Popham Read surfForecast / Maine / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 22 Apr 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
6.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Popham Read today?

The current surf forecast for Popham Read at 5AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Afternoon (22 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)5s
Evening (22 Apr)5ft (1.5m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.2
S
1.4
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.6
SSE
0.5
S
0.4
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.2
S
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.2
SSE
Period(s) (?)445555566666655555666666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1529333135701121431391208352392113856663884
Wind
(km/h)
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
35
S
35
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
WNW
15
W
20
WNW
25
NW
35
N
30
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
15
N
5
ENE
20
SSE
10
W
20
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:20AM
3.00
4:12PM
2.54
4:23AM
2.86
5:19PM
2.46
5:33AM
2.73
6:29PM
2.44
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:59PM
0.11
9:47AM
-0.18
10:01PM
0.23
10:52AM
-0.05
11:09PM
0.32
12:00PM
0.05
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise---5:45-------5:43-------5:41----
Sunset------7:30-------7:30-------7:32-
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-------121--------------
Temp. °C3444555555457910753236566
Feels °C (?)-6-4-3-3-2-3-3-1-10-11221-1-2-3-4-22-121
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