Check the Beach

Sand Cove Beach

Hancock County, Maine, United States

Today at a glance

Calmest: 3 pm to sunset, sunset 5:36 pm
7 am
4.4
47 km/h29 mph wind, Fair
8 am
4.5
46 km/h29 mph wind, Fair
9 am
4.6
44 km/h27 mph wind, Fair
10 am
4.6
41 km/h25 mph wind, Fair
11 am
4.6
40 km/h25 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.7
39 km/h24 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.8
38 km/h24 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
4.9
37 km/h23 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
5.0
34 km/h21 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
5.2
31 km/h19 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
5.4
28 km/h17 mph wind, Fair

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
9°C49°F
Water
12°C53°F
Wind
4628 km/hmph N
Gusts
6339 km/hmph
Waves
1.6 m5 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:36 pm
Today
4.4Fair7 am4729
4.5Fair8 am4629
4.6Fair9 am4427
4.6Fair10 am4125
4.6Fair11 am4025
4.7Fair12 pm3924
4.8Fair1 pm3824
4.9Fair2 pm3723
5.0Fair3 pm3421
5.2Fair4 pm3119
5.4Fair5 pm2817
Sat
6.2Good8 am2314
6.3Good9 am2213
6.4Good10 am2013
6.6Good11 am1711
6.8Good12 pm1610
6.8Good1 pm1610
6.9Good2 pm159
6.9Good3 pm138
6.8Good4 pm159
6.8Good5 pm1610
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 mHigh 9 am, 0.9 m3 ftLow 3 pm, -1.9 m6 ftHigh 9 pm, 0.8 m3 ftNow8 am2 pm8 pm2 am
  • High 9 am, 0.9 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 6 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon6.6 GoodBest 8 am to 1 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue6.5 GoodBest 10 am to 6 pmWind up to 32 km/h20 mph, rain 1%
  • Wed6.4 GoodBest 8 am to 10 amWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 1%
  • Thu6.5 GoodBest 10 am to 6 pmWind up to 22 km/h13 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
5.8 km3.6 miSwan's Island (village)
Nearest airport
40 km25 miHancock County–Bar Harbor Airport (BHB)

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

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