McCook Point Park
Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, United States
- Lifeguards
- Free parking
Today at a glance
Best: 8 am to sunset, sunset 5:55 pm7.2
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
6.8
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good
6.8
20 km/h12 mph wind, Good
6.7
20 km/h13 mph wind, Good
6.8
20 km/h12 mph wind, Good
6.9
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
7.0
17 km/h11 mph wind, Great
7.1
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
7.2
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
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
- 11°C53°F
- Water
- 16°C61°F
- Wind
- 159 km/hmph N
- Gusts
- 4629 km/hmph
- Waves
- 0.4 m1 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- falling
- Rain
- 0%
- Sunset
- 5:55 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- Low 1 am, -1.0 m3 ft
- High 7 am, 0.3 m<1 ft
- Low 2 pm, -1.1 m4 ft
- High 8 pm, 0.2 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.
About McCook Point Park
McCook Point Park is a small park and beach in East Lyme, Connecticut. The beach is 570 feet long and has free parking nearby. It is 0.2 miles from Crescent Beach.
McCook Point is a public park and beach located in the village of Niantic in the town of East Lyme. It adjoins the town's Hole in the Wall Beach to its east and the private Crescent Beach to its west. Combined, the two parks encompass 21 acres of land, the bulk of which is within the section known as McCook Point Park.
McCook Park has the following facilities:
Source: McCook Park Beach on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0; text may have been shortened. Retrieved Oct 18, 2026. Data sources
Facilities
- LifeguardListedOpenStreetMap lists lifeguards here.
- Restrooms80 m250 ft away
- Parking6 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 40 m140 ft. Listed as free
- Food and drink17 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 380 m0.2 mi
- Picnic tables120 m390 ft away
- Playground160 m510 ft away
- SurfaceSand
Getting there
- Nearest town
- 3.3 km2 miGiants Neck (village)
- Nearest airport
- 33 km21 miWesterly State Airport (WST)
Nearby places
- Crescent Beach StandFood and drink380 m0.2 mi
- Tony D's Craft CreameryFood and drink500 m0.3 mi
- Black Point PizzaPizza520 m0.3 mi
- 374 Kitchen & CocktailsFood and drink560 m0.4 mi
- Lillian’s CafeFood and drink580 m0.4 mi
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Crescent Beach0.3 km0.2 mi south-west away6.7 Good later
- Hole-in-the-Wall Beach0.4 km0.3 mi north-east away7.0 Great later
- Attawan Beach1.6 km1.0 mi south away6.7 Good later
- Amtrak Beach1.6 km1.0 mi north-east away7.0 Great later
- Giants Neck Beach3.3 km2.1 mi south-west away7.4 Great
Where to stay near the beach
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The days ahead
Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.
- Sat7.4 GreatBest 9 am to 6 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
- Sun7.3 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
- Mon7.4 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 0%
- Tue7.3 GreatBest 9 am to 6 pmWind up to 22 km/h13 mph, rain 0%
- Wed5.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
- Thu7.3 GreatBest 10 am to 6 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 1%