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Sand Beach, Maine

Beach in Hancock County, Maine

Air quality

The air at Sand Beach

Index 31, good, led by ozone. Read at 3 AM from its reporting area, High Elevations of Acadia National Park (ME), 17 miles off.

31Good
  • Ozone31Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Sat Oct 24, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 31, good.

Smoke, the next 42 hours

No smoke near the ground through Wed 8 PM.

TueWed

Precipitation

What has fallen at Sand Beach

None in the last 3 days, to Tue 2 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.00in

Visibility

How far you can see at Sand Beach, the next 42 hours

Visibility stays 9 miles or more through Wed 8 PM, lowest 10 miles Tue 4 AM.

TueWed
Sand Beach from its sand, nowLooking S from the sand at 3:38 AM, night, clear, waves about 3.0 ft every 8 s. The flag is the colour of the day's rip current risk, low (green), not a flag raised on the beach.160170S190200Facing S 180°Wind 3 mphfrom NNW, offshoreSwell 3.0 ft from SSELongshore current, to the right
Looking S from the sand at 3:38 AM, night, clear, waves about 3.0 ft every 8 s. The flag is the colour of the day's rip current risk, low (green), not a flag raised on the beach.
NESW

Facing S 180°

300 ft

From above: the edge, the break, the view

Rip current risk today: low

The flag in the picture is the colour of the forecast's risk (green low, yellow moderate, red high), not a flag raised on the beach.

A rip current is a narrow stream of water running out from the shore through the surf, often where fewer waves break. Caught in one, swim across it, along the shore, then back in.

Surf and swim

The surf zone forecast for Coastal Hancock, and the waves at buoy 44027, 58.8 mi away.

Today

Rip current risk
Low
Surf height
2 to 4 feet
Water temperature
54 °F. According to the USCG, when the water temperature is below 60 °F, the average submerged person could lose dexterity within minutes and be unable to accomplish simple tasks like buckling a life jacket or operating a radio
UV index
Moderate

Waves at buoy 44027, Jonesport

Wave height
2.6 ft
Period
8 s
From
SSE (166°)
Swell
2.6 ft at 8 s from SSE
Wind waves
1.0 ft at 4 s from SSE
Water
53 °F
Read
Tue 2:50 AM
Distance
58.8 mi

Wave height is the significant height: the mean of the highest third of the waves. The period is the time between the waves carrying the most energy.

Wave height at buoy 44027, last 48 hoursSignificant wave height from 1.0 ft to 2.6 ft; 2.6 ft at Tue 2:50 AM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.0 ft1 ft2 ft3 ft6 AMNoon6 PMMon6 AMNoon6 PMTue2.6 ftWave height at buoy 44027, last 48 hoursSignificant wave height from 1.0 ft to 2.6 ft; 2.6 ft at Tue 2:50 AM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.0 ft1 ft2 ft3 ftNoonMonNoonTue2.6 ft
Significant wave height from 1.0 ft to 2.6 ft; 2.6 ft at Tue 2:50 AM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.
Every hour, last 24 hours
TimeWave heightPeriodFrom
Tue 2:50 AM2.6 ft8 sSSE (166°)
Tue 1:50 AM2.3 ft8 sSSE (156°)
Tue 12:50 AM2.3 ft9 sSSE (155°)
Mon 11:50 PM2.6 ft7 sSSE (152°)
Mon 10:50 PM2.3 ft5 sSSE (149°)
Mon 9:50 PM2.3 ft5 sSSE (168°)
Mon 8:50 PM2.3 ft4 sSE (140°)
Mon 7:50 PM2.0 ft4 sSE (134°)
Mon 6:50 PM2.0 ft4 sSE (137°)
Mon 5:50 PM2.0 ft4 sSSE (166°)
Mon 4:50 PM2.3 ft4 sSSE (166°)
Mon 3:50 PM2.3 ft4 sSSE (168°)
Mon 2:50 PM2.3 ft3 sSSE (167°)
Mon 1:50 PM2.3 ft3 sSSE (164°)
Mon 12:50 PM2.3 ft4 sS (173°)
Mon 11:50 AM1.6 ft4 sSSW (201°)
Mon 10:50 AM1.6 ft3 sS (180°)
Mon 9:50 AM1.6 ft4 sSW (223°)
Mon 8:50 AM1.6 ft3 sS (188°)
Mon 7:50 AM1.6 ft4 sSW (227°)
Mon 6:50 AM1.6 ft4 sSW (226°)
Mon 5:50 AM2.0 ft3 sSSW (200°)
Mon 4:50 AM1.6 ft3 sSW (222°)
Mon 3:50 AM2.0 ft3 sSW (221°)

Surf zone forecast

Coastal Hancock, including Sand Beach. Issued 2:45 AM EDT Tue Oct 20.

ForecastTodayWednesday
Rip current riskLowLow
Surf2 to 4 feetAround 3 feet
Water temperature54 °F. According to the USCG, when the water temperature is below 60 °F, the average submerged person could lose dexterity within minutes and be unable to accomplish simple tasks like buckling a life jacket or operating a radio-
UV indexModerate-
Thunderstorm potentialNoneNone
WeatherSunnyMostly sunny
High temperatureIn the upper 50sIn the lower 50s
WindsNorth winds 10 to 15 mphNortheast winds around 10 mph
TidesSand BeachHigh 9.0 ft, 6:41 AMLow 2.4 ft, 12:45 PMSand BeachHigh 9.4 ft, 7:33 AMLow 1.9 ft, 1:39 PM
Thursday
Surf height around 2 feet. Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. North winds around 10 mph
Friday
Surf height around 3 feet. Mostly sunny. A slight chance of rain. Highs in the upper 40s. North winds around 20 mph
Saturday
Surf height around 2 feet. Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s. Northwest winds around 10 mph

Tide

Tide at Sand BeachHigh 9.0 ft at Tue 6:41 AM, Low 2.4 ft at Tue 12:45 PM, High 9.4 ft at Wed 7:33 AM, Low 1.9 ft at Wed 1:39 PM. Heights in feet above mean lower low water.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ft8 ft10 ft12 ft6 AMNoon6 PMWed6 AMNoon9.0 ft6:41 AM2.4 ft12:45 PM9.4 ft7:33 AM1.9 ft1:39 PMTide at Sand BeachHigh 9.0 ft at Tue 6:41 AM, Low 2.4 ft at Tue 12:45 PM, High 9.4 ft at Wed 7:33 AM, Low 1.9 ft at Wed 1:39 PM. Heights in feet above mean lower low water.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ft8 ft10 ft12 ftNoonWedNoon9.0 ft6:41 AM2.4 ft12:45 PM9.4 ft7:33 AM1.9 ft1:39 PM
Tide at Sand Beach. High 9.0 ft at Tue 6:41 AM, Low 2.4 ft at Tue 12:45 PM, High 9.4 ft at Wed 7:33 AM, Low 1.9 ft at Wed 1:39 PM. Heights in feet above mean lower low water.

Beach

County
Hancock County
State
Maine
Latitude
44.1556° N
Longitude
68.4758° W

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Sand Beach, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 8.8 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Isle Au Hart RAWSIAHM1

A remote fire weather station/9.5 mi away/46 ft/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Citizen station CW8440CW8440

In a volunteer observer's own ground/11.3 mi away/51 ft/- ft from here

temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure

Bar HaborBHB

At an airfield/21.1 mi away/79 ft/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

measured daily2 instruments

Bar Harbor 11.7 SWME-HN-33

In a volunteer observer's own ground/8.8 mi away/15 ft/- ft from here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

East SurryESUM1

At a cooperative observer's station/23.4 mi away/99 ft/- ft from here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at East Surry (ESUM1), 23.4 miles from here, read 18 Oct, 23:59. measured daily

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