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Whiting Bay Beach, Maine

Beach in Washington County, Maine

Air quality

The air at Whiting Bay Beach

Index 19, good, led by ozone. Read at 11 AM from its reporting area, Downeast Coast (ME), 20 miles off.

19Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)17Good-
  • Ozone19Good-

The days ahead

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

Smoke, the next 46 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 8 AM.

FriSatSun

Precipitation

What has fallen at Whiting Bay Beach

0.04 in in the last 24 hours, 1.10 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 10 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.04in
Last 3 days
1.10in

Visibility

How far you can see at Whiting Bay Beach, the next 46 hours

Dense fog: visibility falls to 0.1 miles Fri 8 PM, under a mile for 2 hours.

FriSatSun
Whiting Bay Beach from its sand, nowLooking SE from the sand at 11:39 AM, daylight, overcast, waves about 3.0 ft every 4 s. The flag is the colour of the day's rip current risk, low (green), not a flag raised on the beach.120130SE140150Facing SE 135°Sun 35° rightWind 5 mphfrom SSE, onshoreSwell 3.0 ft from SSELongshore current, to the left
Looking SE from the sand at 11:39 AM, daylight, overcast, waves about 3.0 ft every 4 s. The flag is the colour of the day's rip current risk, low (green), not a flag raised on the beach.
NESW

Facing SE 135°

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 Washington, and the waves at buoy 44027, 39.9 mi away.

Rest of today

Rip current risk
Low
Surf height
Around 1 foot, building to 2 to 4 feet in the afternoon
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
3.0 ft
Period
4 s
From
SSE (167°)
Swell
0.7 ft at 8 s from S
Wind waves
3.0 ft at 4 s from SSE
Water
53 °F
Read
Fri 10:50 AM
Distance
39.9 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 4.9 ft; 3.0 ft at Fri 10:50 AM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ft6 PMThu6 AMNoon6 PMFri6 AM3.0 ftWave height at buoy 44027, last 48 hoursSignificant wave height from 1.3 ft to 4.9 ft; 3.0 ft at Fri 10:50 AM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ftThuNoonFri3.0 ft
Significant wave height from 1.3 ft to 4.9 ft; 3.0 ft at Fri 10:50 AM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.
Every hour, last 24 hours
TimeWave heightPeriodFrom
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°)
Thu 5:50 PM2.3 ft3 sNNW (341°)
Thu 4:50 PM2.6 ft4 sNNW (328°)
Thu 3:50 PM3.0 ft4 sW (278°)
Thu 2:50 PM3.0 ft4 sNNW (329°)
Thu 1:50 PM3.0 ft4 sWNW (301°)
Thu 12:50 PM3.6 ft4 sNW (311°)
Thu 11:50 AM3.9 ft4 sNW (319°)

Surf zone forecast

Coastal Washington, including Roque Bluffs. Issued 11:01 AM EDT Fri Oct 16.

ForecastRest of todaySaturday
Rip current riskLowLow
SurfAround 1 foot, building to 2 to 4 feet in the afternoon2 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 potentialNoneNone
WeatherCloudy. RainMostly cloudy until 4 PM, then mostly sunny. A slight chance of rain
High temperatureIn the mid 50sIn the mid 40s
WindsSouth winds 15 to 20 mphNorthwest winds around 15 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 mid 40s. West winds around 5 mph
Monday
Surf height around 1 foot. Sunny. Highs around 50. South winds around 10 mph
Tuesday
Surf height 2 to 3 feet. Mostly 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 PMTide 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 PM
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
44.8479° N
Longitude
67.1258° W

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Whiting Bay Beach, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.7 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

EastportEPOM1

At a river or reservoir gauge/7.3 mi away/75 ft/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Citizen station W1LH-13W1LH-13

In a volunteer observer's own ground/18.8 mi away/98 ft/- ft from here

temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure

Rt. 9 EB Wesley102694

Beside a road/26.9 mi away/-/- ft from here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

measured daily2 instruments

Pembroke 4.8 SSEME-WS-25

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.7 mi away/53 ft/- ft from here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

RobbinstonROBM1

At a cooperative observer's station/16.4 mi away/115 ft/- ft from here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Robbinston (ROBM1), 16.4 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 23:59. measured daily

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