Check the Beach

Hammonasset Beach

South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, United States

Hammonasset Beach 2 photos

  • Hammonasset Beach State Park - east shore

    Hammonasset Beach State Park - east shore. Jllm06, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Hammonasset Beach State Park - rocks on east shore

    Hammonasset Beach State Park - rocks on east shore. Jllm06, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 8 am to sunset, sunset 5:57 pm
8 am
7.3
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
9 am
6.8
19 km/h11 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/h10 mph wind, Great
1 pm
7.1
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.1
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.2
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.3
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.1
10 km/h6 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
11°C51°F
Water
16°C61°F
Wind
1912 km/hmph N
Gusts
4930 km/hmph
Waves
0.4 m1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:57 pm
Today
7.3Great8 am117
6.8Good9 am1911
6.8Good10 am1912
6.9Good11 am1711
7.0Great12 pm1710
7.1Great1 pm1610
7.1Great2 pm159
7.2Great3 pm149
7.3Great4 pm138
7.1Great5 pm106
Sat
4.9Fair8 am74
4.9Fair9 am64
4.9Fair10 am64
5.3Fair11 am85
5.0Fair12 pm96
4.9Fair1 pm117
5.1Fair2 pm117
5.8Good3 pm127
6.9Good4 pm138
6.9Good5 pm138
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 2 am, -1.3 m. High at 8 am, 0.6 m. Low at 2 pm, -1.4 m. High at 8 pm, 0.5 mLow 2 am, -1.3 m4 ftHigh 8 am, 0.6 m2 ftLow 2 pm, -1.4 m5 ftHigh 8 pm, 0.5 m2 ftNow6 am12 pm6 pm12 am
  • Low 2 am, -1.3 m4 ft
  • High 8 am, 0.6 m2 ft
  • Low 2 pm, -1.4 m5 ft
  • High 8 pm, 0.5 m2 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

  • Restrooms250 m830 ft away
  • Parking3 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 170 m570 ft. Listed as paid
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
3.3 km2 miClinton (town)
Nearest airport
27 km17 miTweed New Haven Airport (HVN)

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 Hammonasset Beach.

Partner links

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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 13 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun7.4 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon8.0 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue7.2 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed5.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 14 km/h8 mph, rain 1%