Overview

Back Beach is a spot in Tremont on Mount Desert Island, near Acadia National Park. This beach faces Blue Hill Bay on the quiet side of the island. The setting is spectacular with Acadia's mountains as a backdrop and a preserved natural environment.

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Spot forecast for Back Beach - Tremont

Sunrise 06:54 · Sunset 17:41

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

Next tides

High tide Tue 20 · 06:47 · 3.2 m
Low tide Tue 20 · 12:48 · 1.4 m
High tide Tue 20 · 19:01 · 3.4 m
Low tide Wed 21 · 01:20 · 1.1 m

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Back Beach - Tremont: when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

Season · peak

324h

in March · 29.5 rideable days

The season runs from October to April, peaking in March: 27 rideable days a month and 324 hours of usable wind, at 5 °C. The low point is August, at 19 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 72%13-20 knots · 24%21-30 knots · 4%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 72% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at -1 °C. The wettest month is March, with 154 mm.

Monthly averages: Back Beach - Tremont

Monthly averages — Back Beach - Tremont — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	27.5	266 h	-1 °C	79 mm
February	25.5	268 h	1 °C	50 mm
March	29.5	324 h	5 °C	154 mm
April	28.5	329 h	9 °C	80 mm
May	24.0	240 h	15 °C	50 mm
June	24.0	224 h	21 °C	38 mm
July	22.0	201 h	24 °C	14 mm
August	19.0	133 h	22 °C	35 mm
September	19.0	157 h	20 °C	126 mm
October	26.0	242 h	14 °C	41 mm
November	28.0	276 h	8 °C	43 mm
December	27.0	243 h	1 °C	73 mm

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Technical details of Back Beach - Tremont spot

The spot works with winds from N, NNE, NE, ENE, E, ESE, SE, SSE, S, SSW, SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW, NNW.

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Spot opening date · Required level

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Required level: Intermediate

On the water

Bay water with moderate chop. Calmer conditions than open ocean thanks to Blue Hill Bay's protection. Very cold water year-round — full wetsuit essential (5/4mm in winter, 4/3mm in summer). Very significant Maine-typical tide. Mixed sand and rock bottom.

Hazards

Rocks in water and along shoreline. Very significant tide — check schedules. Tidal currents in the bay. Very cold water — serious hypothermia risk. Relatively remote from rescue services.

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Bar Harbor/Hancock Cnty24.4 km

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