Check the Beach

Orchard Beach

Hancock County, Maine, United States

Today at a glance

Calmest: 3 pm to sunset, sunset 5:37 pm
8 am
5.0
42 km/h26 mph wind, Fair
9 am
5.0
41 km/h25 mph wind, Fair
10 am
5.0
39 km/h24 mph wind, Fair
11 am
5.0
37 km/h23 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
5.2
37 km/h23 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
5.1
36 km/h22 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
5.3
34 km/h21 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
5.4
32 km/h20 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
5.7
29 km/h18 mph wind, Good
5 pm
5.8
27 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
9°C47°F
Water
12°C53°F
Wind
4226 km/hmph N
Gusts
5936 km/hmph
Waves
1.0 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:37 pm
Today
5.0Fair8 am4226
5.0Fair9 am4125
5.0Fair10 am3924
5.0Fair11 am3723
5.2Fair12 pm3723
5.1Fair1 pm3622
5.3Fair2 pm3421
5.4Fair3 pm3220
5.7Good4 pm2918
5.8Good5 pm2717
Sat
6.4Good8 am2113
6.5Good9 am1912
6.7Good10 am1710
6.8Good11 am159
6.9Good12 pm159
7.0Great1 pm128
7.1Great2 pm106
7.1Great3 pm127
7.1Great4 pm117
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 ftNow8 am2 pm8 pm2 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 4%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest town
8.8 km5.4 miDeer Isle (village)
Nearest airport
32 km20 miKnox County Regional Airport (RKD)

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

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