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Sandy River Beach, Maine

Beach in Washington County, Maine

Air quality

The air at Sandy River Beach

Index 28, good, led by ozone. Read at 5 PM from its reporting area, Downeast Coast (ME), 14 miles off.

28Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)15Good-
  • Ozone28Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Wed Oct 21, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 23, good.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 2 PM.

FriSatSun

Precipitation

What has fallen at Sandy River Beach

0.21 in in the last 24 hours, 1.60 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 5 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.21in
Last 3 days
1.60in

Visibility

How far you can see at Sandy River Beach, the next 45 hours

Dense fog: visibility falls to 0 miles Fri 8 PM, under a mile for 2 hours.

FriSatSun

Surf and swim

The surf zone forecast for Coastal Washington, and the waves at buoy 44027, 24.1 mi away.

Rest of today

Rip current risk
Low
Surf height
2 to 4 feet
Water temperature
53 °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
Low

Waves at buoy 44027, Jonesport

Wave height
8.2 ft
Period
8 s
From
SSW (193°)
Swell
0.0 ft
Wind waves
8.2 ft at 8 s from SSW
Water
53 °F
Read
Fri 5:50 PM
Distance
24.1 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 1.3 ft to 8.9 ft; 8.2 ft at Fri 5:50 PM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ft8 ft10 ft12 ftThu6 AMNoon6 PMFri6 AMNoon8.2 ftWave height at buoy 44027, last 48 hoursSignificant wave height from 1.3 ft to 8.9 ft; 8.2 ft at Fri 5:50 PM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ft8 ft10 ft12 ftThuNoonFriNoon8.2 ft
Significant wave height from 1.3 ft to 8.9 ft; 8.2 ft at Fri 5:50 PM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.
Every hour, last 24 hours
TimeWave heightPeriodFrom
Fri 5:50 PM8.2 ft8 sSSW (193°)
Fri 4:50 PM8.5 ft7 sS (180°)
Fri 3:50 PM7.5 ft6 sS (186°)
Fri 2:50 PM6.2 ft6 sS (178°)
Fri 1:50 PM5.2 ft5 sS (177°)
Fri 12:50 PM4.3 ft5 sS (187°)
Fri 11:50 AM3.3 ft4 sS (178°)
Fri 10:50 AM3.0 ft4 sSSE (167°)
Fri 9:50 AM2.3 ft4 sSSE (154°)
Fri 8:50 AM2.0 ft3 sSE (141°)
Fri 7:50 AM1.6 ft3 sSE (130°)
Fri 6:50 AM1.3 ft3 sE (89°)
Fri 5:50 AM1.3 ft3 sENE (69°)
Fri 4:50 AM1.3 ft3 sNNE (18°)
Fri 3:50 AM1.3 ft3 sN (11°)
Fri 2:50 AM1.6 ft3 sNNW (345°)
Fri 1:50 AM1.6 ft3 sNNW (342°)
Fri 12:50 AM1.6 ft3 sNW (317°)
Thu 11:50 PM1.6 ft3 sNW (321°)
Thu 10:50 PM2.0 ft3 sNW (319°)
Thu 9:50 PM1.6 ft3 sNW (322°)
Thu 8:50 PM1.6 ft3 sNNW (339°)
Thu 7:50 PM2.0 ft3 sNNW (339°)
Thu 6:50 PM2.3 ft3 sNNW (339°)

Surf zone forecast

Coastal Washington, including Roque Bluffs. Issued 2:21 PM EDT Fri Oct 16.

ForecastRest of todaySaturday
Rip current riskLowLow
Surf2 to 4 feet2 to 3 feet
Water temperature53 °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 indexLow-
Thunderstorm potentialLowNone
WeatherCloudy. Rain with isolated thunderstormsMostly cloudy until 4 PM, then mostly sunny
High temperatureIn the upper 50sIn the upper 40s
WindsBreezy. South winds around 25 mphNorthwest winds 15 to 20 mph
TidesRoque BluffsHigh 11.5 ft, 3:20 PMRoque BluffsLow 2.4 ft, 9:57 AMHigh 11.1 ft, 4:11 PM
Sunday
Surf height around 1 foot. Sunny. Highs in the upper 40s. West winds around 5 mph
Monday
Surf height around 1 foot. Sunny. Highs around 50. Southeast winds around 5 mph
Tuesday
Surf height 2 to 3 feet. Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. North winds around 5 mph

Tide

Tide at Roque BluffsHigh 11.5 ft at Fri 3:20 PM, Low 2.4 ft at Sat 9:57 AM, High 11.1 ft at Sat 4:11 PM. Heights in feet above mean lower low water.0 ft5 ft10 ft15 ft6 PMSat6 AMNoon11.5 ft3:20 PM2.4 ft9:57 AM11.1 ft4:11 PMNow 10.9 ftTide at Roque BluffsHigh 11.5 ft at Fri 3:20 PM, Low 2.4 ft at Sat 9:57 AM, High 11.1 ft at Sat 4:11 PM. Heights in feet above mean lower low water.0 ft5 ft10 ft15 ftSatNoon11.5 ft3:20 PM2.4 ft9:57 AM11.1 ft4:11 PMNow 10.9 ft
Tide at Roque Bluffs. High 11.5 ft at Fri 3:20 PM, Low 2.4 ft at Sat 9:57 AM, High 11.1 ft at Sat 4:11 PM. Heights in feet above mean lower low water.

Beach

County
Washington County
State
Maine
Latitude
44.5763° N
Longitude
67.5695° W

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Sandy River Beach, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 5.2 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Jonesboro - McoopJONM1

At a river or reservoir gauge/6.2 mi away/184 ft/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rt. 9 EB Wesley102694

Beside a road/27.3 mi away/-/- ft from here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Citizen station EW7164EW7164

In a volunteer observer's own ground/34.2 mi away/218 ft/- ft from here

temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure

Bar HaborBHB

At an airfield/40.0 mi away/79 ft/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

measured daily1 instrument

Addison 1.7 ESEME-WS-21

In a volunteer observer's own ground/5.2 mi away/20 ft/- ft from here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

-

Snow on the ground

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