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Burying Hill Beach

Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, United States

Burying Hill Beach 1 photo

  • A panorama of the beach at Sherwood Island State Park, with the town's Burying Hill Beach on the left of the east jetty

    A panorama of the beach at Sherwood Island State Park, with the town's Burying Hill Beach on the left of the east jetty. Jllm06, CC BY-SA 4.0. 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
12°C54°F
Water
16°C61°F
Wind
2415 km/hmph N
Gusts
5031 km/hmph
Waves
0.3 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
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 rising now. High at 9 am, 0.9 m. Low at 3 pm, -1.8 m. High at 9 pm, 0.8 mHigh 9 am, 0.9 m3 ftLow 3 pm, -1.8 m6 ftHigh 9 pm, 0.8 m3 ftNow9 am3 pm9 pm3 am
  • 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

  • Restrooms30 m110 ft away
  • Showers30 m110 ft away
  • Drinking water30 m90 ft away
  • Parking7 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 30 m100 ft. Listed as free
  • Picnic tables310 m0.2 mi away
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
3.8 km2.3 miSouthport (village)
Nearest airport
17 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

Compare hotels and apartments near Burying Hill Beach.

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%