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Sandy Beach
Sandy Beach is a free public kayak and canoe launch on North Atlantic Ocean near Freeport, Maine.
- Free
- Tidal
Status not reported No closure has been posted for this launch, but its agency does not publish open or closed status. Check with the managing agency before you tow.
At the launch
- Type
- Carry-in (canoe and kayak)
- Fee
- Free
- Restrooms
- No
- Tidal
- Yes
- Coordinates
- 43.83210, -70.09730
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (New England District; the one nearest this launch is of June 16, 2026). Not for navigation.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Tide predictions at South Freeport · NOAA, 0.9 mi away
Marine advisories
Advisories in effect load here; without them, see the NWS zone forecast below.
National Weather Service marine zone ANZ153, Casco Bay. Zone forecast: winds, seas, warnings.
Tides
Predicted highs and lows at NOAA's South Freeport station, 0.9 mi from this launch, in local time above MLLW. Predictions, not observations: wind and weather move the real tide. Full predictions at NOAA.
| Mon Nov 2 | High 4:52 am 8.7 ft · Low 10:46 am 1.1 ft · High 5:08 pm 9.6 ft · Low 11:33 pm 0.2 ft |
|---|---|
| Tue Nov 3 | High 5:58 am 8.9 ft · Low 11:57 am 1.0 ft · High 6:17 pm 9.4 ft |
| Wed Nov 4 | Low 12:38 am 0.3 ft · High 7:01 am 9.2 ft · Low 1:07 pm 0.8 ft · High 7:24 pm 9.3 ft |
| Thu Nov 5 | Low 1:37 am 0.3 ft · High 7:57 am 9.5 ft · Low 2:08 pm 0.4 ft · High 8:23 pm 9.3 ft |
| Fri Nov 6 | Low 2:30 am 0.3 ft · High 8:47 am 9.8 ft · Low 3:02 pm 0.0 ft · High 9:16 pm 9.3 ft |
| Sat Nov 7 | Low 3:17 am 0.4 ft · High 9:33 am 10.0 ft · Low 3:50 pm -0.2 ft · High 10:04 pm 9.3 ft |
| Sun Nov 8 | Low 4:00 am 0.5 ft · High 10:14 am 10.1 ft · Low 4:34 pm -0.3 ft · High 10:49 pm 9.1 ft |
Channel survey
The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.
- Harraseeket River · 0.1 mi from this launch
Condition survey of June 16, 2026 by the New England District. Least depth in the channel (West 5-Foot Channel): 3.9 ft below mean lower low water (MLLW); project depth 5 ft. Survey sheet (PDF)
US Army Corps of Engineers hydrographic surveys, from eHydro. A survey shows the bottom on the day it was made; channels shoal after high water and change with dredging. Not for navigation.
On North Atlantic Ocean
Sound in Maine. All launches on North Atlantic Ocean.
Community
Where people who use North Atlantic Ocean talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Dunning Boat Yard · 0.7 mi
- Porters Landing · 0.7 mi · North Atlantic Ocean
- Freeport Town Wharf · 0.9 mi · Harraseeket River
- Little River Access Point · 1.1 mi · Casco Bay
- Wolfe's Neck Center · 1.2 mi · Little River
- Mill Stream Landing · 1.9 mi · Mill Stream
Sources
- Maine Coastal Public Access Sites (Maine Coastal Program) record 2084 · Public data (Maine Department of Marine Resources, Maine Coastal Program), no license stated
Why it is listed as public: listed by Maine Coastal Public Access Sites (Maine Coastal Program). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.