Walnut Public Beach
South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, United States
- Paid parking
Today at a glance
Best: 8 am to sunset, sunset 5:59 pm7.3
12 km/h8 mph wind, Great
6.9
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
6.7
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
6.8
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good
7.0
17 km/h11 mph wind, Great
7.1
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great
7.2
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great
7.2
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
6.9
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
7.4
10 km/h6 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
- 10°C50°F
- Water
- 16°C61°F
- Wind
- 1711 km/hmph NNE
- Gusts
- 5031 km/hmph
- Waves
- 0.3 m<1 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- falling
- Rain
- 0%
- Sunset
- 5:59 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- Low 2 am, -1.6 m5 ft
- 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
- Restrooms170 m570 ft away
- Parking18 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 100 m320 ft. Listed as paid
- Food and drink2 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 820 m0.5 mi
- SurfaceSand
Getting there
- Nearest town
- 590 m0.4 miWalnut Beach (village)
- Nearest airport
- 6 km4 miIgor I. Sikorsky Memorial Airport (BDR)
Nearby places
- Tyde at Walnut BeachFood and drink820 m0.5 mi
- Frenchies Coffee Bar At Silver Sands State ParkCoffee shop990 m0.6 mi
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Silver Sands1.0 km0.6 mi east away7.7 Great
- Silver Beach1.4 km0.9 mi north-east away6.8 Good
- Fort Trumbull Beach2.0 km1.2 mi north-east away6.8 Good
- Laurel Beach2.0 km1.3 mi south-west away7.7 Great
- Gulf Beach3.0 km1.9 mi north-east away6.8 Good
Where to stay near the beach
Compare hotels and apartments near Walnut Public Beach.
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The days ahead
Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.
- Sat7.2 GreatBest 2 pm to 6 pmWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
- Sun7.8 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
- Mon8.2 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
- Tue7.1 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 0%
- Wed5.0 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 1%