Check the Beach

Sand Beach

Hancock County, Maine, United States

Today at a glance

Calmest: 3 pm to sunset, sunset 5:36 pm
7 am
4.3
40 km/h25 mph wind, Fair
8 am
4.4
40 km/h25 mph wind, Fair
9 am
4.4
38 km/h24 mph wind, Fair
10 am
4.5
36 km/h22 mph wind, Fair
11 am
4.5
35 km/h22 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.8
34 km/h21 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.9
33 km/h20 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
4.9
32 km/h20 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
5.0
29 km/h18 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
5.3
26 km/h16 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
5.6
24 km/h15 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
8°C46°F
Water
12°C54°F
Wind
4226 km/hmph NNW
Gusts
5937 km/hmph
Waves
1.7 m6 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:36 pm
Today
4.3Fair7 am4025
4.4Fair8 am4025
4.4Fair9 am3824
4.5Fair10 am3622
4.5Fair11 am3522
4.8Fair12 pm3421
4.9Fair1 pm3320
4.9Fair2 pm3220
5.0Fair3 pm2918
5.3Fair4 pm2616
5.6Good5 pm2415
Sat
6.3Good8 am2013
6.4Good9 am2013
6.6Good10 am1811
6.7Good11 am1710
6.8Good12 pm159
6.9Good1 pm149
6.9Good2 pm148
7.1Great3 pm117
7.1Great4 pm117
7.1Great5 pm106
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, -1.9 m. High at 9 pm, 0.8 m. Low at 3 am, -2.0 mHigh 9 am, 0.9 m3 ftLow 3 pm, -1.9 m6 ftHigh 9 pm, 0.8 m3 ftLow 3 am, -2.0 m6 ftNow10 am4 pm10 pm4 am
  • High 9 am, 0.9 m3 ft
  • Low 3 pm, -1.9 m6 ft
  • High 9 pm, 0.8 m3 ft
  • Low 3 am, -2.0 m6 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 23 km/h14 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon6.3 GoodBest 3 pm to 4 pmWind up to 20 km/h13 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue6.0 GoodBest 12 pm to 6 pmWind up to 32 km/h20 mph, rain 1%
  • Wed4.9 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 1%
  • Thu6.8 GoodBest 8 am to 2 pmWind up to 32 km/h20 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
2.2 km1.4 miSwan's Island (village)
Nearest airport
34 km21 miHancock County–Bar Harbor Airport (BHB)

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

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