Fairfield tides
Predicted from Southport, Southport Harbor, NOAA station 8467726, 1 miles away. Long Island Sound fills from both ends, and the water piles up at this end: the range here is around seven feet, against under three at the eastern entrance. A time or a height taken from Mystic or New London will not do here. Heights in feet above MLLW. Also covers Penfield Reef, Jennings Beach, Southport Harbor and Sasco.
No predictions loaded for this date.
Water level now
—
Highs and lows
- 1:51 amLow tide1.1 ft
- 7:58 amHigh tide6.5 ft
- 2:22 pmLow tide1.1 ft
- 8:22 pmHigh tide6.4 ft
Sun and moon
- Sunrise
- 7:10 am
- Sunset
- 6:05 pm
- Daylight
- 10 hr 55 min
- Moonrise
- 3:48 pm
- Moonset
- 2:03 am
- Moon
- Waxing gibbous 78%
The lowest daylight water is 1.1 ft at 2:22 pm.
About Fairfield
Offering miles of beautiful coastline, Fairfield encompasses the treacherous Penfield Reef, Jennings Beach, Southport Harbor, and Sasco Beach. Typical activities include swimming in the Sound, sailing from the historic harbor, and walking the shoreline. Penfield Reef is a location where knowing the tides is literally a matter of survival; during extreme low tides, the reef becomes a massive, walkable sandbar stretching far into the Sound, but explorers must strictly track the incoming tide to ensure they return to the beach before the returning waters completely submerge the path.
This week
Wed
21 Oct
6.5 ft
7:58 am
1.1 ft
2:22 pm
Thu
22 Oct
6.9 ft
8:48 am
0.7 ft
3:13 pm
Fri
23 Oct
7.4 ft
9:34 am
0.2 ft
4:00 pm
Sat
24 Oct
7.8 ft
10:18 am
-0.3 ft
4:45 pm
Sun
25 Oct
8.2 ft
11:02 am
-0.6 ft
5:30 pm
Mon
26 Oct
8.4 ft
11:47 am
-0.8 ft
6:16 pm
Tue
27 Oct
8.5 ft
12:35 pm
-0.9 ft
7:04 pm
Wed
28 Oct
8.5 ft
1:24 pm
-0.8 ft
7:54 pm
Thu
29 Oct
8.3 ft
2:15 pm
-0.6 ft
8:45 pm
Fri
30 Oct
7.9 ft
3:10 pm
-0.3 ft
9:41 pm
The highest water of each day, and when it arrives.
King tides in 287 days
Water reaches 8.6 ft at 1:33 pm on Wednesday 4 August, the highest of this run. See every king tide through 2030
Along the coast
The nearest Connecticut locations north and south of here, in order along the coast. Each dot sits at its true latitude; where places crowd together the writing is nudged clear and joined back to its dot by a line. The region page lists them all.
October 2026
| Date | Tides | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1Thu | High 3:07 am 7.2 ftLow 9:14 am 0.4 ftHigh 3:25 pm 8.0 ftLow 9:56 pm 0.0 ft | 6:48 am | 6:36 pm |
| 2Fri | High 4:02 am 7.0 ftLow 10:12 am 0.7 ftHigh 4:23 pm 7.7 ftLow 10:57 pm 0.2 ft | 6:49 am | 6:34 pm |
| 3Sat | High 5:03 am 6.8 ftLow 11:16 am 0.8 ftHigh 5:26 pm 7.4 ft | 6:50 am | 6:33 pm |
| 4Sun | Low 12:00 am 0.4 ftHigh 6:07 am 6.7 ftLow 12:24 pm 0.9 ftHigh 6:32 pm 7.2 ft | 6:51 am | 6:31 pm |
| 5Mon | Low 1:03 am 0.5 ftHigh 7:12 am 6.8 ftLow 1:31 pm 0.8 ftHigh 7:39 pm 7.1 ft | 6:52 am | 6:29 pm |
| 6Tue | Low 2:04 am 0.4 ftHigh 8:16 am 7.1 ftLow 2:35 pm 0.5 ftHigh 8:43 pm 7.1 ft | 6:53 am | 6:28 pm |
| 7Wed | Low 3:02 am 0.3 ftHigh 9:14 am 7.4 ftLow 3:33 pm 0.2 ftHigh 9:40 pm 7.3 ft | 6:54 am | 6:26 pm |
| 8Thu | Low 3:54 am 0.2 ftHigh 10:04 am 7.7 ftLow 4:25 pm -0.1 ftHigh 10:31 pm 7.4 ft | 6:55 am | 6:25 pm |
| 9Fri | Low 4:42 am 0.1 ftHigh 10:51 am 7.9 ftLow 5:12 pm -0.3 ftHigh 11:18 pm 7.4 ft | 6:57 am | 6:23 pm |
| 10Sat | Low 5:27 am 0.1 ftHigh 11:34 am 8.0 ftLow 5:57 pm -0.4 ft | 6:58 am | 6:21 pm |
| 11Sun | High 12:03 am 7.4 ftLow 6:11 am 0.1 ftHigh 12:16 pm 8.0 ftLow 6:41 pm -0.4 ft | 6:59 am | 6:20 pm |
| 12Mon | High 12:46 am 7.3 ftLow 6:53 am 0.3 ftHigh 12:57 pm 7.9 ftLow 7:23 pm -0.2 ft | 7:00 am | 6:18 pm |
| 13Tue | High 1:27 am 7.1 ftLow 7:35 am 0.5 ftHigh 1:38 pm 7.7 ftLow 8:05 pm 0.0 ft | 7:01 am | 6:17 pm |
| 14Wed | High 2:08 am 6.9 ftLow 8:16 am 0.8 ftHigh 2:19 pm 7.4 ftLow 8:48 pm 0.3 ft | 7:02 am | 6:15 pm |
| 15Thu | High 2:50 am 6.6 ftLow 8:59 am 1.1 ftHigh 3:02 pm 7.1 ftLow 9:32 pm 0.6 ft | 7:03 am | 6:13 pm |
| 16Fri | High 3:35 am 6.3 ftLow 9:45 am 1.3 ftHigh 3:48 pm 6.8 ftLow 10:21 pm 0.9 ft | 7:04 am | 6:12 pm |
| 17Sat | High 4:25 am 6.1 ftLow 10:37 am 1.6 ftHigh 4:40 pm 6.5 ftLow 11:14 pm 1.1 ft | 7:05 am | 6:10 pm |
| 18Sun | High 5:19 am 6.0 ftLow 11:33 am 1.7 ftHigh 5:35 pm 6.3 ft | 7:06 am | 6:09 pm |
| 19Mon | Low 12:07 am 1.2 ftHigh 6:13 am 6.0 ftLow 12:31 pm 1.6 ftHigh 6:31 pm 6.2 ft | 7:07 am | 6:07 pm |
| 20Tue | Low 1:00 am 1.2 ftHigh 7:06 am 6.2 ftLow 1:27 pm 1.5 ftHigh 7:27 pm 6.3 ft | 7:09 am | 6:06 pm |
| 21Wed | Low 1:51 am 1.1 ftHigh 7:58 am 6.5 ftLow 2:22 pm 1.1 ftHigh 8:22 pm 6.4 ft | 7:10 am | 6:05 pm |
| 22Thu | Low 2:41 am 0.9 ftHigh 8:48 am 6.9 ftLow 3:13 pm 0.7 ftHigh 9:14 pm 6.7 ft | 7:11 am | 6:03 pm |
| 23Fri | Low 3:28 am 0.7 ftHigh 9:34 am 7.4 ftLow 4:00 pm 0.2 ftHigh 10:02 pm 7.0 ft | 7:12 am | 6:02 pm |
| 24Sat | Low 4:12 am 0.4 ftHigh 10:18 am 7.8 ftLow 4:45 pm -0.3 ftHigh 10:48 pm 7.2 ft | 7:13 am | 6:00 pm |
| 25Sun | Low 4:55 am 0.2 ftHigh 11:02 am 8.2 ftLow 5:30 pm -0.6 ftHigh 11:34 pm 7.4 ft | 7:14 am | 5:59 pm |
| 26Mon | Low 5:40 am 0.0 ftHigh 11:47 am 8.4 ftLow 6:16 pm -0.8 ft | 7:15 am | 5:58 pm |
| 27Tue | High 12:21 am 7.5 ftLow 6:27 am -0.1 ftHigh 12:35 pm 8.5 ftLow 7:04 pm -0.9 ft | 7:17 am | 5:56 pm |
| 28Wed | High 1:09 am 7.6 ftLow 7:15 am -0.1 ftHigh 1:24 pm 8.5 ftLow 7:54 pm -0.8 ft | 7:18 am | 5:55 pm |
| 29Thu | High 1:59 am 7.5 ftLow 8:06 am 0.0 ftHigh 2:15 pm 8.3 ftLow 8:45 pm -0.6 ft | 7:19 am | 5:54 pm |
| 30Fri | High 2:52 am 7.3 ftLow 9:01 am 0.2 ftHigh 3:10 pm 7.9 ftLow 9:41 pm -0.3 ft | 7:20 am | 5:52 pm |
| 31Sat | High 3:49 am 7.1 ftLow 10:02 am 0.4 ftHigh 4:09 pm 7.5 ftLow 10:40 pm 0.0 ft | 7:21 am | 5:51 pm |