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Back Beach

Hancock County, Maine, United States

Back Beach 3 photos

  • Bass Harbor

    Bass Harbor. CurlingMan13, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Bass Harbor - Tremont, Maine, USA - September 27, 2023 02

    Bass Harbor - Tremont, Maine, USA - September 27, 2023 02. Giorgio Galeotti, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Bass Harbor - Tremont, Maine, USA - September 27, 2023 03

    Bass Harbor - Tremont, Maine, USA - September 27, 2023 03. Giorgio Galeotti, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 3 pm to sunset, sunset 5:36 pm
7 am
5.6
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
8 am
5.5
20 km/h12 mph wind, Good
9 am
5.5
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
10 am
5.8
22 km/h14 mph wind, Good
11 am
5.8
23 km/h14 mph wind, Good
12 pm
5.7
23 km/h14 mph wind, Good
1 pm
5.8
22 km/h14 mph wind, Good
2 pm
5.8
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.0
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.3
17 km/h10 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.7
14 km/h8 mph wind, Good

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Where to stay near the beach

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
6°C43°F
Water
12°C53°F
Wind
2314 km/hmph NNW
Gusts
5635 km/hmph
Waves
1.3 m4 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:36 pm
Today
5.6Good7 am1811
5.5Good8 am2012
5.5Good9 am2113
5.8Good10 am2214
5.8Good11 am2314
5.7Good12 pm2314
5.8Good1 pm2214
5.8Good2 pm2113
6.0Good3 pm1912
6.3Good4 pm1710
6.7Good5 pm148
Sat
7.1Great8 am117
7.0Great9 am128
7.1Great10 am117
7.1Great11 am127
6.9Good12 pm138
6.9Good1 pm149
6.9Good2 pm149
7.0Great3 pm138
7.1Great4 pm117
7.1Great5 pm96
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 9 am, 0.9 m. Low at 3 pm, -2.0 m. High at 9 pm, 0.8 mHigh 9 am, 0.9 m3 ftLow 3 pm, -2.0 m6 ftHigh 9 pm, 0.8 m3 ftNow9 am3 pm9 pm3 am
  • High 9 am, 0.9 m3 ft
  • Low 3 pm, -2.0 m6 ft
  • High 9 pm, 0.8 m3 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sun7.1 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon6.3 GoodBest 3 pm to 4 pmWind up to 22 km/h13 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue6.2 GoodBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 1%
  • Wed4.8 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 1%
  • Thu6.9 GoodBest 8 am to 2 pmWind up to 35 km/h21 mph, rain 3%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 100 m320 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink2 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 630 m0.4 mi

Getting there

Nearest town
2 km1.3 miTremont (village)
Nearest airport
24 km15 miHancock County–Bar Harbor Airport (BHB)

Nearby places

  • Thurston's Lobster PoundSeafood
    630 m0.4 mi
  • Seafood KetchSeafood
    970 m0.6 mi

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

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