Connecticut Tide Charts

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.

Water level now

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Next tide

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Highs and lows

  1. 1:51 amLow tide1.1 ft
  2. 7:58 amHigh tide6.5 ft
  3. 2:22 pmLow tide1.1 ft
  4. 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

  1. Wed

    21 Oct

    6.5 ft

    7:58 am

    1.1 ft

    2:22 pm

  2. Thu

    22 Oct

    6.9 ft

    8:48 am

    0.7 ft

    3:13 pm

  3. Fri

    23 Oct

    7.4 ft

    9:34 am

    0.2 ft

    4:00 pm

  4. Sat

    24 Oct

    7.8 ft

    10:18 am

    -0.3 ft

    4:45 pm

  5. Sun

    25 Oct

    8.2 ft

    11:02 am

    -0.6 ft

    5:30 pm

  6. Mon

    26 Oct

    8.4 ft

    11:47 am

    -0.8 ft

    6:16 pm

  7. Tue

    27 Oct

    8.5 ft

    12:35 pm

    -0.9 ft

    7:04 pm

  8. Wed

    28 Oct

    8.5 ft

    1:24 pm

    -0.8 ft

    7:54 pm

  9. Thu

    29 Oct

    8.3 ft

    2:15 pm

    -0.6 ft

    8:45 pm

  10. 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 am6:36 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 am6:34 pm
3Sat
High 5:03 am 6.8 ftLow 11:16 am 0.8 ftHigh 5:26 pm 7.4 ft
6:50 am6:33 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 am6:31 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 am6:29 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 am6:28 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 am6:26 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 am6:25 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 am6:23 pm
10Sat
Low 5:27 am 0.1 ftHigh 11:34 am 8.0 ftLow 5:57 pm -0.4 ft
6:58 am6:21 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 am6:20 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 am6:18 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 am6:17 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 am6:15 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 am6:13 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 am6:12 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 am6:10 pm
18Sun
High 5:19 am 6.0 ftLow 11:33 am 1.7 ftHigh 5:35 pm 6.3 ft
7:06 am6:09 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 am6:07 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 am6:06 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 am6:05 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 am6:03 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 am6:02 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 am6:00 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 am5:59 pm
26Mon
Low 5:40 am 0.0 ftHigh 11:47 am 8.4 ftLow 6:16 pm -0.8 ft
7:15 am5:58 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 am5:56 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 am5:55 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 am5:54 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 am5:52 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 am5:51 pm

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