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Alvord Beach

Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, United States

Alvord Beach 5 photos

  • West Beach, Sherwood Island State Park, Westport, 2007

    West Beach, Sherwood Island State Park, Westport, 2007. DimiTalen, CC0. Source

  • Sherwood Island State Park - east jetty

    Sherwood Island State Park - east jetty. Jllm06, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Xylophanes tersa tersa (Tersa Sphinx)

    Xylophanes tersa tersa (Tersa Sphinx). Kristof Zyskowski & Yulia Bereshpolova, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Xylophanes tersa tersa (Tersa Sphinx) - 48822469872

    Xylophanes tersa tersa (Tersa Sphinx) - 48822469872. Kristof Zyskowski & Yulia Bereshpolova, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Groundbreaking for Renovation of Sherwood Island State Park Pavilion

    Groundbreaking for Renovation of Sherwood Island State Park Pavilion. Dannel Malloy, CC BY 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 8 am to sunset, sunset 6:00 pm
8 am
6.5
22 km/h14 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.5
23 km/h14 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.5
23 km/h14 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.7
20 km/h12 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.9
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
1 pm
7.1
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.2
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.3
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.4
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.4
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
6 pm
7.4
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Best time to swim

Best: 8 am to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
14°C58°F
Water
16°C61°F
Wind
2515 km/hmph N
Gusts
5031 km/hmph
Waves
0.3 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:00 pm
Today
6.5Good8 am2214
6.5Good9 am2314
6.5Good10 am2314
6.7Good11 am2012
6.9Good12 pm1811
7.1Great1 pm1610
7.2Great2 pm149
7.3Great3 pm138
7.4Great4 pm127
7.4Great5 pm106
7.4Great6 pm117
Sat
4.9Fair8 am95
4.9Fair9 am74
5.1Fair10 am32
5.9Good11 am21
4.9Fair12 pm85
4.9Fair1 pm106
4.9Fair2 pm117
4.9Fair3 pm117
4.9Fair4 pm106
5.4Fair5 pm95
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 2 am, -1.7 m. High at 9 am, 0.9 m. Low at 3 pm, -1.8 m. High at 9 pm, 0.8 mLow 2 am, -1.7 m5 ftHigh 9 am, 0.9 m3 ftLow 3 pm, -1.8 m6 ftHigh 9 pm, 0.8 m3 ftNow6 am12 pm6 pm12 am
  • Low 2 am, -1.7 m5 ft
  • High 9 am, 0.9 m3 ft
  • Low 3 pm, -1.8 m6 ft
  • High 9 pm, 0.8 m3 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

Beach info

Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.

Facilities

  • Restrooms120 m390 ft away
  • Drinking water470 m0.3 mi away
  • Parking5 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 180 m590 ft. Fee not listed
  • Picnic tables360 m0.2 mi away

Getting there

Nearest town
3.8 km2.4 miSaugatuck (village)
Nearest airport
18 km11 miIgor I. Sikorsky Memorial Airport (BDR)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

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Partner links

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The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sat5.9 GoodBest 11 am to 12 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun7.5 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon7.9 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue7.3 GreatBest 10 am to 6 pmWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed5.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 1%
  • Thu7.2 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 2%