Prospect Beach
South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, United States
Today at a glance
Best: 8 am to sunset, sunset 5:59 pm6.8
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good
6.8
20 km/h13 mph wind, Good
6.7
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
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
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
7.3
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°C51°F
- Water
- 17°C62°F
- Wind
- 2616 km/hmph N
- Gusts
- 5836 km/hmph
- Waves
- 0.4 m1 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- rising
- Rain
- 0%
- Sunset
- 5:59 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- High 8 am, 0.8 m3 ft
- Low 3 pm, -1.6 m5 ft
- High 9 pm, 0.7 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
- Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 270 m880 ft. Fee not listed
Getting there
- Nearest town
- 920 m0.6 miWest Shore (village)
- Nearest airport
- 7 km4 miTweed New Haven Airport (HVN)
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Sea Bluff Beach0.4 km0.2 mi north away7.0 Great later
- Rocky Beach1.6 km1.0 mi south-west away7.0 Great later
- Oyster River Beach2.3 km1.4 mi south-west away7.0 Great later
- Swift St. Beach2.9 km1.8 mi south-west away7.0 Great later
- Hawley Ave. Beach3.0 km1.9 mi south-west away7.0 Great later
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 3 pm to 6 pmWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
- Sun7.4 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
- Mon7.8 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
- Tue7.0 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 20 km/h13 mph, rain 0%
- Wed5.7 GoodBest 1 pm to 4 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 1%
- Thu7.3 GreatBest 10 am to 6 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 2%