Guernsey Tides
Beach guide

Beaches and bays across the Bailiwick

Explore beaches, bays and harbours across Guernsey, Alderney and Sark. Each location has today’s tide times from the nearest reference port, with practical information about access, the shoreline and how it changes with the tide.

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Guernsey

22 locations
Havelet Bay1Town

Havelet Bay

A town-side bay with views to Castle Cornet, changing dramatically from broad low-tide sands to water against the sea wall.
Swimming · Rock pooling · Castle views
La Vallette Bathing Pools2Town

La Vallette Bathing Pools

Four historic intertidal bathing areas on the St Peter Port waterfront, free to use throughout the year.
Year-round swimming · Cold-water dipping · Family visits
Fermain Bay3East

Fermain Bay

A secluded pebble bay below a wooded east-coast valley, normally reached on foot and popular for high-water swimming.
High-water swimming · Cliff walks · Scenery
Petit Port4South

Petit Port

A secluded sandy bay beneath the cliffs of Jerbourg, reached by more than 270 steep steps and best suited to visitors prepared for the climb back up.
Swimming · Seclusion · Scenery
Moulin Huet5South

Moulin Huet

A dramatic south-coast bay of golden sand and granite, closely associated with the Impressionist painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir.
Scenery · Swimming · Renoir Walk
Saints Bay6South

Saints Bay

A secluded south-coast cove with sheltering cliffs, a steep pebble bank, a sandy lower beach and a nearby fishermen’s landing.
Swimming · Families · Scenery
Petit Bôt7South

Petit Bôt

A sheltered south-coast cove at the foot of a wooded valley, with a pebbled shore and sand revealed at low water.
High-water swimming · Families · Rock pooling
Portelet Harbour8South-west

Portelet Harbour

A sheltered sandy cove and small working fishing harbour, popular for swimming, paddling and rock pooling.
Swimming · Paddling · Rock pooling
Rocquaine Bay9South-west

Rocquaine Bay

A long shingle-and-sand bay on Guernsey’s south-west coast, overlooked by Fort Grey and known for sunsets and fishing.
Swimming · Sunsets · Walking
L'Erée10West

L'Erée

A broad west-coast sandy beach with rock pools, beside the mainland end of the low-tide causeway to Lihou Island.
Swimming · Snorkelling · Rock pooling
Vazon Bay11West

Vazon Bay

Guernsey’s best-known surfing beach, with a long sweep of sand, open west-coast views and plenty of room at low water.
Surfing · Bodyboarding · Swimming
Cobo Bay12West

Cobo Bay

A broad west-coast beach of pale sand and granite rocks, popular for swimming, family visits and spectacular sunsets.
Swimming · Families · Sunsets
Grandes Rocques13West

Grandes Rocques

A sandy west-coast bay framed by prominent granite rocks, popular for high-water swimming and evening sunsets.
High-water swimming · Families · Sunsets
Port Soif14North-west

Port Soif

A horseshoe-shaped sandy bay backed by dunes, with a more sheltered feel than Guernsey’s open west-coast beaches.
Swimming · Families · Coastal walks
Port Grat15North-west

Port Grat

A quiet horseshoe-shaped bay between Port Soif and Rousse, with pale sand, rocky edges and low-tide pools.
Swimming · Families · Rock pooling
Rousse16North-west

Rousse

A small harbour and rocky cove beneath an eighteenth-century coastal tower, overlooking the broad waters of Le Grand Havre.
Swimming · Families · Walking
Grand Havre17North-west

Grand Havre

A wide, sheltered bay on Guernsey’s north-west coast, with easy access beside Grande Havre Kiosk near Vale Church and a broad expanse of sand at lower tide.
Paddleboarding · Swimming · Families
Les Amarreurs18North

Les Amarreurs

A family-friendly sandy harbour on Le Grand Havre, with a stone jetty, moored boats and a playground beside the beach.
Swimming · Snorkelling · Fishing
Ladies Bay19North

Ladies Bay

A soft sandy bay beside Chouet and L’Ancresse Common, popular with families, swimmers, windsurfers and kitesurfers.
Windsurfing · Kitesurfing · Families
Pembroke & L’Ancresse20North

Pembroke & L’Ancresse

Two adjoining sandy bays backed by L’Ancresse Common, together forming one of Guernsey’s longest stretches of beach.
Families · Swimming · Paddling
Bordeaux Harbour21North-east

Bordeaux Harbour

A small fishing harbour and highly tidal beach, with sand, boulders and extensive rocky foreshore exposed at low water.
Snorkelling · Swimming · Rock pooling
Belle Greve Bay22East

Belle Greve Bay

Guernsey’s urban east-coast shoreline between St Peter Port and St Sampson, with a broad stony, shingly shore at low tide and a classic spot for shore fishing.
Shore fishing · Walking · Sea views

Alderney

7 locations
Clonque Bay1West

Clonque Bay

A stony west-coast bay beside Fort Clonque, opening onto the largest area of intertidal rock in Alderney and facing towards Burhou.
Rockpooling · Coastal walks · Wildlife
Platte Saline2North-west

Platte Saline

A wide shingle beach on Alderney’s north-west coast, backed by houses, tennis courts and Fort Doyle, for walking, wildlife and fishing. Not a swimming beach: Visit Alderney warns of a severe undercurrent.
Walking · Wildlife watching · Fishing
Braye Beach3North

Braye Beach

A broad sandy beach beside Alderney’s main harbour, a few minutes from St Anne and sheltered by the long breakwater; one of the island’s most popular for swimming, paddling and family days.
Swimming · Paddling · Family beach days
Saye Beach4North-east

Saye Beach

One of Alderney’s best-known sandy beaches, curving between rocky headlands on the north-east coast, with white sand, clear water and rocks to explore at either end at lower tide.
Swimming · Paddling · Family beach days
Arch Bay5North

Arch Bay

A small, sheltered sandy beach on Alderney’s north coast, reached from the Saye area through a short tunnel, with a tide-dependent rock connection to neighbouring Corblets Bay.
Swimming · Family paddling · Beachcombing
Corblets Bay6North

Corblets Bay

Alderney’s best-known surfing bay when conditions suit: a broad, open north-coast beach of sand, rocks and pools, with a tide-dependent rock connection to neighbouring Arch Bay.
Surfing · Swimming · Rockpooling
Longis Bay7South-east

Longis Bay

Alderney’s longest beach: a wide, gently sloping half-mile of sand on the south-east coast, backed by the Occupation anti-tank wall, popular for swimming and rockpooling.
Swimming · Paddling · Kayaking

Sark

7 locations
Grande Grève1West

Grande Grève

Sark’s great sandy bay below La Coupée, reached by about 360 steps: a broad beach with clear water, rock pools and one of the island’s most dramatic settings.
Swimming · Sandy beach days · Rock pools
Dixcart Bay2South

Dixcart Bay

A south-coast bay reached through wooded Dixcart Valley, with pebbles, sand, caves and rock pools; Sark Tourism calls it the island’s most popular bay for swimming and exploring.
Swimming · Rock pools · Beach visits
Derrible Bay3South-east

Derrible Bay

A secluded golden-sand cove beneath Sark’s south-east cliffs, reached by a steep descent, steps and a rocky scramble; a broad sandy beach at low tide, a rocky swimming cove at high water.
Swimming · Sandy beach visits · Caves
Creux Harbour4East

Creux Harbour

Sark’s historic old harbour on the east coast: a sheltered stone basin that dries at low water and fills into a popular natural swimming pool from about half tide to high water.
High-tide swimming · Fishing · Boat watching
Grève de la Ville5North-east

Grève de la Ville

A small north-east-facing bay north of Sark’s harbours, close to the village: Sark Tourism especially recommends it for an early-morning high-tide swim, when the water is often clear enough to show the coloured pebbles below.
High-tide swimming · Morning visits · Harbour views
L’Eperquerie Beach & Pool6North

L’Eperquerie Beach & Pool

Sark’s original landing place at the island’s northern tip: a small pebble beach for swimming from half to high tide, and an adjacent semi-man-made natural pool that Sark Tourism recommends for children from half tide down.
Swimming · Children’s paddling · Toy boats
Port du Moulin7West

Port du Moulin

A rocky bay on Sark’s west coast, reached through Port du Moulin Woods: Sark Tourism highlights swimming from half to high tide, with an arch, scramble routes to neighbouring bays and shipwreck remains exposed at low water.
Swimming · Coastal scrambling · Rock formations