North-east

Rozel Bay

Sheltered harbour bay where the beach is modest and tide-dependent, best suited to a quiet coastal pause or short paddle.

Mixed coastShelter 68Safety 72

Key features

Accessible parking or drop-off pointAccessible toiletsCateringCouplesFamily friendlyLevel accessOutdoorParkingPartial wheelchair accessPartially suitable for visitors with limited mobilityPet friendlyWheelchair 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

Visible beach100/100
Gust comfort84/100
Comfort83/100
Access78/100

Fair dog-walk option. Dog access is less convenient here. The shoreline has usable room now.

13:45–15:45

Family

Why this best time

Family fit100/100
Access100/100
Comfort83/100
Tide suitability81/100

Family conditions are excellent overall. This is one of the easier family picks. Access, parking, and facilities support a family visit. Wind comfort matters here.

14:45–16:45

Low tide walk

Why this best time

Visible beach100/100
Terrain fit88/100
Gust comfort84/100
Comfort83/100

Excellent low-tide walk because the tide is low enough to open a proper stretch of shore and the shoreline shape suits a longer low-water walk. Keep an eye on the incoming tide if you go far.

13:45–15:45

Paddleboard

Why this best time

Gust comfort87/100
Water stability83/100
Comfort83/100
Access76/100

Paddleboarding conditions are fair because the SW wind is too lively for easy paddling, this is one of the more sheltered water options, and the tide is away from the stronger paddleboarding window.

16:45–18:45

Picnic

Why this best time

Amenities100/100
Family fit100/100
Wind comfort76/100
Tide suitability76/100

Excellent picnic option. The weather makes it a more mixed picnic call. Access and nearby basics are stronger here.

14:45–16:45

Rockpooling

Why this best time

Low tide100/100
Family fit100/100
Gust comfort84/100
Comfort83/100

Good rockpooling option because low water is exposing more shore and the shoreline has enough rock, stone, or mixed ground to make pools more likely.

13:45–15:45

Sheltered today

Why this best time

Tide suitability96/100
Comfort83/100
Access77/100
Wind comfort76/100

Good sheltered choice today because it is well protected from the SW wind and the bay is only partly sheltered.

15:45–17:45

Sunset

Why this sunset score

A mixed sunset pick because the sunset angle is decent here, but not as strong as the western headlands. Cloud or rain may flatten the light.

16:30–17:16

Surf

Why this best time

Comfort83/100
Wind quality82/100
Gust comfort80/100
Safety72/100

Surf setup is fair because the SW wind is lining up cleanly, this beach is not one of the stronger surf-exposed spots, and the tide is away from the better surf window.

12:45–14:45

Swim

Why this best time

Tide timing100/100
Access87/100
Wind comfort76/100
Gust comfort74/100

Excellent swim option because the tide lines up well for swimming and it stays relatively comfortable in the SW wind.

15:45–17:45

Walk

Why this best time

Visible beach100/100
Scenery88/100
Gust comfort84/100
Access83/100

Excellent for walking now because the tide is low enough to expose plenty of walking space. Keep an eye on the incoming tide.

13:45–15:45

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. Cloud or rain may flatten the light.

Fair

A mixed sunset pick because the sunset angle is decent here, but not as strong as the western headlands. Cloud or rain may flatten the light.

Sunset time

16:58

Best window

16:30–17:16

Dog walk

Why this score

Comfort83/100
Gust comfort80/100
Access78/100
Wind comfort76/100

Not a strong dog-walk choice now because high water leaves very little usable beach. It improves once the tide drops.

Poor

Not a strong dog-walk choice now because high water leaves very little usable beach. It improves once the tide drops.

Family

Why this score

Family fit100/100
Access100/100
Comfort83/100
Gust comfort80/100

Family conditions are good overall. This is one of the easier family picks. Access, parking, and facilities support a family visit. Wind comfort matters here.

Good

Family conditions are good overall. This is one of the easier family picks. Access, parking, and facilities support a family visit. Wind comfort matters here.

Low tide walk

Why this score

Terrain fit88/100
Comfort83/100
Gust comfort80/100
Wind comfort76/100

Not a strong low-tide walk now because high water leaves too little beach exposed. It improves once the tide drops.

Poor

Not a strong low-tide walk now because high water leaves too little beach exposed. It improves once the tide drops.

Paddleboard

Why this score

Water stability83/100
Comfort83/100
Gust comfort80/100
Access76/100

Paddleboarding conditions are poor because the SW wind is too lively for easy paddling, this is one of the more sheltered water options, and the tide is away from the stronger paddleboarding 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 the tide is away from the stronger paddleboarding window.

Picnic

Why this score

Amenities100/100
Family fit100/100
Gust comfort80/100
Wind comfort76/100

Good picnic option. The weather makes it a more mixed picnic call. Access and nearby basics are stronger here.

Good

Good picnic option. The weather makes it a more mixed picnic call. Access and nearby basics are stronger here.

Rockpooling

Why this score

Family fit100/100
Comfort83/100
Gust comfort80/100
Terrain fit78/100

Poor 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.

Poor

Poor 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

Comfort83/100
Gust comfort80/100
Access77/100
Wind comfort76/100

Good sheltered choice today because it is well protected from the SW wind and the bay is only partly sheltered.

Good

Good sheltered choice today because it is well protected 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. Cloud or rain may flatten the light.

Fair

A mixed sunset pick because the sunset angle is decent here, but not as strong as the western headlands. Cloud or rain may flatten the light.

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

Surf

Why this score

Comfort83/100
Wind quality82/100
Gust comfort80/100
Safety72/100

Surf setup is fair because the SW wind is lining up cleanly, this beach is not one of the stronger surf-exposed spots, and the tide is away from the better surf window.

Fair

Surf setup is fair because the SW wind is lining up cleanly, this beach is not one of the stronger surf-exposed spots, and the tide is away from the better surf window.

Swim

Why this score

Access87/100
Gust comfort80/100
Wind comfort76/100
Safety72/100

Fair swim option because the tide is outside this beach's strongest swim window and it stays relatively comfortable in the SW wind.

Fair

Fair swim option because the tide is outside this beach's strongest swim window and it stays relatively comfortable in the SW wind.

Walk

Why this score

Scenery88/100
Access83/100
Terrain fit82/100
Gust comfort80/100

Not ideal for a beach walk now because high water leaves very little sand visible. Wait for the tide to drop.

Poor

Not ideal for a beach walk now because high water leaves very little sand visible. Wait for the tide to drop.

Hazard notes

Treat it as a working harbour area rather than an open bathing beach. Sand is limited, and northerly swell reduces comfort.

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

Live conditions checked

12:45

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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.