Hole-in-the-Wall

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This sandy beach is part of McCook Point Park in East Lyme. The sand at Hole-in-the-Wall gently slopes to the beach swimming area. There are beautiful views of Long Island Sound and visitors can take in the view while walking on the trails or boardwalk.

Lifeguards are on duty during the summer season. Parking for the beach is on Baptist Lane and passes are required during the summer months.

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COVID-19

Keep your distance from other people.

Practicing social distancing is still essential. Only go to the beach if you are able to keep 6 feet or 2 meters away from others. Follow the instructions provided by your local health authorities. If your community has asked that you remain indoors and away from others, do so. Spending a day in any crowded place is the worst thing we can do for our most vulnerable right now and will counter our efforts to curb the virus’s spread.

Water Quality

Passed water quality tests at least 95% of the time
Historical Status
This status is based on the latest sample, taken on August 30th, 2021. Swim Guide - Main updates the status of this beach as soon as test results become available. These results were posted to Swim Guide on September 2nd, 2021 at 12:00 PM.

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Current Weather

13°C

Clear and sunny

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Monitoring Frequency

Source Information

Ledge Light Health District monitors water quality at beaches in this region from mid-May to mid-September. Water samples are collected at weekly from different bathing areas. Advisories are posted to the health district website.

Swim Guide checks the advisories daily, during the monitoring season.

A beach is marked Green when bacteria counts are below 104 units / 100ml of marine water or 235 / 100ml of fresh water,

A beach is marked Red when two consecutive samples exceed 104 bacteria units / 100ml of marine water or 235 / 100ml of fresh water

A beach is marked Grey when there is no recent or reliable information available.

Water Quality Graph