Phippsburg · Sagadahoc County · Maine
Popham Beach Surf Report & Forecast, Phippsburg, Maine
Popham Beach, Phippsburg, Maine: 2 ft, knee to waist high, at 3 pm EST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Poor. The main swell is 1.4 ft at 8 seconds from the southeast, with a 7 mph cross-shore wind from the west-northwest, gusting 12 mph. Water is about 52°F, so a 4/3 or 5/4 wetsuit with a hood is the suggestion; the next low tide is -0.1 ft at 5:01 pm.
2 ft
knee to waist high · occasional 3 ft
- Swell
- 1.4 ft · 8 s · SEplus 1.3 ft · 4 s · SSW
- Wind
- 7 mph (WNW), gusts 12cross-shore
- Tide
- 2.2 ft fallinglow -0.1 ft at 5:01 pm
- Water
- 52°F4/3–5/4 hooded
- Air
- 52°Ffeels like 49°F
- Sun
- rise 6:25 amset 4:20 pm
Popham Beach surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Popham Beach: 5 pm, Poor to Fair, on a falling low tide.
Blue band: surf face height from the low end to set waves; dotted: occasional larger sets. Grey line: tide, in feet on the right scale. Colour strip: the hourly rating. Arrows: wind direction and strength, teal when offshore, orange when onshore.
Best-rated hour tomorrow at Popham Beach: 1 pm, Poor to Fair, on a falling high tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 1 ft | Poor | 11 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 16 | 2.2 ft |
| 7 am | 1–2 ft | Poor | 12 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 17 | 4.3 ft |
| 8 am | 1–2 ft | Poor | 12 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 19 | 6.8 ft |
| 9 am | 1–2 ft | Poor | 10 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 15 | 8.9 ft |
| 10 am | 1–2 ft | Poor | 7 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 10.1 ft |
| 11 am | 1–2 ft | Poor | 7 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 12 | 10.3 ft |
| 12 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 7 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 12 | 9.3 ft |
| 1 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 7 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 12 | 7.3 ft |
| 2 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 6 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 11 | 4.7 ft |
| 3 pmnow | 2 ft | Poor | 10 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 16 | 2.2 ft |
| 4 pm | 2–3 ft | Poor | 13 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 21 | 0.5 ft |
| 5 pm | 2–3 ft | Poor to Fair | 13 mph offshore (NW), gusts 20 | -0.1 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 2 ft | Poor to Fair | 10 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 15 | 1.4 ft |
| 7 am | 2 ft | Poor | 7 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 2.8 ft |
| 8 am | 2 ft | Poor to Fair | 8 mph cross-shore (W) | 5.1 ft |
| 9 am | 2–3 ft | Poor | 8 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 13 | 7.4 ft |
| 10 am | 2–3 ft | Poor | 10 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 15 | 9.2 ft |
| 11 am | 2–3 ft | Poor to Fair | 11 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 16 | 10.0 ft |
| 12 pm | 2–3 ft | Poor | 10 mph cross-shore (WSW) | 9.8 ft |
| 1 pm | 2–3 ft | Poor to Fair | 9 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 14 | 8.4 ft |
| 2 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 7 mph cross-shore (WSW) | 6.1 ft |
| 3 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 5 mph cross-shore (SW) | 3.6 ft |
| 4 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 8 mph cross-shore (WSW) | 1.4 ft |
| 5 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 10 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 15 | 0.2 ft |
Popham Beach waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 3 pm, sets at Popham Beach arrive about every minute with about 2 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.
- Set waves
- about 2.1 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 2
- Sets
- every minute or so, each lasting about 5 s
- Lulls
- about 29 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
- Shape
- Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
- Breaking
- 23% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- light, about 0.3 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Popham Beach surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Popham Beach: the biggest day is Friday, Nov 13 at 2–5 ft, and the best-rated day is Friday, Nov 13 (Good). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 2–3 ft and Good; Sunday, Nov 15, 0–1 ft and Poor.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Popham Beach are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.
Bars: surf face height from the low end to set waves, by day. Colour strip: the day's best rating. Arrows: main swell direction. Shaded: this weekend.
The 10-day forecast as a table, with swell and wind
| Day | Surf | Rating | Main swell | Wind am | Wind pm | Best time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | 1–3 ft | Poor to Fair | 1.8 ft · 4 s · SSW | 12 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 19 | 6 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 11 | 5 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 2–3 ft | Poor to Fair | 2.2 ft · 11 s · SE | 8 mph cross-shore (W) | 7 mph cross-shore (WSW) | 1 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 1.7 ft · 5 s · WSW | 15 mph offshore (NW), gusts 23 | 7 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 9 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 0–1 ft | Poor | 0.8 ft · 10 s · ESE | 7 mph offshore (NNE), gusts 12 | 5 mph cross-shore (E) | 5 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 2–5 ft | Good | 11.9 ft · 8 s · E | 29 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 37 | 8 mph offshore (NNW) | 1 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 2–3 ft | Good | 3.6 ft · 8 s · E | 15 mph offshore (N) | 17 mph offshore (NNW), gusts 22 | 1 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 0–1 ft | Poor | 0.6 ft · 9 s · SSE | 16 mph offshore (NNW), gusts 26 | 18 mph offshore (NNW), gusts 28 | 7 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 0.4 ft · 9 s · SSE | 13 mph offshore (NW), gusts 19 | 12 mph offshore (NW), gusts 18 | 7 am |
| Tue, Nov 17 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | — | 12 mph offshore (N), gusts 17 | 8 mph offshore (NW) | 1 pm |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 0–1 ft | Poor | — | 9 mph offshore (NW) | 9 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 7 am |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Popham Beach are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Popham Beach tide chart and tide times
Tides at Popham Beach today, Monday, Nov 9: low 0.7 ft at 4:19 am, high 10.4 ft at 10:38 am, low -0.1 ft at 5:01 pm and high 9.0 ft at 11:10 pm. At 3 pm the tide is 2.2 ft and falling.
Popham Beach tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | Low 0.7 ft at 4:19 amHigh 10.4 ft at 10:38 amLow -0.1 ft at 5:01 pmHigh 9.0 ft at 11:10 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 0.9 ft at 5:04 amHigh 10.1 ft at 11:15 amLow -0.1 ft at 5:39 pmHigh 8.9 ft at 11:51 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Low 1.0 ft at 5:44 amHigh 9.4 ft at 11:48 amLow -0.1 ft at 6:13 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | High 8.1 ft at 12:25 amLow 1.3 ft at 6:15 amHigh 9.4 ft at 12:29 pmLow 0.7 ft at 6:52 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | High 8.7 ft at 1:10 amLow 2.7 ft at 6:54 amHigh 10.0 ft at 1:07 pmLow 1.6 ft at 7:39 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | High 8.6 ft at 1:48 amLow 2.6 ft at 7:43 amHigh 9.3 ft at 1:49 pmLow 1.3 ft at 8:23 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | High 7.9 ft at 2:36 amLow 2.5 ft at 8:28 amHigh 8.7 ft at 2:39 pmLow 1.4 ft at 9:14 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 7.4 ft at 3:23 amLow 2.1 ft at 9:21 amHigh 8.0 ft at 3:32 pmLow 1.3 ft at 10:02 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 7.3 ft at 4:19 amLow 2.1 ft at 10:17 amHigh 7.8 ft at 4:28 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Popham Beach water temperature
The water temperature at Popham Beach is about 52°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 49°F and a 7 mph wind, a 4/3 or 5/4 wetsuit with a hood is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 51 and 52°F.
Water temperature is a forecast for the water at this spot, not a buoy reading. The wetsuit suggestion uses Billabong's wetsuit temperature scale, adjusted for air temperature and wind.
Surf spots near Popham Beach
- Reid State Park4.8 mi NE · 1–2 ft · Poor to Fair
- Crescent Beach24 mi WSW · 1 ft · Poor
- Higgins Beach27 mi WSW · 1 ft · Poor
- Scarborough Beach28 mi WSW · 1 ft · Poor
- Pine Point30 mi WSW · 1 ft · Poor
- Old Orchard Beach32 mi WSW · 1–2 ft · Fair
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About Popham Beach
Popham Beach is a beach break in Phippsburg, Sagadahoc County, Maine, facing south-southeast. Also called Popham Beach State Park and Kennebec River.
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