Overview

Sherwood Island State Park is Connecticut's oldest coastal state park, located in Westport on Long Island Sound. This park offers a long sandy beach with direct Sound access and plenty of space for kite launching. The park is well maintained with full facilities (parking, restrooms, picnic areas). It's one of the most spacious spots in Connecticut for kitesurfing, offering more room than neighboring municipal beaches. Panoramic views of the Sound and Long Island.

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Sunrise 07:10 · Sunset 18:05

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

Next tides

Low tide Tue 20 · 00:39 · 1 m
High tide Tue 20 · 06:59 · 2.8 m
Low tide Tue 20 · 13:02 · 1 m
High tide Tue 20 · 19:21 · 2.9 m

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Sherwood Island State Park: when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

Season · peak

275h

in March · 28 rideable days

The spot works year-round: 26 rideable days a month on average, at 17 °C. It peaks in March, with 275 hours of usable wind.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 85%13-20 knots · 15%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 85% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 3 °C. The wettest month is March, with 112 mm.

Monthly averages: Sherwood Island State Park

Monthly averages — Sherwood Island State Park — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	26.0	201 h	3 °C	80 mm
February	25.0	204 h	5 °C	57 mm
March	28.0	275 h	11 °C	112 mm
April	27.5	294 h	15 °C	73 mm
May	27.0	249 h	20 °C	84 mm
June	25.5	225 h	27 °C	51 mm
July	26.0	202 h	30 °C	53 mm
August	26.0	212 h	27 °C	109 mm
September	22.0	168 h	24 °C	30 mm
October	27.0	226 h	19 °C	38 mm
November	26.0	220 h	13 °C	51 mm
December	23.5	189 h	4 °C	75 mm

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Technical details of Sherwood Island State Park spot

The spot works with winds from N, NNE, NE, ENE, E, ESE, SE, SSE, S, SSW, SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW, NNW.

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Spot opening date · Required level

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Required level: Intermediate

On the water

Long Island Sound with good fetch. Flat water to moderate chop. Brackish water. Sandy bottom. Large beach offering plenty of space. Significant tidal range. Cold water — wetsuit needed most of the year.

Hazards

Swimmers in summer. State park entrance fee. Kitesurfing restrictions possible in summer. Tidal currents. Rocks in some areas. Boat traffic. Cold water. Thunderstorms possible in summer.

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