
cloud
light snow
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C-13-14-15-16-17-17-16-14-12-8-6-7-5-8-9-7-7-9-9-8-8-10-9-8
Feels °C (?)-23-22-23-25-24-23-21-18-19-17-17-18-16-19-20-17-17-17-16-16-20-21-18-15
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