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Continent:	North America
Country:	Connecticut (USA)
Next Big City:	New York (NY)
Next Town:	Milford (CT)

Type:	Ocean
Rider Ability:	Beginner, Intermediate, Expert
Features:	No Info

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Water

Type:	Shallow, Flat, Chop, Small Wave (< 1m)
Hazards:	Wave Breakers / Groynes, Bridge
Quality:	Clean
Best Tide:	No Info

Low tide flats for about 100 yards off beach. Clean water. Generally flat, with wind driven swells when wind picks up. Nice breakers given depth of water in 20+ knots of wind.

Beach

Type:	Sand
Size:	Big
Hazards:	Rocks, Shells
Beach Users:	No Info

Most wide open public beach in western CT. Jetties and piers exist, but other than that the beach is over 1 mile long. The beach is generally sandy with decent width. Watch out for some rocks (mainly sandy) and some shells.

Wind

Best Months:	March, April, September, October
Wind Type:	Frontal Winds
Best Direction:	No Info
Main Direction:	No Info

Winter, spring and fall are kiteable/sailable 3-4 out of 7 days, with 1 out of 7 being great conditions. Summer is more hit/miss with 1 or 2 days out of 7 that are kiteable.

How to get there

Transport:	Car
Access:	Short Walk

New Haven Metro North Train from NYC to Milford. Exit I-95 N 33 or exit 34 I-95 S. Head to water. Park as far as you can east, then walk east past the first jetty.

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Kiters should stay as far east as possible.

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