Back Shore
Cumberland County, Maine, United States
No photo of Back Shore yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.
Today at a glance
Calmest: 3 pm to sunset, sunset 5:45 pm4.9
26 km/h16 mph wind, Fair
4.9
27 km/h17 mph wind, Fair
5.3
26 km/h16 mph wind, Fair
5.5
24 km/h15 mph wind, Good
5.6
24 km/h15 mph wind, Good
5.7
22 km/h14 mph wind, Good
5.8
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
6.0
20 km/h12 mph wind, Good
6.2
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
6.5
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.
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Forecast, hour by hour
Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.
- Air
- 10°C50°F
- Water
- 15°C58°F
- Wind
- 2918 km/hmph N
- Gusts
- 5434 km/hmph
- Waves
- 1.5 m5 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- falling
- Rain
- 0%
- Sunset
- 5:45 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- Low 3 am, -1.7 m6 ft
- High 9 am, 0.7 m2 ft
- Low 3 pm, -1.8 m6 ft
- High 9 pm, 0.7 m2 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 17 km/h11 mph, rain 0%
- Mon7.0 GreatBest 2 pm to 6 pmWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
- Tue6.9 GoodBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 1%
- Wed4.8 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 1%
- Thu6.8 GoodBest 9 am to 6 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 5%
Beach info
Facilities and the beaches next door.
Facilities
- Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 150 m510 ft. Fee not listed
- Boat ramp130 m440 ft awayFerry Beach Boat Ramp
- SurfaceSand
Getting there
- Nearest town
- 5.1 km3.2 miOld Orchard Beach (town)
- Nearest airport
- 11 km7 miPortland International Jetport (PWM)
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Back Shore0.2 km0.1 mi north away5.9 Good later
- Western Beach0.7 km0.4 mi south away5.9 Good later
- Pine Point Beach1.1 km0.7 mi west away5.9 Good later
- Scarborough Beach1.4 km0.9 mi east away5.9 Good later
- Grand Beach2.3 km1.4 mi west away5.9 Good later