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Jacobs Public Beach

South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, United States

Jacobs Public Beach 5 photos

  • Abandoned Shore Line cut in Guilford, August 2022

    Abandoned Shore Line cut in Guilford, August 2022. Pi.1415926535, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Track 1 platform at Guilford, December 2015

    Track 1 platform at Guilford, December 2015. Pi.1415926535, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Guilford station at sunset, December 2013

    Guilford station at sunset, December 2013. Pi.1415926535, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Damage at Stewart B. McKinney National Wildlife Refuge (CT)

    Damage at Stewart B. McKinney National Wildlife Refuge (CT). U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Northeast Region, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Guilford Shore Line East station

    Guilford Shore Line East station. oinonio, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 8 am to sunset, sunset 5:57 pm
8 am
7.3
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
9 am
6.9
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.9
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.9
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.9
17 km/h11 mph wind, Good
1 pm
7.0
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.2
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.2
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.3
12 km/h8 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.3
9 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
10°C49°F
Water
16°C61°F
Wind
1610 km/hmph N
Gusts
4528 km/hmph
Waves
0.5 m2 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:57 pm
Today
7.3Great8 am138
6.9Good9 am1811
6.9Good10 am1811
6.9Good11 am1811
6.9Good12 pm1711
7.0Great1 pm1610
7.2Great2 pm149
7.2Great3 pm138
7.3Great4 pm128
7.3Great5 pm96
Sat
4.9Fair8 am75
5.0Fair9 am63
4.9Fair10 am43
5.2Fair11 am53
6.3Good12 pm95
7.2Great1 pm106
7.2Great2 pm96
7.2Great3 pm138
7.2Great4 pm149
7.3Great5 pm127
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 8 am, 0.7 m. Low at 2 pm, -1.5 m. High at 8 pm, 0.5 mHigh 8 am, 0.7 m2 ftLow 2 pm, -1.5 m5 ftHigh 8 pm, 0.5 m2 ftNow9 am3 pm9 pm3 am
  • High 8 am, 0.7 m2 ft
  • Low 2 pm, -1.5 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

  • Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 90 m310 ft. Listed as paid
  • Food and drink3 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 420 m0.3 mi
  • Picnic tables270 m880 ft away
  • Playground60 m190 ft away
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
2 km1.2 miGuilford (town)
Nearest airport
18 km11 miTweed New Haven Airport (HVN)

Nearby places

  • Pa's PlaceFood and drink
    540 m0.3 mi

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.

  • Sat7.3 GreatBest 12 pm to 6 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun7.6 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon8.2 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue7.3 GreatBest 9 am to 6 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed5.6 GoodBest 8 am to 9 amWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
  • Thu7.2 GreatBest 10 am to 6 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 1%