Shell Beach
South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, United States
No photo of Shell Beach yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.
Today at a glance
Calmest: 3 pm to sunset, sunset 5:58 pm6.6
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
6.5
22 km/h14 mph wind, Good
6.7
20 km/h13 mph wind, Good
6.7
20 km/h12 mph wind, Good
6.8
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good
6.9
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
6.9
17 km/h11 mph wind, Good
7.0
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
7.1
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great
7.3
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.
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Forecast, hour by hour
Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.
- Air
- 12°C54°F
- Water
- 16°C61°F
- Wind
- 2918 km/hmph N
- Gusts
- 5635 km/hmph
- Waves
- 0.5 m2 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- rising
- Rain
- 0%
- Sunset
- 5:58 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- High 8 am, 0.7 m2 ft
- Low 2 pm, -1.5 m5 ft
- High 9 pm, 0.6 m2 ft
Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.
The days ahead
Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.
- Sun7.6 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
- Mon8.3 GreatBest 12 pm to 6 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
- Tue7.3 GreatBest 9 am to 6 pmWind up to 17 km/h10 mph, rain 0%
- Wed5.6 GoodBest 8 am to 10 amWind up to 9 km/h5 mph, rain 0%
- Thu7.3 GreatBest 10 am to 6 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 1%
Beach info
Facilities and the beaches next door.
Facilities
- Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 70 m230 ft. Fee not listed
Getting there
- Nearest town
- 3.6 km2.3 miGuilford (town)
- Nearest airport
- 14 km9 miTweed New Haven Airport (HVN)
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Daniel Ave. Beach2.7 km1.7 mi east away7.1 Great later
- Indian Cove Beach2.7 km1.7 mi east away7.1 Great later
- Jacobs Public Beach4.1 km2.5 mi east away7.1 Great later
- Circle Beach5.4 km3.4 mi east away7.1 Great later
- Hotchkiss Grove Beach5.9 km3.7 mi west away6.9 Good later