Birchhead Shore
Hancock County, Maine, United States
No photo of Birchhead Shore yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.
Today at a glance
Calmest: 3 pm to sunset, sunset 5:36 pm5.1
37 km/h23 mph wind, Fair
5.1
36 km/h22 mph wind, Fair
5.2
36 km/h22 mph wind, Fair
5.1
35 km/h21 mph wind, Fair
5.2
34 km/h21 mph wind, Fair
5.4
34 km/h21 mph wind, Fair
5.5
33 km/h20 mph wind, Good
5.6
31 km/h19 mph wind, Good
5.7
29 km/h18 mph wind, Good
6.0
25 km/h16 mph wind, Good
6.2
23 km/h14 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
- 9°C48°F
- Water
- 12°C53°F
- Wind
- 3924 km/hmph N
- Gusts
- 6138 km/hmph
- Waves
- 0.8 m3 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 13 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
- Mon6.7 GoodBest 1 pm to 2 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 0%
- Tue6.8 GoodBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 0%
- Wed4.9 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 1%
- Thu6.8 GoodBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 4%
Beach info
Facilities and the beaches next door.
Facilities
- Wheelchair accessNot listed
Getting there
- Nearest town
- 4.3 km2.7 miSedgwick (village)
- Nearest airport
- 22 km14 miHancock County–Bar Harbor Airport (BHB)
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Reach Beach9.0 km5.6 mi south-west away5.9 Good later
- Causeway Beach9.9 km6.1 mi west away5.9 Good later
- Lily Pond Beach13 km7.8 mi south-west away5.9 Good later
- Carrying Place Beach17 km10 mi north-east away5.8 Good later
- Back Beach18 km11 mi south-east away6.0 Good later