Southwest Cove
Hancock County, Maine, United States
No photo of Southwest Cove yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.
Today at a glance
Calmest: 3 pm to sunset, sunset 5:36 pm4.3
40 km/h25 mph wind, Fair
4.4
40 km/h25 mph wind, Fair
4.4
38 km/h24 mph wind, Fair
4.5
36 km/h22 mph wind, Fair
4.5
35 km/h22 mph wind, Fair
4.8
34 km/h21 mph wind, Fair
4.9
33 km/h20 mph wind, Fair
4.9
32 km/h20 mph wind, Fair
5.0
29 km/h18 mph wind, Fair
5.3
26 km/h16 mph wind, Fair
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
- 9°C48°F
- Water
- 12°C54°F
- Wind
- 4126 km/hmph N
- Gusts
- 6138 km/hmph
- Waves
- 1.8 m6 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- rising
- Rain
- 0%
- Sunset
- 5:36 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- 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%
- Mon6.3 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
- SurfacePebbles
Getting there
- Nearest town
- 1.9 km1.2 miMinturn (village)
- Nearest airport
- 37 km23 miHancock County–Bar Harbor Airport (BHB)
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Spindle Cove0.5 km0.3 mi north away5.6 Good later
- Schooner Cove0.5 km0.3 mi east away5.6 Good later
- East Cove0.7 km0.5 mi north-east away5.6 Good later
- Hero Beach2.8 km1.7 mi east away5.6 Good later
- Sand Beach4.0 km2.5 mi north-west away5.6 Good later