Walking York Beach today
York, Maine
Updated 4:00 AM EDT
51/ 100
Bearable for a walk
Air comfort at 49°F is what holds this back.
What decides a walking & shelling score
Weather & UV · Open-Meteo Water & waves · Open-Meteo Marine Tides · NOAA CO-OPS ⚠ Air quality · AirNow (unavailable)
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About York Beach
York Beach sits on the Maine coast, where the water runs from about 38°F in February to 66°F in August.
The water here never averages above 70°F — even in August, the warmest month, it sits around 66°F. Most people wear a wetsuit.
Today it is 59°F. That is 1° above the October average of 58°F here.
Tide predictions come from NOAA station Cape Neddick about 1.4 km away on the open coast.
Frequently asked questions
Is York Beach good for a beach walk today?
Bearable for a walk — we score it 51 out of 100 today. The limiting factor is air comfort at 49°F.
What makes a good walking & shelling day?
We weight air comfort (30%), wind (22%), low-tide window (20%) and combine them into one score. Conditions we cannot read are left out rather than guessed.
Is low tide better for walking at York Beach?
Yes — a low tide exposes more firm sand. Today's low is at 7:22 AM at 0.8 ft.