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Boulder Beach

Hancock County, Maine, United States

Boulder Beach 4 photos

  • 2017-07-27 08 39 56 View north from the Otter Cliffs Overlook within Acadia National Park, in Bar Harbor, Hancock County, Maine

    2017-07-27 08 39 56 View north from the Otter Cliffs Overlook within Acadia National Park, in Bar Harbor, Hancock County, Maine. Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • 2017-07-27 08 40 59 View northeast from the Otter Cliffs Overlook within Acadia National Park, in Bar Harbor, Hancock County, Maine

    2017-07-27 08 40 59 View northeast from the Otter Cliffs Overlook within Acadia National Park, in Bar Harbor, Hancock County, Maine. Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • 2017-07-27 08 40 56 View north from the Otter Cliffs Overlook within Acadia National Park, in Bar Harbor, Hancock County, Maine

    2017-07-27 08 40 56 View north from the Otter Cliffs Overlook within Acadia National Park, in Bar Harbor, Hancock County, Maine. Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • 2017-07-27 08 40 06 View east-southeast from the Otter Cliffs Overlook within Acadia National Park, in Bar Harbor, Hancock County, Maine

    2017-07-27 08 40 06 View east-southeast from the Otter Cliffs Overlook within Acadia National Park, in Bar Harbor, Hancock County, Maine. Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 3 pm to sunset, sunset 5:35 pm
7 am
4.8
43 km/h27 mph wind, Fair
8 am
4.8
43 km/h26 mph wind, Fair
9 am
4.9
43 km/h27 mph wind, Fair
10 am
4.9
41 km/h26 mph wind, Fair
11 am
4.9
41 km/h26 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.9
40 km/h25 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.9
38 km/h24 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
4.9
36 km/h22 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
5.2
32 km/h20 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
5.5
28 km/h17 mph wind, Good
5 pm
5.7
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°C53°F
Wind
4528 km/hmph NNW
Gusts
6239 km/hmph
Waves
1.1 m4 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:35 pm
Today
4.8Fair7 am4327
4.8Fair8 am4326
4.9Fair9 am4327
4.9Fair10 am4126
4.9Fair11 am4126
4.9Fair12 pm4025
4.9Fair1 pm3824
4.9Fair2 pm3622
5.2Fair3 pm3220
5.5Good4 pm2817
5.7Good5 pm2717
Sat
6.3Good7 am2113
6.2Good8 am2314
6.2Good9 am2314
6.3Good10 am2213
6.5Good11 am1912
6.5Good12 pm1912
6.6Good1 pm1811
6.5Good2 pm1912
6.6Good3 pm1811
6.7Good4 pm1610
6.9Good5 pm148
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 9 am, 0.9 m. Low at 3 pm, -2.0 m. High at 9 pm, 0.9 mHigh 9 am, 0.9 m3 ftLow 3 pm, -2.0 m7 ftHigh 9 pm, 0.9 m3 ftNow8 am2 pm8 pm2 am
  • High 9 am, 0.9 m3 ft
  • Low 3 pm, -2.0 m7 ft
  • High 9 pm, 0.9 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 18 km/h11 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon6.6 GoodBest 3 pm to 4 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue6.6 GoodBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 1%
  • Wed4.9 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 1%
  • Thu6.9 GoodBest 8 am to 4 pmWind up to 28 km/h17 mph, rain 4%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms340 m0.2 mi away
  • Parking5 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 180 m580 ft. Listed as paid

Getting there

Nearest town
8.1 km5.1 miNortheast Harbor (town)
Nearest airport
20 km12 miHancock County–Bar Harbor Airport (BHB)

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

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