the beach today
Wild State-Park Coast

Popham
Beach

Watch the Tide

One of Maine's great natural beaches: a wide state-park barrier of sand at the mouth of the Kennebec River, backed by the granite Fort Popham and a low-tide sandbar out to Fox Island. 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

more tools coming

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

Pick Your Sand

north to south

Popham Beach State Park

The main wide sand, Fox Island sandbar at low tide

State park · entry fee

Hunnewell Beach

Just east by Fort Popham, quieter town sand

Roadside · local

Seawall Beach

Wild, undeveloped -- 2-mi walk in via Bates-Morse Mountain

No cars · preserve

Reid State Park

Georgetown, next peninsula east -- sand & rock

State park · entry fee

Small Point / Hermit Island

Private campground beaches at the peninsula tip

Campground access

Head Beach

Small Point cove, sheltered swimming

Small fee · local

Dolphin Cruises

Open →

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

Beyond the Beach

day trips

Bath

20 min north

The City of Ships -- Bath Iron Works, the Maine Maritime Museum and a walkable brick downtown

Georgetown

35 min east

Reid State Park and the Five Islands lobster wharf, the prettiest harbor in Maine

Boothbay Harbor

50 min east

Classic harbor town -- puffin and whale cruises, the botanical gardens and windjammers

Brunswick

35 min north

Bowdoin College, a lively Maine Street and the gateway to the midcoast

see you on the sand

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

Right now at Popham Beach, the water is 63°F, surf is running 7–8 ft and the air is 67°F. Wind is 16 mph from the S and the UV index peaks at 2 (low) today. Today’s tides: High 2:42 AM, Low 8:52 AM, High 3:10 PM, Low 9:17 PM.