West
St Ouen's Bay (Watersplash)
Open west-coast beach section with a big-sky feel, lots of room at lower tide, and very direct exposure to wind and swell.
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Open Atlantic exposure usually increases wind impact and reduces comfort for casual beach visits. The west coast is treated as more exposed, especially when the wind leans south-west or west.
Best times today
Dog walk
Why this best time
Excellent dog-walk option. This is one of the more practical dog-walk choices. The shoreline has usable room now.
12:45–14:45
Family
Why this best time
Family conditions are poor overall. This is less forgiving for a simple family beach stop. Access, parking, or facilities are more limited. Wind comfort matters here.
12:45–14:45
Low tide walk
Why this best time
Excellent low-tide walk because the tide is low enough to open a proper stretch of shore and the terrain is more limited for a long low-water route. The falling tide should open a little more room.
12:45–14:45
Paddleboard
Why this best time
Paddleboarding conditions are fair because the SE wind is manageable but worth watching, the water is more exposed or less settled, and the tide is away from the stronger paddleboarding window.
12:45–14:45
Picnic
Why this best time
Fair picnic option. The weather makes it a more mixed picnic call. Facilities and easy set-up are more limited here.
12:45–14:45
Rockpooling
Why this best time
Fair rockpooling option because low water is exposing more shore and the shoreline looks more sandy or simple, so it is not one of the stronger rockpooling choices.
12:45–14:45
Sheltered today
Why this best time
Fair sheltered choice today because it is well protected from the SE wind and the bay is only partly sheltered.
12:45–14:45
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.
21:47–22:33
Surf
Why this best time
Surf setup is good because the SE wind is lining up cleanly, this coast has proper surf exposure, and the tide is away from the better surf window.
12:45–14:45
Swim
Why this best time
Fair swim option because the tide lines up well for swimming and wind exposure takes some of the comfort away.
16:45–18:45
Walk
Why this best time
Good for walking now because the tide is low enough to expose plenty of walking space. The falling tide gives you a little more room.
12:45–14:45
Sunrise
A mixed sunrise pick because this beach gets a softer first-light angle than the east-facing bays. The forecast looks clear enough for colour.
Sunrise time
Tomorrow 06:03
Best window
05:45–06:27
Sunset
A excellent sunset pick because this stretch opens well to the evening light. Some cloud could still make the light interesting.
Sunset time
22:15
Best window
21:47–22:33
Dog walk
Excellent dog-walk option. This is one of the more practical dog-walk choices. The shoreline has usable room now.
Family
Family conditions are poor 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
Excellent low-tide walk because the tide is low enough to open a proper stretch of shore and the terrain is more limited for a long low-water route. The falling tide should open a little more room.
Paddleboard
Paddleboarding conditions are fair because the SE wind is manageable but worth watching, the water is more exposed or less settled, and the tide is away from the stronger paddleboarding window.
Picnic
Fair picnic option. The weather makes it a more mixed picnic call. Facilities and easy set-up are more limited here.
Rockpooling
Fair rockpooling option because low water is exposing more shore and the shoreline looks more sandy or simple, so it is not one of the stronger rockpooling choices.
Sheltered today
Fair sheltered choice today because it is well protected from the SE wind and the bay is only partly sheltered.
Sunrise
A mixed sunrise pick because this beach gets a softer first-light angle than the east-facing bays. The forecast looks clear enough for colour.
Sunrise Tomorrow 06:03 · Best window 05:45–06:27
Sunset
A excellent sunset pick because this stretch opens well to the evening light. Some cloud could still make the light interesting.
Sunset 22:15 · Best window 21:47–22:33
Surf
Surf setup is good because the SE wind is lining up cleanly, this coast has proper surf exposure, and the tide is away from the better surf window.
Swim
Poor swim option because the tide is outside this beach's strongest swim window and it stays relatively comfortable in the SE wind.
Walk
Good for walking now because the tide is low enough to expose plenty of walking space. The falling tide gives you a little more room.
Hazard notes
Atlantic waves and cross-shore wind can make this a poor casual-swim choice. Rough weather changes the risk profile fast.
Indicative only, not a precise marine map or flood model.
Live conditions checked
12:45
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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.