Check the Beach

Big Beach

Knox County, Maine, United States

Today at a glance

Calmest: 3 pm to sunset, sunset 5:38 pm
8 am
4.7
30 km/h19 mph wind, Fair
9 am
4.9
28 km/h18 mph wind, Fair
10 am
5.4
27 km/h17 mph wind, Fair
11 am
5.4
27 km/h17 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
5.5
27 km/h17 mph wind, Good
1 pm
5.6
26 km/h16 mph wind, Good
2 pm
5.7
25 km/h15 mph wind, Good
3 pm
5.9
23 km/h14 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.1
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.3
19 km/h12 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
8°C47°F
Water
12°C53°F
Wind
2918 km/hmph NNW
Gusts
5534 km/hmph
Waves
1.3 m4 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:38 pm
Today
4.7Fair8 am3019
4.9Fair9 am2818
5.4Fair10 am2717
5.4Fair11 am2717
5.5Good12 pm2717
5.6Good1 pm2616
5.7Good2 pm2515
5.9Good3 pm2314
6.1Good4 pm2113
6.3Good5 pm1912
Sat
7.0Great8 am128
7.0Great9 am128
7.1Great10 am127
7.1Great11 am117
7.1Great12 pm117
7.1Great1 pm106
7.1Great2 pm96
7.1Great3 pm85
7.1Great4 pm64
7.1Great5 pm42
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, -1.9 m. High at 9 pm, 0.8 mHigh 9 am, 0.8 m3 ftLow 3 pm, -1.9 m6 ftHigh 9 pm, 0.8 m3 ftNow9 am3 pm9 pm3 am
  • High 9 am, 0.8 m3 ft
  • Low 3 pm, -1.9 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%
  • Mon6.8 GoodBest 8 am to 1 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue6.4 GoodBest 10 am to 6 pmWind up to 31 km/h19 mph, rain 1%
  • Wed6.5 GoodBest 8 am to 10 amWind up to 20 km/h13 mph, rain 1%
  • Thu6.9 GoodBest 10 am to 5 pmWind up to 23 km/h15 mph, rain 3%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Picnic tables10 m40 ft away

Getting there

Nearest town
5.8 km3.6 miNorth Haven (village)
Nearest airport
25 km16 miKnox County Regional Airport (RKD)

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

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