St Ouen’s Bay beach, Jersey

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St Ouen’s Bay is a massive five-mile-long stretch of sand, making up the majority of the west coast of Jersey. It feels the full force of the Atlantic which can be a blessing and a curse. Surf can be fabulous but it can also be very exposed if there’s a westerly wind blowing given there’s little shelter on the beach.

The beach does have non-sun worshiping activities though, with rock pools and surf lessons to be enjoyed. However, the beach’s primary assets are it’s epic expanse of fine, flat sand and mega surf.

rightbeach recommends this beach for its space, sand and surf, and deems it suitable for families with children and surfers.

Beach blurb

See St Oeun’s Bay beach on a map …

Things to note to ensure your trip goes well:

  • If you’ve got the motivation, take a BBQ with you, buy some fresh fish from Faulkners at the north end of the beach, and eat on the beach in style.
  • There’s virtually no beach left at high tide so timing your trip right is essential.
  • If you fancy a break from all that sand and surf take a stroll around the World War II German gun emplacements. Jersey (and the other Channel Islands) were occupied by the Germans from June 1940 to May 1945.

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Area
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Observation
Beach Sandcastle ratingSandcastle ratingSandcastle rating Massive amounts of space and sand, but can be exposed and beach is virtually non-existent at high tide.
Crowded
(1=deserted)		 Sandcastle rating Sooooo much space
Surf Sandcastle ratingSandcastle ratingSandcastle ratingSandcastle ratingSandcastle rating The Atlantic 2,500 miles to get ready for St Oeun’s Bay. The waves can be big!
Sand Sandcastle ratingSandcastle ratingSandcastle ratingSandcastle rating Fine, flat and lots of it.
Toilets Sandcastle ratingSandcastle ratingSandcastle rating In the car park so think twice about venturing too far away from civilisation.
Parking Sandcastle ratingSandcastle ratingSandcastle ratingSandcastle rating Lots of parking along the length of the beach (three or four car parks all along La Grande Route des Mielles) all right next to the sand.
Food Sandcastle ratingSandcastle ratingSandcastle rating A reasonable selection of icecreams / pasties, but most of the food outlets are clustered around the car parks.
Shopping Sandcastle rating Good for fresh fish (at Faulkners) less good for other stuff as the beach is so spread out.

Review by dom perrignon

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