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Silver Sands

South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, United States

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  • Monday, December 10, 2018 -- Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Department of Energy and Environment Protection (DEEP) Commissioner Rob Klee today cut a ribbon to celebrate the imminent completion of long-

    Monday, December 10, 2018 -- Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Department of Energy and Environment Protection (DEEP) Commissioner Rob Klee today cut a ribbon to celebrate the imminent completion of long-. Dannel Malloy, CC BY 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 3 pm to sunset, sunset 5:59 pm
8 am
6.0
25 km/h15 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.3
25 km/h16 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.3
25 km/h16 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.5
22 km/h14 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.7
20 km/h12 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.9
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
2 pm
7.0
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.1
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.1
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.3
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Where to stay near the beach

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
13°C55°F
Water
16°C61°F
Wind
2818 km/hmph N
Gusts
5736 km/hmph
Waves
0.3 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:59 pm
Today
6.0Good8 am2515
6.3Good9 am2516
6.3Good10 am2516
6.5Good11 am2214
6.7Good12 pm2012
6.9Good1 pm1811
7.0Great2 pm1610
7.1Great3 pm159
7.1Great4 pm159
7.3Great5 pm138
Sat
4.9Fair8 am106
5.0Fair9 am85
5.3Fair10 am53
5.6Good11 am21
5.3Fair12 pm74
5.7Good1 pm127
4.7Fair2 pm159
4.7Fair3 pm159
4.8Fair4 pm159
5.9Good5 pm148
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 8 am, 0.8 m. Low at 3 pm, -1.7 m. High at 9 pm, 0.7 mHigh 8 am, 0.8 m3 ftLow 3 pm, -1.7 m5 ftHigh 9 pm, 0.7 m2 ftNow8 am2 pm8 pm2 am
  • High 8 am, 0.8 m3 ft
  • Low 3 pm, -1.7 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.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sun7.8 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon8.2 GreatBest 11 am to 6 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue7.4 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed5.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 1%
  • Thu7.4 GreatBest 10 am to 6 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 2%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms100 m330 ft away
  • Drinking water90 m290 ft away
  • Parking8 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 140 m450 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink2 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 80 m280 ft
  • Picnic tables80 m270 ft away
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
1.4 km0.9 miFort Trumbull (village)
Nearest airport
7 km4 miIgor I. Sikorsky Memorial Airport (BDR)

Nearby places

  • Frenchies Coffee Bar At Silver Sands State ParkCoffee shop
    80 m280 ft
  • The Greek Spot Cafe & GrillGreek
    310 m0.2 mi

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

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