Check the Beach

Driftwood Beach

Hancock County, Maine, United States

Today at a glance

Calmest: 3 pm to sunset, sunset 5:38 pm
8 am
5.0
46 km/h29 mph wind, Fair
9 am
5.0
44 km/h28 mph wind, Fair
10 am
5.0
42 km/h26 mph wind, Fair
11 am
5.0
40 km/h25 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
5.0
39 km/h24 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
5.1
38 km/h24 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
5.2
36 km/h23 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
5.4
33 km/h21 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
5.5
30 km/h19 mph wind, Good
5 pm
5.7
28 km/h17 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
4628 km/hmph N
Gusts
5936 km/hmph
Waves
1.0 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:38 pm
Today
5.0Fair8 am4629
5.0Fair9 am4428
5.0Fair10 am4226
5.0Fair11 am4025
5.0Fair12 pm3924
5.1Fair1 pm3824
5.2Fair2 pm3623
5.4Fair3 pm3321
5.5Good4 pm3019
5.7Good5 pm2817
Sat
6.4Good8 am2013
6.6Good9 am1811
6.7Good10 am1610
6.9Good11 am149
7.1Great12 pm117
7.1Great1 pm96
7.1Great2 pm95
7.1Great3 pm117
7.1Great4 pm95
7.1Great5 pm74
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 3 pmWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon6.5 GoodBest 2 pm to 3 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue5.9 GoodBest 12 pm to 6 pmWind up to 33 km/h20 mph, rain 1%
  • Wed4.8 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 1%
  • Thu5.5 GoodBest 4 pm to 5 pmWind up to 29 km/h18 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
8.6 km5.4 miIslesboro (village)
Nearest airport
29 km18 miKnox County Regional Airport (RKD)

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

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