Check the Beach

Shell Beach

Cumberland County, Maine, United States

Shell Beach 5 photos

  • Coaster wagon

    Coaster wagon. Thad Zajdowicz from Altadena, California, USA, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Spring Point Ledge Lighthouse SOUTH PORTLAND

    Spring Point Ledge Lighthouse SOUTH PORTLAND. Maine Foodie Tours from Portland, United States, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • See how the short lighthouse is

    See how the short lighthouse is. daveynin from United States, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Peaks Island - panoramio

    Peaks Island - panoramio. Guilherme saguia, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Spring Point Ledge Lighthouse - SOUTH PORTLAND

    Spring Point Ledge Lighthouse - SOUTH PORTLAND. Maine Foodie Tours from Portland, United States, CC BY 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 3 pm to sunset, sunset 5:44 pm
8 am
4.9
40 km/h25 mph wind, Fair
9 am
4.9
38 km/h23 mph wind, Fair
10 am
4.9
35 km/h22 mph wind, Fair
11 am
5.2
32 km/h20 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
5.4
30 km/h18 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
5.5
28 km/h17 mph wind, Good
2 pm
5.7
25 km/h16 mph wind, Good
3 pm
5.9
24 km/h15 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.0
22 km/h14 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.2
21 km/h13 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
10°C50°F
Water
14°C57°F
Wind
4427 km/hmph N
Gusts
6138 km/hmph
Waves
1.1 m4 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:44 pm
Today
4.9Fair8 am4025
4.9Fair9 am3823
4.9Fair10 am3522
5.2Fair11 am3220
5.4Fair12 pm3018
5.5Good1 pm2817
5.7Good2 pm2516
5.9Good3 pm2415
6.0Good4 pm2214
6.2Good5 pm2113
Sat
6.7Good8 am1710
6.9Good9 am159
7.1Great10 am127
7.1Great11 am74
7.1Great12 pm32
7.1Great1 pm85
6.9Good2 pm159
6.6Good3 pm1811
6.7Good4 pm1710
6.8Good5 pm159
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 3 am, -1.7 m. High at 9 am, 0.8 m. Low at 3 pm, -1.8 m. High at 9 pm, 0.7 mLow 3 am, -1.7 m6 ftHigh 9 am, 0.8 m2 ftLow 3 pm, -1.8 m6 ftHigh 9 pm, 0.7 m2 ftNow8 am2 pm8 pm2 am
  • Low 3 am, -1.7 m6 ft
  • High 9 am, 0.8 m2 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 16 km/h10 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon6.9 GoodBest 3 pm to 5 pmWind up to 7 km/h4 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue6.7 GoodBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 1%
  • Wed4.9 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 17 km/h10 mph, rain 1%
  • Thu6.5 GoodBest 9 am to 6 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 5%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
3.9 km2.4 miSouth Portland (town)
Nearest airport
9 km6 miPortland International Jetport (PWM)

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

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