Conditions · CT

Connecticut conditions

Weather, coastal forecasts, tides, water temperature and river flows, region by region. Fishing reports are separate: those come from people on the water.

West

Sunrise: 6:52 AM
Sunset: 6:35 PM
Moon: Waning gibbous · 66% lit

Air: 64°F
Wind: 3 mph; From the SW
Sky: Partly Cloudy

Coastal forecast · ANZ335

Long Island Sound West of New Haven CT/Port Jefferson NY

Tonight: SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 ft or less.
Friday: SW winds around 10 kt. Seas 1 ft or less. Wave Detail: SW 1 ft at 2 seconds. Slight chance of showers in the afternoon.
Friday Night: NW winds around 10 kt. Seas 1 ft or less. Wave Detail: W 1 ft at 2 seconds. Chance of showers and slight chance of tstms in the evening, then slight chance of showers after midnight.

Issued 252 PM EDT Thu Oct 1 2026

Tides today

Saugatuck, Saugatuck River, CT
Serves Sherwood Island State Park
High 3:57a 6.8 ftLow 10:10a 0.8 ftHigh 4:13p 7.7 ftLow 11:05p 0.5 ft
Shelton, CT
Serves Lower Housatonic River (Derby to Milford)
High 4:40a 6.9 ftLow 11:19a 0.8 ftHigh 4:59p 7.8 ft

Water temperature

Bridgeport, CT
Serves Sherwood Island State Park, Silver Sands State Park and Charles Island (Milford)
66°F
New Haven, CT
Serves Lower Housatonic River (Derby to Milford), New Haven Harbor
66°F

River flows

Housatonic River at Falls Village, CT
Serves Housatonic River (Falls Village to New Milford)
374 cfs2.31 ft gaugeas of 12:15 AM

Central

Sunrise: 6:49 AM
Sunset: 6:33 PM
Moon: Waning gibbous · 66% lit

Air: 65°F
Wind: 5 mph; From the S
Sky: Partly Cloudy

Coastal forecast · ANZ331

Long Island Sound East of New Haven CT/Port Jefferson NY to the

Tonight: SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 ft or less. Wave Detail: SW 1 ft at 2 seconds.
Friday: SW winds around 10 kt. Seas 1 ft or less. Wave Detail: SW 1 ft at 3 seconds.
Friday Night: NW winds around 10 kt. Seas 1 ft or less. Wave Detail: W 1 ft at 3 seconds. Slight chance of tstms in the evening. Chance of showers.

Issued Mouth of the Connecticut River-

Tides today

Clinton Harbor, CT
Serves Hammonasset Beach State Park
High 3:58a 4.6 ftLow 9:53a 0.6 ftHigh 4:18p 5.3 ftLow 10:46p 0.1 ft
Gulf Beach, CT
Serves Silver Sands State Park and Charles Island (Milford)
High 3:49a 6.2 ftLow 9:52a 0.9 ftHigh 4:08p 7.0 ftLow 10:47p 0.7 ft
Lighthouse Point, New Haven Harbor, CT
Serves New Haven Harbor
High 3:50a 6.0 ftLow 9:53a 0.8 ftHigh 4:09p 6.8 ftLow 10:48p 0.6 ft
Saybrook Jetty, CT
Serves Connecticut River Mouth (Old Saybrook and Old Lyme)
High 3:08a 3.4 ftLow 9:07a 0.8 ftHigh 3:40p 4.4 ftLow 10:14p 0.5 ft

River flows

Connecticut River at Thompsonville, CT
Serves Connecticut River at the Enfield Dam
4,790 cfs7.92 ft gauge64°F wateras of 12:30 AM
Farmington River at Tariffville, CT
Serves Farmington River
626 cfs1.77 ft gaugeas of 12:15 AM

East

Sunrise: 6:47 AM
Sunset: 6:30 PM
Moon: Waning gibbous · 66% lit

Air: 65°F
Wind: 3 mph; From the S
Sky: Partly Cloudy

Coastal forecast · ANZ332

Long Island Sound East of the Mouth of the Connecticut River

Tonight: SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 1 ft at 2 seconds and E 1 ft at 9 seconds.
Friday: SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 3 seconds and E 1 ft at 8 seconds.
Friday Night: W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds. Slight chance of tstms in the evening. Chance of showers.

Issued 252 PM EDT Thu Oct 1 2026

Tides today

New London, State Pier, CT
Serves Fort Trumbull State Park Fishing Pier
High 1:57a 2.5 ftLow 8:22a 0.6 ftHigh 2:29p 3.2 ftLow 9:29p 0.3 ft
Niantic, Niantic River, CT
Serves Harkness Memorial and Seaside State Parks (Waterford), Rocky Neck State Park
High 2:49a 2.4 ftLow 9:19a 0.5 ftHigh 3:21p 3.2 ftLow 10:26p 0.3 ft
West Mystic, Mystic River, CT
Serves Bluff Point State Park
High 1:40a 2.4 ftLow 8:11a 0.5 ftHigh 2:11p 3.0 ftLow 9:19p 0.4 ft

Water temperature

New London, CT
Serves Bluff Point State Park, Connecticut River Mouth (Old Saybrook and Old Lyme), Fort Trumbull State Park Fishing Pier, Harkness Memorial and Seaside State Parks (Waterford), Rocky Neck State Park
65°F

Sources: National Weather Service, NOAA Tides & Currents, USGS. Sunrise, sunset and moon phase are calculated. Readings refresh every 15 minutes; always check official forecasts before going out.