South-west

Jenny Slip, St Aubin

St Aubin harbour-side slip for quick dips and waterfront stops, with calmer bay water when tide and traffic allow.

Sheltered bayShelter 74Safety 66

Key features

CateringCouplesFamily friendlyIndoorOutdoorParkingPet friendlyWheelchair access

Directions

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Coastal context

Sheltered bay behaviour usually means more comfortable swimming windows and less wind stress. 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 comfort85/100
Access72/100
Visible beach61/100

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

Comfort99/100
Tide suitability88/100
Gust comfort85/100
Shelter74/100

Family conditions are fair overall. This is less forgiving for a simple family beach stop. Access, parking, or facilities are more limited. Wind comfort matters here.

15:30–17:30

Low tide walk

Why this best time

Comfort99/100
Gust comfort85/100
Access65/100
Terrain fit64/100

Fair low-tide walk because some beach is usable, but the better low-water window is later and the terrain is more limited for a long low-water route. Keep an eye on the incoming tide if you go far.

15:30–17:30

Paddleboard

Why this best time

Water stability100/100
Comfort99/100
Gust comfort85/100
Tide timing79/100

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

Comfort96/100
Tide suitability96/100
Amenities86/100
Gust comfort85/100

Good picnic option. The current weather is fairly workable for staying put. Access and nearby basics are stronger here.

15:30–17:30

Rockpooling

Why this best time

Comfort99/100
Gust comfort85/100
Low tide60/100
Family fit58/100

Poor rockpooling option because more rockpooling space should open as the tide drops and the shoreline looks more sandy or simple, so it is not one of the stronger rockpooling choices.

15:30–17:30

Sheltered today

Why this best time

Comfort99/100
Terrain fit94/100
Tide suitability87/100
Gust comfort85/100

Fair sheltered choice today because the SW wind still reaches it and the bay is only partly sheltered.

15:30–17:30

Sunset

Why this sunset score

A excellent sunset pick because this stretch opens well to the evening light. Some cloud could still make the light interesting.

16:30–17:16

Surf

Why this best time

Comfort99/100
Tide timing96/100
Gust comfort85/100
Safety66/100

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 timing100/100
Gust comfort86/100
Comfort83/100
Shelter74/100

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

17:30–19:30

Walk

Why this best time

Gust comfort85/100
Scenery72/100
Terrain fit72/100
Access69/100

Fair 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 mixed sunrise pick because this beach gets a softer first-light angle than the east-facing bays. Cloud or rain may flatten the light.

Fair

A mixed sunrise pick because this beach gets a softer first-light angle than the east-facing bays. Cloud or rain may flatten the light.

Sunrise time

Tomorrow 06:48

Best window

06:30–07:12

Sunset

Why this sunset score

A excellent sunset pick because this stretch opens well to the evening light. Some cloud could still make the light interesting.

Excellent

A excellent sunset pick because this stretch opens well to the evening light. 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 comfort85/100
Access72/100
Visible beach61/100

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

Comfort99/100
Tide suitability88/100
Gust comfort85/100
Shelter74/100

Family conditions are fair overall. This is less forgiving for a simple family beach stop. Access, parking, or facilities are more limited. Wind comfort matters here.

Fair

Family conditions are fair overall. This is less forgiving for a simple family beach stop. Access, parking, or facilities are more limited. Wind comfort matters here.

Low tide walk

Why this score

Comfort99/100
Gust comfort85/100
Access65/100
Terrain fit64/100

Fair low-tide walk because some beach is usable, but the better low-water window is later and the terrain is more limited for a long low-water route. Keep an eye on the incoming tide if you go far.

Fair

Fair low-tide walk because some beach is usable, but the better low-water window is later and the terrain is more limited for a long low-water route. Keep an eye on the incoming tide if you go far.

Paddleboard

Why this score

Water stability100/100
Comfort99/100
Gust comfort85/100
Tide timing79/100

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

Comfort96/100
Tide suitability96/100
Amenities86/100
Gust comfort85/100

Good picnic option. The current weather is fairly workable for staying put. Access and nearby basics are stronger here.

Good

Good picnic option. The current weather is fairly workable for staying put. Access and nearby basics are stronger here.

Rockpooling

Why this score

Comfort99/100
Gust comfort85/100
Low tide60/100
Family fit58/100

Poor rockpooling option because more rockpooling space should open as the tide drops and the shoreline looks more sandy or simple, so it is not one of the stronger rockpooling choices.

Poor

Poor rockpooling option because more rockpooling space should open as the tide drops and the shoreline looks more sandy or simple, so it is not one of the stronger rockpooling choices.

Sheltered today

Why this score

Comfort99/100
Terrain fit94/100
Tide suitability87/100
Gust comfort85/100

Fair sheltered choice today because the SW wind still reaches it and the bay is only partly sheltered.

Fair

Fair sheltered choice today because the SW wind still reaches it and the bay is only partly sheltered.

Sunrise

Why this sunrise score

A mixed sunrise pick because this beach gets a softer first-light angle than the east-facing bays. Cloud or rain may flatten the light.

Fair

A mixed sunrise pick because this beach gets a softer first-light angle than the east-facing bays. Cloud or rain may flatten the light.

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

Sunset

Why this sunset score

A excellent sunset pick because this stretch opens well to the evening light. Some cloud could still make the light interesting.

Excellent

A excellent sunset pick because this stretch opens well to the evening light. 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 comfort85/100
Safety66/100

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 comfort85/100
Comfort83/100
Shelter74/100
Access71/100

Fair swim option because the tide is outside this beach's strongest swim window and wind exposure takes some of the comfort away.

Fair

Fair swim option because the tide is outside this beach's strongest swim window and wind exposure takes some of the comfort away.

Walk

Why this score

Gust comfort85/100
Scenery72/100
Terrain fit72/100
Access69/100

Fair 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.

Fair

Fair 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

Space is limited around higher water, and the harbour setting brings boats, slip users, and causeway traffic nearby.

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

Live conditions checked

15:30

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SourcesWhere the information comes from

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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.