Overview

Compo Beach is one of Connecticut's most popular kitesurfing spots, located in Westport on Long Island Sound. This large municipal beach offers excellent Sound access with a wide stretch of sand and good fetch. Compo Beach is the historic spot of Connecticut's kite community, active since the early days of kitesurfing in the region. The beach is well oriented for south and southwest winds. Westport is an affluent Fairfield County town, about an hour from New York City.

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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 · 00:41 · 1 m
High tide Tue 20 · 07:01 · 2.8 m
Low tide Tue 20 · 13:04 · 1.1 m
High tide Tue 20 · 19:24 · 2.9 m

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Compo Beach: 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

264h

in May · 28.5 rideable days

The spot works year-round: 26 rideable days a month on average, at 17 °C. It peaks in May, with 264 hours of usable wind.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 84%13-20 knots · 16%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 84% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 3 °C. The wettest month is March, with 122 mm.

Monthly averages: Compo Beach

Monthly averages — Compo Beach — 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	212 h	3 °C	89 mm
February	24.5	214 h	5 °C	66 mm
March	28.0	272 h	11 °C	122 mm
April	27.5	300 h	15 °C	53 mm
May	28.5	264 h	20 °C	96 mm
June	26.5	230 h	27 °C	77 mm
July	28.5	208 h	30 °C	38 mm
August	26.0	220 h	27 °C	102 mm
September	22.5	187 h	24 °C	47 mm
October	27.5	235 h	19 °C	30 mm
November	26.0	234 h	13 °C	52 mm
December	24.5	201 h	4 °C	87 mm

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Technical details of Compo Beach 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 south and southwest. Flat water to moderate chop. Brackish water. Sandy bottom. Wide sandy beach offering plenty of launch space. Significant tidal range changing conditions. Cold water — wetsuit needed September to June.

Hazards

Numerous swimmers in summer. Kitesurfing restrictions in summer — specific zones and hours. Tidal currents. Rocks in some adjacent areas. Boat traffic. Cold water outside summer. High parking fees for non-residents in summer. Thunderstorms possible.

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