Check the Beach

Big Beach

Cumberland County, Maine, United States

Big Beach 5 photos

  • Isla misteriosa

    Isla misteriosa. Christian Collins, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Following The Light

    Following The Light. Emiliano Carchia, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • Portland Head Light

    Portland Head Light. Emiliano Carchia, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • Calm Winter Lighthouse

    Calm Winter Lighthouse. Eric Kilby from Somerville, MA, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Portland Head Light

    Portland Head Light. Paul VanDerWerf from Brunswick, Maine, USA, CC BY 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 3 pm to sunset, sunset 5:44 pm
8 am
4.9
34 km/h21 mph wind, Fair
9 am
4.9
34 km/h21 mph wind, Fair
10 am
5.2
32 km/h20 mph wind, Fair
11 am
5.3
30 km/h18 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
5.5
28 km/h18 mph wind, Good
1 pm
5.7
26 km/h16 mph wind, Good
2 pm
5.8
24 km/h15 mph wind, Good
3 pm
5.9
24 km/h15 mph wind, Good
4 pm
5.9
24 km/h15 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.2
21 km/h13 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
9°C47°F
Water
14°C57°F
Wind
3723 km/hmph N
Gusts
5333 km/hmph
Waves
1.1 m4 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:44 pm
Today
4.9Fair8 am3421
4.9Fair9 am3421
5.2Fair10 am3220
5.3Fair11 am3018
5.5Good12 pm2818
5.7Good1 pm2616
5.8Good2 pm2415
5.9Good3 pm2415
5.9Good4 pm2415
6.2Good5 pm2113
Sat
7.0Great8 am138
7.0Great9 am138
7.1Great10 am106
7.1Great11 am53
7.1Great12 pm53
7.1Great1 pm117
6.8Good2 pm1510
6.6Good3 pm1811
6.6Good4 pm1811
6.8Good5 pm1610
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 9 am, 0.8 m. Low at 3 pm, -1.8 m. High at 9 pm, 0.7 m. Low at 3 am, -1.8 mHigh 9 am, 0.8 m2 ftLow 3 pm, -1.8 m6 ftHigh 9 pm, 0.7 m2 ftLow 3 am, -1.8 m6 ftNow10 am4 pm10 pm4 am
  • High 9 am, 0.8 m2 ft
  • Low 3 pm, -1.8 m6 ft
  • High 9 pm, 0.7 m2 ft
  • Low 3 am, -1.8 m6 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 16 km/h10 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon6.9 GoodBest 2 pm to 6 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue7.1 GreatBest 9 am to 6 pmWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 1%
  • Wed5.0 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 17 km/h10 mph, rain 1%
  • Thu6.9 GoodBest 10 am to 6 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 5%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
3.8 km2.3 miSouth Portland (town)
Nearest airport
9 km6 miPortland International Jetport (PWM)

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

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