Check the Beach

Eastern Point Beach

Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, United States

Eastern Point Beach 3 photos

  • Red boat exiting the port in New London Connecticut

    Red boat exiting the port in New London Connecticut. Nepoboy22, CC0. Source

  • Avery Point lighthouse panorama

    Avery Point lighthouse panorama. Pi.1415926535, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Cross Sound Ferry MS New London

    Cross Sound Ferry MS New London. Eric T Gunther, CC BY 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 8 am to sunset, sunset 5:55 pm
8 am
6.6
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.8
20 km/h12 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.8
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.9
17 km/h11 mph wind, Good
12 pm
7.0
17 km/h11 mph wind, Great
1 pm
7.1
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.1
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.2
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.3
14 km/h8 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.3
12 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
10°C50°F
Water
16°C61°F
Wind
1610 km/hmph N
Gusts
4629 km/hmph
Waves
0.5 m2 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:55 pm
Today
6.6Good8 am1811
6.8Good9 am2012
6.8Good10 am1912
6.9Good11 am1711
7.0Great12 pm1711
7.1Great1 pm1610
7.1Great2 pm1610
7.2Great3 pm159
7.3Great4 pm148
7.3Great5 pm127
Sat
4.9Fair8 am74
4.9Fair9 am64
4.9Fair10 am64
4.9Fair11 am95
5.2Fair12 pm106
6.9Good1 pm127
5.2Fair2 pm149
4.8Fair3 pm159
6.7Good4 pm1610
6.6Good5 pm1610
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 1 am, -0.9 m. High at 7 am, 0.2 m. Low at 2 pm, -0.9 m. High at 8 pm, <0.1 mLow 1 am, -0.9 m3 ftHigh 7 am, 0.2 m<1 ftLow 2 pm, -0.9 m3 ftHigh 8 pm, <0.1 m<1 ftNow6 am12 pm6 pm12 am
  • Low 1 am, -0.9 m3 ft
  • High 7 am, 0.2 m<1 ft
  • Low 2 pm, -0.9 m3 ft
  • High 8 pm, <0.1 m<1 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

  • LifeguardStation 60 m200 ft awayOpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station.
  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 160 m540 ft. Listed as paid
  • Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 790 m0.5 mi
  • Picnic tables190 m610 ft away
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
820 m0.5 mi
Nearest town
4.1 km2.5 miGroton (town)
Nearest airport
23 km14 miWesterly State Airport (WST)

Nearby places

  • Par Four RestaurantFood and drink
    790 m0.5 mi

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 Eastern Point Beach.

Partner links

Beachfront rooms go first on warm weekends.

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat6.9 GoodBest 4 pm to 6 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun7.4 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon7.6 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue7.1 GreatBest 10 am to 6 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed5.8 GoodBest 8 am to 1 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 1%