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Popham Read surfForecast / Maine / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 08 May 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
7.0° 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 6PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (08 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (08 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Popham Read. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun night, min 6°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Mon 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 7 | ESE 9 | S 5 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSE 8 | |
32 | 34 | 77 | 94 | 86 | 84 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 45 | 34 | 30 | 54 | 156 | 165 | 160 | 115 | 119 | 115 | 98 | 82 | 77 | 100 | 123 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | off | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 4:52PM2.22m | 4:55AM2.45m | 5:42PM2.23m | 5:50AM2.42m | 6:34PM2.30m | 6:47AM2.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:28AM0.32m | 10:37PM0.59m | 11:17AM0.35m | 11:32PM0.58m | 12:08PM0.35m | 00:30AM0.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — |
 | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | 7:52 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSE 8 |
 kJ | 32 | 25 | 77 | 94 | 86 | 84 | 54 | 54 | 34 | 45 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 8 | 15 | 98 | 82 | 77 | 100 | 123 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SE 10 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 5 | S 7 | S 5 | ESE 9 | — | S 13 | SSE 7 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 11 | — | — | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 16 | 34 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 14 | 54 | — | 4 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 5 | 16 | 25 | 52 | 36 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 9 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | E 13 | SE 13 | E 13 | SE 13 | E 13 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | — | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 15 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 19 | 14 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | WSW 3 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | 34 | 8 | 54 | 156 | 165 | 160 | 115 | 119 | 115 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 115 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 194 | 172 | 172 | 199 | 117 | 83 | 130 | 115 | 115 | 130 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 0 | 83 |
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