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Goose Creek Beach
4.8★ · 26 Google ratings · Southold, Connecticut
✓ Short walk✓ Good for kids
At a glance
Parking
Not mapped
Walk
310 ft · 1 min
Water
77°F · modelled, no buoy nearby
Tide
2 ft range today
Children
Reported good for young kids
Water quality
Good · all 13 samples clean · 2025
Map of Goose Creek Beach
Guide
Good to know
Visit in late August for fishing
Snapper fishing peaks in late August, making it an ideal time for anglers.
Year-round destination with varied activities
The beach supports swimming, paddle boarding, boating, and fishing across all seasons.
Reported good with little kids
Visitors often mention shallow or calm water. This is what reviewers report, not a safety assessment.Mentioned by 3 visitors · 2020–2026
Arrive early for parking
While the beach has enough shoreline for most visitors, space fills up and requires early arrival.
Conditions
How it is right now
Air
73°F · clear
Water
77°F · modelled, no buoy nearby
Waves
0.9 ft · 5 s apart
Wind
5 mph from the SSW
Shelter
Offshore · wind blowing off the land
UV index
7 peak today
| Time | Tide | Height |
|---|---|---|
| 05:39 | High tide | ↑ |
| 11:46 | Low tide | ↓ |
| 18:08 | High tide | ↑ |
Last updated Aug 20, 5:41 AM.
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Questions
Common questions
How far is the walk to the water at Goose Creek Beach?
310 ft in a straight line from the listing to the mapped shoreline, about 1 min. Soft sand and dune make the real walk longer than the straight line.
Does Goose Creek Beach have restrooms?
No restrooms are mapped within 600 m on OpenStreetMap. That means nobody has mapped any, which is not the same as there being none.
Measured from OpenStreetMap, public aerial imagery and live conditions data, and counted from visitor reviews. Every source, in full.
