Popham Beach
Sagadahoc County, Maine, United States
Today at a glance
Calmest: 3 pm to sunset, sunset 5:42 pm4.7
28 km/h17 mph wind, Fair
4.7
28 km/h17 mph wind, Fair
5.1
27 km/h17 mph wind, Fair
5.4
25 km/h16 mph wind, Fair
5.5
25 km/h15 mph wind, Good
5.5
24 km/h15 mph wind, Good
5.7
22 km/h14 mph wind, Good
5.9
20 km/h13 mph wind, Good
6.1
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good
6.3
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good
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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
- 14°C56°F
- Wind
- 3018 km/hmph N
- Gusts
- 5736 km/hmph
- Waves
- 1.7 m6 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- falling
- Rain
- 0%
- Sunset
- 5:42 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- Low 3 am, -1.7 m6 ft
- High 9 am, 0.8 m3 ft
- Low 3 pm, -1.8 m6 ft
- High 9 pm, 0.7 m2 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 20 km/h12 mph, rain 0%
- Mon6.9 GoodBest 3 pm to 5 pmWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
- Tue6.4 GoodBest 9 am to 6 pmWind up to 34 km/h21 mph, rain 1%
- Wed5.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 1%
- Thu6.1 GoodBest 11 am to 6 pmWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 5%
Beach info
Facilities and the beaches next door.
About Popham Beach
Popham Beach is a sandy beach located in Maine, United States, and covers an area of 44 acres. It is 0.82 miles long and is situated 4.1 miles from the village of Georgetown. There is one food establishment within 0.62 miles of the beach.
Popham Beach is a sandy beach in Maine that extends southwest about three miles from Fort Popham, at the mouth of the Kennebec River, toward the mouth of the Morse River. It is near the site of the short-lived Popham Colony, founded in 1607 and abandoned the following year. The beach and the surrounding area are considered part of the town of Phippsburg in Sagadahoc County.
At the southwestern end of the beach, access is granted via the popular Popham Beach State Park, administered by Maine Bureau of Parks & Lands. The northeastern end of the beach is accessed via paths around historic Fort Popham, a handful of private parking lots and pathways, as well as the Ocean View Campground situated near the boundary of the state park.
Source: Popham Beach on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0; text may have been shortened. Retrieved Oct 18, 2026. Data sources
Facilities
- Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 720 m0.4 mi
- SurfaceSand
Getting there
- Nearest town
- 6.6 km4.1 miGeorgetown (village)
- Nearest airport
- 20 km12 miBrunswick Executive Airport (NHZ)
Nearby places
- Spinney'sSeafood720 m0.4 mi
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Hunnewell Beach0.7 km0.4 mi south-west away5.8 Good later
- Seawall Beach4.2 km2.6 mi south-west away6.4 Good later
- Half Mile Beach4.4 km2.7 mi north-east away5.8 Good later
- Mile Beach5.6 km3.5 mi north-east away5.8 Good later
- Spring Beach6.0 km3.7 mi west away6.4 Good later