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Seal Harbor Beach, Maine

Beach in Hancock County, Maine

Air quality

The air at Seal Harbor Beach

Index 20, good, led by ozone. Read at 4 AM from its reporting area, High Elevations of Acadia National Park (ME), 2 miles off.

20Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)-5.4 mi
  • Ozone20Good23 ppb3.6 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)-5.4 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide0Good0 ppb5.4 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Tue Oct 20, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 24, good.

Smoke, the next 41 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 8 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Seal Harbor Beach

None in the last 24 hours; 0.54 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 3 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.54in

Visibility

How far you can see at Seal Harbor Beach, the next 41 hours

Dense fog: visibility falls to 0 miles Fri 6 PM, under a mile for 6 hours.

FriSat
Seal Harbor Beach from its sand, nowLooking SSE from the sand at 4:56 AM, night, mostly clear, waves about 3.5 ft every 3 s. The flag is the colour of the day's rip current risk, low (green), not a flag raised on the beach.130SE140150160Facing SSE 148°Wind 3 mphfrom E, onshore
Looking SSE from the sand at 4:56 AM, night, mostly clear, waves about 3.5 ft every 3 s. The flag is the colour of the day's rip current risk, low (green), not a flag raised on the beach.
NESW

Facing SSE 148°

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, 46.6 mi away.

Today

Rip current risk
Low
Surf height
2 to 5 feet
Water temperature
55 °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
1.3 ft
Period
3 s
From
N (11°)
Swell
0.7 ft at 7 s from S
Wind waves
1.3 ft at 3 s from N
Water
54 °F
Read
Fri 3:50 AM
Distance
46.6 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; 1.3 ft at Fri 3:50 AM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ft8 ft10 ft12 ftNoon6 PMThu6 AMNoon6 PMFri1.3 ftWave height at buoy 44027, last 48 hoursSignificant wave height from 1.3 ft to 8.9 ft; 1.3 ft at Fri 3:50 AM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ft8 ft10 ft12 ftNoonThuNoonFri1.3 ft
Significant wave height from 1.3 ft to 8.9 ft; 1.3 ft at Fri 3:50 AM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.
Every hour, last 24 hours
TimeWave heightPeriodFrom
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°)
Thu 10:50 AM3.9 ft4 sWNW (293°)
Thu 9:50 AM3.6 ft5 sWNW (283°)
Thu 8:50 AM3.3 ft4 sWNW (293°)
Thu 7:50 AM3.9 ft5 sWNW (283°)
Thu 6:50 AM4.3 ft5 sWNW (292°)
Thu 5:50 AM4.6 ft4 sNW (312°)
Thu 4:50 AM4.9 ft8 sS (188°)

Surf zone forecast

Coastal Hancock, including Sand Beach. Issued 4:00 AM EDT Fri Oct 16.

ForecastTodaySaturday
Rip current riskLowLow
Surf2 to 5 feet3 to 4 feet
Water temperature55 °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. RainPartly sunny until 5 PM, then sunny. A chance of rain
High temperatureAround 60In the mid 40s
WindsSouth winds around 10 mph, increasing to around 20 mph in the afternoonNorthwest winds around 20 mph
TidesSand BeachLow 2.1 ft, 9:06 AMHigh 10.3 ft, 3:13 PMSand BeachLow 2.4 ft, 9:55 AMHigh 9.9 ft, 4:04 PM
Sunday
Surf height around 2 feet. Sunny. Highs in the upper 40s. West winds around 5 mph
Monday
Surf height around 2 feet. Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s. South winds around 10 mph
Tuesday
Surf height around 5 feet. Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. North winds around 5 mph

Tide

Tide at Sand BeachLow 2.1 ft at Fri 9:06 AM, High 10.3 ft at Fri 3:13 PM, Low 2.4 ft at Sat 9:55 AM, High 9.9 ft at Sat 4:04 PM. Heights in feet above mean lower low water.0 ft5 ft10 ft15 ftNoon6 PMSat6 AMNoon2.1 ft9:06 AM10.3 ft3:13 PM2.4 ft9:55 AM9.9 ft4:04 PMTide at Sand BeachLow 2.1 ft at Fri 9:06 AM, High 10.3 ft at Fri 3:13 PM, Low 2.4 ft at Sat 9:55 AM, High 9.9 ft at Sat 4:04 PM. Heights in feet above mean lower low water.0 ft5 ft10 ft15 ftNoonSatNoon2.1 ft9:06 AM10.3 ft3:13 PM2.4 ft9:55 AM9.9 ft4:04 PM
Tide at Sand Beach. Low 2.1 ft at Fri 9:06 AM, High 10.3 ft at Fri 3:13 PM, Low 2.4 ft at Sat 9:55 AM, High 9.9 ft at Sat 4:04 PM. Heights in feet above mean lower low water.

Beach

County
Hancock County
State
Maine
Latitude
44.2954° N
Longitude
68.2437° W

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Seal Harbor Beach, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 3.9 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Citizen station CW8440CW8440

In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.9 mi away/51 ft/- ft from here

temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure

Acadia National Park RAWSANPM1

A remote fire weather station/5.7 mi away/463 ft/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Bar HaborBHB

At an airfield/12.1 mi away/79 ft/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

measured daily2 instruments

Southwest Harbor 2.2 SEME-HN-68

In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.9 mi away/64 ft/- ft from here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

East SurryESUM1

At a cooperative observer's station/17.3 mi away/99 ft/- ft from here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at East Surry (ESUM1), 17.3 miles from here, read 14 Oct, 23:59. measured daily

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