Check the Beach

Big White Beach

Knox County, Maine, United States

Today at a glance

Calmest: 3 pm to sunset, sunset 5:38 pm
8 am
4.4
44 km/h28 mph wind, Fair
9 am
4.4
43 km/h27 mph wind, Fair
10 am
4.5
40 km/h25 mph wind, Fair
11 am
4.6
39 km/h24 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.7
39 km/h24 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.8
37 km/h23 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
5.0
36 km/h22 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
5.1
33 km/h21 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
5.2
31 km/h19 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
5.5
27 km/h17 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°C48°F
Water
12°C54°F
Wind
4226 km/hmph N
Gusts
5937 km/hmph
Waves
1.7 m6 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:38 pm
Today
4.4Fair8 am4428
4.4Fair9 am4327
4.5Fair10 am4025
4.6Fair11 am3924
4.7Fair12 pm3924
4.8Fair1 pm3723
5.0Fair2 pm3622
5.1Fair3 pm3321
5.2Fair4 pm3119
5.5Good5 pm2717
Sat
6.6Good8 am1811
6.7Good9 am1711
6.8Good10 am1610
6.8Good11 am159
7.0Great12 pm138
7.1Great1 pm85
7.1Great2 pm53
7.1Great3 pm64
7.1Great4 pm85
7.1Great5 pm85
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 23 km/h14 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon6.8 GoodBest 8 am to 1 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue6.2 GoodBest 12 pm to 6 pmWind up to 36 km/h22 mph, rain 1%
  • Wed6.0 GoodBest 8 am to 10 amWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 1%
  • Thu6.7 GoodBest 10 am to 6 pmWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 3%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • LifeguardNone listed

Getting there

Nearest town
6.4 km4 miVinalhaven (village)
Nearest airport
15 km9 miKnox County Regional Airport (RKD)

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

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