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Rocky Neck State Park Bathing Beach

Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, United States

Rocky Neck State Park Bathing 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 5:56 pm
8 am
7.3
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
9 am
6.8
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.7
20 km/h13 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.7
20 km/h13 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.8
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
15 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
12°C53°F
Water
16°C61°F
Wind
1711 km/hmph NNW
Gusts
4830 km/hmph
Waves
0.4 m1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:56 pm
Today
7.3Great8 am138
6.8Good9 am1912
6.7Good10 am2013
6.7Good11 am2013
6.8Good12 pm1912
6.9Good1 pm1811
7.0Great2 pm1711
7.1Great3 pm1510
7.2Great4 pm149
7.4Great5 pm117
Sat
5.9Good8 am74
5.9Good9 am43
5.4Fair10 am43
6.8Good11 am74
6.7Good12 pm95
7.2Great1 pm85
7.3Great2 pm85
7.4Great3 pm85
7.3Great4 pm85
7.3Great5 pm95
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 1 am, -1.0 m. High at 7 am, 0.3 m. Low at 2 pm, -1.1 m. High at 8 pm, 0.2 mLow 1 am, -1.0 m3 ftHigh 7 am, 0.3 m<1 ftLow 2 pm, -1.1 m4 ftHigh 8 pm, 0.2 m<1 ftNow6 am12 pm6 pm12 am
  • 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.

Facilities

  • Restrooms410 m0.3 mi away
  • Parking4 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 200 m660 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 360 m0.2 mi
  • Picnic tables340 m0.2 mi away
  • Boat ramp310 m0.2 mi awayFour Mile River Boat Launch

Getting there

Nearest town
900 m0.6 miPoint O'Woods (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 11 am to 6 pmWind up to 9 km/h5 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun7.3 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon7.5 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue7.3 GreatBest 11 am to 6 pmWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed5.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Thu7.3 GreatBest 10 am to 6 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 1%