Bar Harbor · Hancock County · Maine
Sand Beach Surf Report & Forecast, Acadia, Maine
Sand Beach, Acadia, Maine: 1 ft, at 3 pm EST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Poor. The main swell is 1.7 ft at 8 seconds from the south-southeast, with an 11 mph cross-shore wind from the west-northwest, gusting 17 mph. Water is about 53°F, so a 5/4 wetsuit with a hood is the suggestion; the next low tide is 0.2 ft at 4:45 pm.
1 ft
- Swell
- 1.7 ft · 8 s · SSEplus 0.9 ft · 6 s · SSW
- Wind
- 11 mph (WNW), gusts 17cross-shore
- Tide
- 2.3 ft fallinglow 0.2 ft at 4:45 pm
- Water
- 53°F5/4 hooded
- Air
- 49°Ffeels like 41°F
- Sun
- rise 6:20 amset 4:12 pm
Sand Beach surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Sand Beach: 6 am, Poor, on a rising low tide.
Blue band: surf face height from the low end to set waves; dotted: occasional larger sets. Grey line: tide, in feet on the right scale. Colour strip: the hourly rating. Arrows: wind direction and strength, teal when offshore, orange when onshore.
Best-rated hour tomorrow at Sand Beach: 6 am, Poor, on a rising low tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 1 ft | Poor | 9 mph cross-shore (W) | 3.2 ft |
| 7 am | 1 ft | Poor | 8 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 13 | 5.8 ft |
| 8 am | 1 ft | Poor | 8 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 13 | 8.5 ft |
| 9 am | 1 ft | Poor | 8 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 13 | 10.8 ft |
| 10 am | 1 ft | Poor | 9 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 15 | 11.9 ft |
| 11 am | 1 ft | Poor | 10 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 17 | 11.7 ft |
| 12 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 8 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 13 | 10.2 ft |
| 1 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 11 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 17 | 7.8 ft |
| 2 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 11 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 17 | 4.9 ft |
| 3 pmnow | 1 ft | Poor | 13 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 20 | 2.3 ft |
| 4 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 13 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 20 | 0.6 ft |
| 5 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 14 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 21 | 0.3 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 1 ft | Poor | 12 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 18 | 2.1 ft |
| 7 am | 1 ft | Poor | 11 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 18 | 4.0 ft |
| 8 am | 1 ft | Poor | 11 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 17 | 6.7 ft |
| 9 am | 1 ft | Poor | 11 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 17 | 9.2 ft |
| 10 am | 1 ft | Poor | 12 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 18 | 11.0 ft |
| 11 am | 1 ft | Poor | 13 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 20 | 11.7 ft |
| 12 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 13 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 21 | 11.1 ft |
| 1 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 13 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 20 | 9.3 ft |
| 2 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 11 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 17 | 6.5 ft |
| 3 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 12 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 20 | 3.7 ft |
| 4 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 15 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 24 | 1.5 ft |
| 5 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 14 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 22 | 0.4 ft |
Sand Beach waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 3 pm, sets at Sand Beach arrive about every minute with about 2 waves each, and the waves are mostly barreling and punchy.
- Set waves
- about 0.8 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 2
- Sets
- every minute or so, each lasting about 11 s
- Lulls
- about 148 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Barrelingwhich means the lip pitches out and can throw a barrel
- Shape
- Punchywhich means steep takeoffs and a pitching lip
- Breaking
- 1% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- light, about 0.5 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Sand Beach surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Sand Beach: the biggest day is Friday, Nov 13 at 2–4 ft, and the best-rated day is Friday, Nov 13 (Good). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 1–2 ft and Fair; Sunday, Nov 15, flat (under 1 ft) and Poor.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Sand Beach are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.
Bars: surf face height from the low end to set waves, by day. Colour strip: the day's best rating. Arrows: main swell direction. Shaded: this weekend.
The 10-day forecast as a table, with swell and wind
| Day | Surf | Rating | Main swell | Wind am | Wind pm | Best time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | 1 ft | Poor | 1.6 ft · 9 s · SSE | 8 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 13 | 11 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 17 | 5 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 1 ft | Poor | 2.0 ft · 11 s · SE | 11 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 17 | 11 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 17 | 7 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 0–1 ft | Poor | 1.1 ft · 6 s · SSW | 17 mph offshore (NW), gusts 25 | 14 mph offshore (NW), gusts 21 | 7 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 0.7 ft · 8 s · S | 4 mph offshore (NNW) | calm | 6 am |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 2–4 ft | Good | 6.8 ft · 7 s · ESE | 21 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 28 | 9 mph cross-shore (E) | 3 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 1–2 ft | Fair | 3.0 ft · 9 s · S | 14 mph offshore (NNE) | 14 mph offshore (N), gusts 19 | 7 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 0.9 ft · 9 s · S | 16 mph offshore (NNW), gusts 24 | 16 mph offshore (NNW), gusts 27 | 7 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 0.4 ft · 9 s · S | 13 mph offshore (NW), gusts 19 | 13 mph offshore (NNW), gusts 22 | 10 am |
| Tue, Nov 17 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | — | 13 mph offshore (N), gusts 25 | 13 mph offshore (NNW) | 4 pm |
| Wed, Nov 18 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | — | 9 mph offshore (NW), gusts 15 | 12 mph offshore (NW) | 7 am |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Sand Beach are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Sand Beach tide chart and tide times
Tides at Sand Beach today, Monday, Nov 9: low 0.9 ft at 4:06 am, high 12.0 ft at 10:22 am, low 0.2 ft at 4:45 pm and high 10.7 ft at 10:53 pm. At 3 pm the tide is 2.3 ft and falling.
Sand Beach tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | Low 0.9 ft at 4:06 amHigh 12.0 ft at 10:22 amLow 0.2 ft at 4:45 pmHigh 10.7 ft at 10:53 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 1.3 ft at 4:53 amHigh 11.7 ft at 11:01 amLow 0.2 ft at 5:24 pmHigh 10.6 ft at 11:35 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Low 1.5 ft at 5:32 amHigh 11.0 ft at 11:32 amLow 0.2 ft at 5:59 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | High 9.6 ft at 12:08 amLow 1.6 ft at 6:03 amHigh 10.9 ft at 12:12 pmLow 0.9 ft at 6:38 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | High 10.1 ft at 12:52 amLow 3.0 ft at 6:41 amHigh 11.5 ft at 12:52 pmLow 2.0 ft at 7:23 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | High 10.1 ft at 1:30 amLow 3.1 ft at 7:30 amHigh 10.7 ft at 1:34 pmLow 1.8 ft at 8:07 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | High 9.4 ft at 2:18 amLow 3.0 ft at 8:16 amHigh 10.1 ft at 2:23 pmLow 2.0 ft at 8:58 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 8.9 ft at 3:05 amLow 2.7 ft at 9:08 amHigh 9.4 ft at 3:15 pmLow 1.9 ft at 9:47 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 8.8 ft at 4 amLow 2.7 ft at 10:04 amHigh 9.3 ft at 4:11 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Sand Beach water temperature
The water temperature at Sand Beach is about 53°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 41°F and an 11 mph wind, a 5/4 wetsuit with a hood is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 52 and 53°F.
Water temperature is a forecast for the water at this spot, not a buoy reading. The wetsuit suggestion uses Billabong's wetsuit temperature scale, adjusted for air temperature and wind.
Surf spots near Sand Beach
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About Sand Beach
Sand Beach is a beach break in Bar Harbor, Hancock County, Maine, facing south-southeast. Also called Acadia National Park, Mount Desert Island and MDI.
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