East

Archirondel

East-coast beach with a stony upper shore and shallower sand lower down, useful for family visits when the wind is not onshore.

Mixed coastShelter 69Safety 78

Key features

CouplesFamily friendlyIndoorOutdoorWheelchair access

Directions

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Coastal context

Mixed shoreline gives a blend of sand, rock, and bay shelter, so the best activity depends more on tide stage. South and east Jersey are treated as lower-lying with larger visible tidal change.

Best times today

Dog walk

Why this best time

Comfort99/100
Gust comfort87/100
Terrain fit72/100
Visible beach67/100

Fair dog-walk option. Dog access is less convenient here. The shoreline is usable but will have more room as the tide drops.

15:30–17:30

Family

Why this best time

Family fit100/100
Comfort99/100
Tide suitability88/100
Gust comfort87/100

Family conditions are good overall. This is one of the easier family picks. Access, parking, or facilities are more limited. Wind comfort matters here.

15:30–17:30

Low tide walk

Why this best time

Comfort99/100
Terrain fit88/100
Gust comfort87/100
Visible beach67/100

Good low-tide walk because some beach is usable, but the better low-water window is later and the shoreline shape suits a longer low-water walk. Keep an eye on the incoming tide if you go far.

15:30–17:30

Paddleboard

Why this best time

Comfort99/100
Tide timing88/100
Gust comfort87/100
Water stability84/100

Paddleboarding conditions are poor because the SW wind is too lively for easy paddling, this is one of the more sheltered water options, and there should be enough useful water around the launch window.

15:30–17:30

Picnic

Why this best time

Family fit100/100
Comfort96/100
Tide suitability91/100
Gust comfort87/100

Good picnic option. The current weather is fairly workable for staying put. Facilities and easy set-up are more limited here.

15:30–17:30

Rockpooling

Why this best time

Terrain fit100/100
Family fit100/100
Comfort99/100
Gust comfort87/100

Good rockpooling option because more rockpooling space should open as the tide drops and the shoreline has enough rock, stone, or mixed ground to make pools more likely.

15:30–17:30

Sheltered today

Why this best time

Comfort99/100
Gust comfort87/100
Tide suitability87/100
Terrain fit76/100

Good sheltered choice today because it has some protection from the SW wind and the bay is only partly sheltered.

15:30–17:30

Sunset

Why this sunset score

A mixed sunset pick because the sunset angle is decent here, but not as strong as the western headlands. Some cloud could still make the light interesting.

16:30–17:16

Surf

Why this best time

Comfort99/100
Tide timing96/100
Gust comfort87/100
Safety78/100

Surf setup is fair because the SW wind is workable but not ideal, this beach is not one of the stronger surf-exposed spots, and the tide is in a workable surf window.

15:30–17:30

Swim

Why this best time

Tide timing98/100
Safety78/100
Gust comfort72/100
Comfort69/100

Good swim option because the tide lines up well for swimming and wind exposure takes some of the comfort away.

21:30–23:30

Walk

Why this best time

Scenery88/100
Gust comfort87/100
Terrain fit82/100
Visible beach67/100

Good for walking now because there is enough room for a shorter walk, but the beach opens up more later. Keep an eye on the incoming tide.

15:30–17:30

Sunrise

Why this sunrise score

A excellent sunrise pick because this coast catches early light well. Cloud or rain may flatten the light.

Excellent

A excellent sunrise pick because this coast catches early light well. Cloud or rain may flatten the light.

Sunrise time

Tomorrow 06:48

Best window

06:30–07:12

Sunset

Why this sunset score

A mixed sunset pick because the sunset angle is decent here, but not as strong as the western headlands. Some cloud could still make the light interesting.

Fair

A mixed sunset pick because the sunset angle is decent here, but not as strong as the western headlands. Some cloud could still make the light interesting.

Sunset time

16:58

Best window

16:30–17:16

Dog walk

Why this score

Comfort99/100
Gust comfort87/100
Terrain fit72/100
Visible beach67/100

Fair dog-walk option. Dog access is less convenient here. The shoreline is usable but will have more room as the tide drops.

Fair

Fair dog-walk option. Dog access is less convenient here. The shoreline is usable but will have more room as the tide drops.

Family

Why this score

Family fit100/100
Comfort99/100
Tide suitability88/100
Gust comfort87/100

Family conditions are good overall. This is one of the easier family picks. Access, parking, or facilities are more limited. Wind comfort matters here.

Good

Family conditions are good overall. This is one of the easier family picks. Access, parking, or facilities are more limited. Wind comfort matters here.

Low tide walk

Why this score

Comfort99/100
Terrain fit88/100
Gust comfort87/100
Visible beach67/100

Good low-tide walk because some beach is usable, but the better low-water window is later and the shoreline shape suits a longer low-water walk. Keep an eye on the incoming tide if you go far.

Good

Good low-tide walk because some beach is usable, but the better low-water window is later and the shoreline shape suits a longer low-water walk. Keep an eye on the incoming tide if you go far.

Paddleboard

Why this score

Comfort99/100
Tide timing88/100
Gust comfort87/100
Water stability84/100

Paddleboarding conditions are poor because the SW wind is too lively for easy paddling, this is one of the more sheltered water options, and there should be enough useful water around the launch window.

Poor

Paddleboarding conditions are poor because the SW wind is too lively for easy paddling, this is one of the more sheltered water options, and there should be enough useful water around the launch window.

Picnic

Why this score

Family fit100/100
Comfort96/100
Tide suitability91/100
Gust comfort87/100

Good picnic option. The current weather is fairly workable for staying put. Facilities and easy set-up are more limited here.

Good

Good picnic option. The current weather is fairly workable for staying put. Facilities and easy set-up are more limited here.

Rockpooling

Why this score

Terrain fit100/100
Family fit100/100
Comfort99/100
Gust comfort87/100

Good rockpooling option because more rockpooling space should open as the tide drops and the shoreline has enough rock, stone, or mixed ground to make pools more likely.

Good

Good rockpooling option because more rockpooling space should open as the tide drops and the shoreline has enough rock, stone, or mixed ground to make pools more likely.

Sheltered today

Why this score

Comfort99/100
Gust comfort87/100
Tide suitability87/100
Terrain fit76/100

Good sheltered choice today because it has some protection from the SW wind and the bay is only partly sheltered.

Good

Good sheltered choice today because it has some protection from the SW wind and the bay is only partly sheltered.

Sunrise

Why this sunrise score

A excellent sunrise pick because this coast catches early light well. Cloud or rain may flatten the light.

Excellent

A excellent sunrise pick because this coast catches early light well. Cloud or rain may flatten the light.

Sunrise Tomorrow 06:48 · Best window 06:30–07:12

Sunset

Why this sunset score

A mixed sunset pick because the sunset angle is decent here, but not as strong as the western headlands. Some cloud could still make the light interesting.

Fair

A mixed sunset pick because the sunset angle is decent here, but not as strong as the western headlands. Some cloud could still make the light interesting.

Sunset 16:58 · Best window 16:30–17:16

Surf

Why this score

Comfort99/100
Tide timing96/100
Gust comfort87/100
Safety78/100

Surf setup is fair because the SW wind is workable but not ideal, this beach is not one of the stronger surf-exposed spots, and the tide is in a workable surf window.

Fair

Surf setup is fair because the SW wind is workable but not ideal, this beach is not one of the stronger surf-exposed spots, and the tide is in a workable surf window.

Swim

Why this score

Gust comfort87/100
Tide timing86/100
Comfort83/100
Safety78/100

Good swim option because the tide lines up well for swimming and wind exposure takes some of the comfort away.

Good

Good swim option because the tide lines up well for swimming and wind exposure takes some of the comfort away.

Walk

Why this score

Scenery88/100
Gust comfort87/100
Terrain fit82/100
Visible beach67/100

Good for walking now because there is enough room for a shorter walk, but the beach opens up more later. Keep an eye on the incoming tide.

Good

Good for walking now because there is enough room for a shorter walk, but the beach opens up more later. Keep an eye on the incoming tide.

Hazard notes

The water can stay shallow for some distance. Easterly wind is exposed here, and the shore changes noticeably through the tide.

Indicative only, not a precise marine map or flood model.

Live conditions checked

15:30

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SourcesWhere the information comes from

Live rankings adapt the sources below into indicative scores. Coast Now is not an official weather, tide, navigation, or safety service; check official forecasts, signs, lifeguard advice, and local conditions before relying on it.

Tide and current height

Current tide, estimated height, next high, next low, and tide trend are adapted from Government of Jersey / Jersey Met feeds.

Weather and wind

Temperature, rain probability, UV, sunrise, sunset, and day-part wind forecasts are adapted from Government of Jersey / Jersey Met feeds. Open-Meteo fills hourly condition, wind, gust, and precipitation gaps.

Map and coastal context

Terrain and beach-space logic are broad heuristics. The map view uses OpenStreetMap tiles with contributor attribution.