the beach today
Nubble Light & the Sands

York
Beach

Nubble Light

A classic Maine seaside village: the arcade-and-taffy bustle of Short Sands, the mile-and-a-half sweep of Long Sands, and the Nubble Light on its little rock 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

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

Short Sands Beach

York Beach village -- arcade, taffy & Ellis Park

Metered · village walk

Long Sands Beach

1.5-mile open sweep along Route 1A, below the Nubble

Roadside meters · surf

Nubble / Sohier Park

Cape Neddick Light across the channel -- no beach

Free lot · the view

York Harbor Beach

Small, sheltered cove at York Harbor

Calm · quieter

Cape Neddick Beach

The Cape Neddick River mouth, north end

Local · tidal

Ogunquit Beach

10 min north -- 3 miles of sand & the Marginal Way

Big beach · day trip

Dolphin Cruises

Open →

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

Beyond the Beach

day trips

York Village

5 min west

Colonial Old York museums, the Old Gaol and a walkable historic center

Ogunquit

10 min north

The Marginal Way, Perkins Cove and the Ogunquit Playhouse

Kittery

15 min south

Outlet shopping, Bob's Clam Hut and the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard

Portsmouth NH

20 min south

Historic Strawbery Banke, a great restaurant town and the Piscataqua waterfront

see you on the sand

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

Right now at York Beach, the water is 63°F, surf is running 2–3 ft and the air is 65°F but feels like 69°F. Wind is 4 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.