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Sand Beach

Hancock County, Maine, United States

Sand Beach 1 photo

  • Sand Beach - Acadia National Park - Maine

    Sand Beach - Acadia National Park - Maine. Dougtone, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 3 pm to sunset, sunset 5:35 pm
7 am
4.8
44 km/h27 mph wind, Fair
8 am
4.8
43 km/h27 mph wind, Fair
9 am
4.8
42 km/h26 mph wind, Fair
10 am
4.8
40 km/h25 mph wind, Fair
11 am
4.6
38 km/h24 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.8
36 km/h22 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.9
34 km/h21 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
5.0
32 km/h20 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
5.3
29 km/h18 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
5.5
27 km/h17 mph wind, Good
5 pm
5.6
25 km/h16 mph wind, Good

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Better nearby today

These beaches score higher than Sand Beach right now.

4.3Fair

Lamoine Beach 16 km9.9 mi north-west

Scores 4.3 right now, 1.1 points above Sand Beach.

See Lamoine Beach today

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
8°C46°F
Water
12°C53°F
Wind
5031 km/hmph N
Gusts
6641 km/hmph
Waves
1.1 m4 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:35 pm
Today
4.8Fair7 am4427
4.8Fair8 am4327
4.8Fair9 am4226
4.8Fair10 am4025
4.6Fair11 am3824
4.8Fair12 pm3622
4.9Fair1 pm3421
5.0Fair2 pm3220
5.3Fair3 pm2918
5.5Good4 pm2717
5.6Good5 pm2516
Sat
6.8Good7 am149
6.9Good8 am128
6.9Good9 am127
7.1Great10 am127
6.8Good11 am106
7.1Great12 pm117
7.1Great1 pm117
7.1Great2 pm117
7.1Great3 pm106
7.1Great4 pm96
7.1Great5 pm85
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 2 am, -1.9 m. High at 9 am, 0.9 m. Low at 3 pm, -2.0 m. High at 9 pm, 0.9 mLow 2 am, -1.9 m6 ftHigh 9 am, 0.9 m3 ftLow 3 pm, -2.0 m7 ftHigh 9 pm, 0.9 m3 ftNow6 am12 pm6 pm12 am
  • Low 2 am, -1.9 m6 ft
  • 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 6 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue6.7 GoodBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 1%
  • Wed6.8 GoodBest 8 am to 1 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 1%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms170 m570 ft away
  • Drinking water170 m550 ft away
  • Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 170 m570 ft. Listed as free
  • DogsNot allowed
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
150 m500 ft
Nearest town
6.7 km4.2 miBar 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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