Big Beach
Hancock County, Maine, United States
Today at a glance
Calmest: 3 pm to sunset, sunset 5:36 pm4.3
42 km/h26 mph wind, Fair
4.4
41 km/h26 mph wind, Fair
4.4
40 km/h25 mph wind, Fair
4.5
38 km/h23 mph wind, Fair
4.5
38 km/h23 mph wind, Fair
4.7
36 km/h22 mph wind, Fair
4.8
35 km/h22 mph wind, Fair
4.8
34 km/h21 mph wind, Fair
5.0
31 km/h19 mph wind, Fair
5.2
27 km/h17 mph wind, Fair
5.5
25 km/h15 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
- 10°C49°F
- Water
- 12°C54°F
- Wind
- 4729 km/hmph N
- Gusts
- 6742 km/hmph
- Waves
- 1.8 m6 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- falling
- Rain
- 0%
- Sunset
- 5:36 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- Low 2 am, -1.8 m6 ft
- High 9 am, 0.9 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 22 km/h14 mph, rain 0%
- Mon5.9 GoodBest 8 am to 9 amWind up to 22 km/h13 mph, rain 0%
- Tue6.1 GoodBest 11 am to 6 pmWind up to 31 km/h19 mph, rain 1%
- Wed4.9 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 1%
- Thu6.7 GoodBest 8 am to 2 pmWind up to 32 km/h20 mph, rain 3%
Beach info
Facilities and the beaches next door.
Facilities
We do not have facility details for this beach yet.
Getting there
- Nearest town
- 6.7 km4.2 miMinturn (village)
- Nearest airport
- 38 km24 miHancock County–Bar Harbor Airport (BHB)
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Middle Beach0.3 km0.2 mi north away5.5 Good later
- Little Beach0.4 km0.2 mi north-west away5.5 Good later
- Steamboat Beach1.0 km0.6 mi north-west away5.5 Good later
- Whale Beach1.9 km1.2 mi north away5.5 Good later
- Eastern Beach2.4 km1.5 mi north-east away5.5 Good later