Penfield Beach
Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, Connecticut, United States
Today at a glance
Best: 8 am to 6 pm, sunset 6:00 pm7.3
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
7.0
17 km/h11 mph wind, Great
6.9
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good
7.0
17 km/h11 mph wind, Great
7.0
17 km/h11 mph wind, Great
7.2
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great
7.3
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
7.5
12 km/h8 mph wind, Great
7.5
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
7.4
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.
Best time to swim
Best: 8 am to 6 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.
- Air
- 9°C48°F
- Water
- 17°C62°F
- Wind
- 1610 km/hmph N
- Gusts
- 4528 km/hmph
- Waves
- 0.4 m1 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- rising
- Rain
- 0%
- Sunset
- 6:00 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- High 8 am, 0.8 m3 ft
- Low 3 pm, -1.7 m6 ft
- High 9 pm, 0.8 m3 ft
- Low 3 am, -1.8 m6 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
- Restrooms50 m170 ft away
- Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 10 m40 ft. Fee not listed
- Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 650 m0.4 mi
- Playground70 m240 ft away
- SurfaceSand
Getting there
- Nearest town
- 2 km1.2 miFairfield (town)
- Nearest airport
- 10 km6 miIgor I. Sikorsky Memorial Airport (BDR)
Nearby places
- Seagrape CafeFood and drink650 m0.4 mi
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Fairfield Beach0.2 km0.1 mi south away7.2 Great later
- Jennings Beach0.8 km0.5 mi north-east away7.2 Great later
- Money Beach1.7 km1.1 mi north-east away7.2 Great later
- Fairfield Beach2.0 km1.2 mi south-west away7.2 Great later
- South Pine Creek Beach2.9 km1.8 mi south-west away7.2 Great later
Where to stay near the beach
Compare hotels and apartments near Penfield Beach.
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The days ahead
Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.
- Sat5.8 GoodBest 10 am to 12 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
- Sun8.1 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 0%
- Mon8.5 ExcellentBest 11 am to 6 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 0%
- Tue7.6 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
- Wed6.0 GoodBest 1 pm to 4 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 1%
- Thu7.6 GreatBest 10 am to 6 pmWind up to 14 km/h8 mph, rain 2%