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Beautiful Place by the Sea

Ogunquit
Beach

Beautiful by the Sea

Three miles of white sand between the Atlantic and the tidal Ogunquit River, the Marginal Way cliff walk and the working harbor at Perkins Cove. Everything for a day here and where to eat after.

Today on the Sand

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Water Temp

84°

warm · gentle surf

UV Index

9

very high · 10am–4pm

Beach Crowd

Busy

holiday weekend

Beach Toolkit

Beach Conditions

Surf, tides & water temp

Parking Finder

Garages, lots & meters

Sunset

Sunset countdown & live cam

Dining

Where to eat after the sand

Things to Do

Cruises, sails & tours

Events

What's on this week

Beach Rules

Dogs, drinks, fires, drones

Pick Your Sand

north to south

Main Beach

At Beach Street -- the wide village end, river & ocean

Big lot · fills first

Footbridge Beach

North end, reached by the footbridge over the river

Quieter · family

North Beach

The long open stretch between the two, off Ocean St

Fewer crowds

Perkins Cove

Working harbor, boats & the Marginal Way's south end

Cove lot · no swimming

Wells Beach

Wells, just north -- 7 miles of sand & a jetty

Family · town beach

Long Sands Beach

York, 10 min south, below the Nubble Light

Surf · roadside

Dolphin Cruises

Open →

Compare daily sails from the marina — wild dolphins on nearly every trip.

Beyond the Beach

day trips

Wells

10 min north

Wells Beach, the Rachel Carson wildlife refuge and antique shops on Route 1

York

10 min south

Nubble Lighthouse, Long Sands surf, York's Wild Kingdom and Short Sands

Kennebunkport

20 min north

Dock Square, Walker's Point and classic Maine lobster pounds

Portsmouth NH

25 min south

Historic Strawbery Banke, a great restaurant town and tugboats on the Piscataqua

see you on the sand

Water temp, surf and UV are live from NOAA & Open-Meteo; sunset is computed locally for Ogunquit Beach. Crowd level is a weekday/weekend estimate.

Right now at Ogunquit, the water is 63°F, surf is running 2–3 ft and the air is 64°F but feels like 68°F. Wind is 3 mph from the NNE and the UV index peaks at 5 (moderate) today. Unprotected fair skin burns in about 240 minutes right now. Today’s tides: High 4:06 AM, Low 10:04 AM, High 4:15 PM, Low 10:49 PM.