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Rocky Neck State Beach

Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, United States

Rocky Neck State Beach 5 photos

  • Beach near Four Mile River, October 2020

    Beach near Four Mile River, October 2020. Pi.1415926535, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Rocky Neck SP Beach Niantic CT

    Rocky Neck SP Beach Niantic CT. Morrowlong, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Underpass to beach at Rocky Neck State Park, October 2012

    Underpass to beach at Rocky Neck State Park, October 2012. Idawriter, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Rocky Neck State Park - panoramio

    Rocky Neck State Park - panoramio. Idawriter, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Rocky Neck State Park - panoramio (1)

    Rocky Neck State Park - panoramio (1). Idawriter, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 8 am to sunset, sunset 5:55 pm
8 am
7.2
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
9 am
6.7
20 km/h13 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.7
20 km/h13 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.8
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.9
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.9
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
2 pm
7.0
17 km/h11 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.1
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.2
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
5 pm
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
7°C45°F
Water
16°C61°F
Wind
1711 km/hmph N
Gusts
5031 km/hmph
Waves
0.4 m1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:55 pm
Today
7.2Great8 am149
6.7Good9 am2013
6.7Good10 am2013
6.8Good11 am1912
6.9Good12 pm1912
6.9Good1 pm1811
7.0Great2 pm1711
7.1Great3 pm1610
7.2Great4 pm149
7.4Great5 pm117
Sat
5.0Fair8 am74
5.0Fair9 am53
6.5Good10 am21
6.6Good11 am42
7.1Great12 pm74
7.2Great1 pm85
7.4Great2 pm95
7.4Great3 pm96
7.4Great4 pm85
7.3Great5 pm85
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 7 am, 0.3 m. Low at 2 pm, -1.1 m. High at 8 pm, 0.2 m. Low at 2 am, -1.1 mHigh 7 am, 0.3 m<1 ftLow 2 pm, -1.1 m4 ftHigh 8 pm, 0.2 m<1 ftLow 2 am, -1.1 m4 ftNow12 pm6 pm12 am6 am
  • High 7 am, 0.3 m<1 ft
  • Low 2 pm, -1.1 m4 ft
  • High 8 pm, 0.2 m<1 ft
  • Low 2 am, -1.1 m4 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

  • LifeguardListedOpenStreetMap lists lifeguards here.
  • Restrooms140 m450 ft away
  • Parking4 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 120 m400 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • Picnic tables110 m370 ft away
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
750 m0.5 miGiants Neck (village)
Nearest airport
37 km23 miMontauk Airport (MTP)

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.

  • Sat7.4 GreatBest 10 am to 6 pmWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun7.3 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon7.3 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue7.3 GreatBest 8 am to 12 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed6.0 GoodBest 8 am to 10 amWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Thu7.3 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 1%