Planning a trip to the Guernsey coast and looking for where the nearest beach is, our beach lists and beach search will help you discover the nearest beach to me.  Then for each Guernsey beach, we will answer questions around location, rural or town, sandy or pebble, rockpools, tide times, weather forecast, dog restrictions, bathing water quality, closest beach cafes and provide general information on the beach, its facilities and the surrounding area.

When on a beach page use our tools to search nearby seaside towns and the surrounding Guernsey coast for things to see and do or places to eat.

If you are looking for an award-winning beach then you can browse our Blue Flag lists or our Seaside Award lists.

Have a dog? Then our dog-friendly beach lists will help direct you to the best locations allowing dogs.

Finding the best beach in Guernsey is easy – simply explore the beach links below, to find the closest beach just hit the “Find Near Me” button or use the search bar to plan where your next Guernsey beach visit should be.

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Grandes Rocques Beach

Grandes Rocques has something for everyone. It is a sandy expanse with rocky outcrops that contain many rock pools when the tide is down which are routinely explored by people of all ages. Despite being open to the prevailing south-westerlies, the offshore rock formations help ensure that the beach is great for swimming, snorkelling and kayaking. A reasonable sized car Read more…
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Petit Bot Bay Beach

Petit Bot can be found via a winding lane that drops down from the main road about 200 metres east of the airport entrance (opposite the Forest Stores). Set in between the cliffs, Petit Bot is hugely popular as it is one of the few south facing beaches and possesses a large sandy area to enjoy when the tide is Read more…
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Rousse Bay Beach

Rousse bay is a sheltered sandy bay that houses many of the Guernsey west coast fishing boats. It is a popular location with local school children in the summer months as the pier provides a jumping point and there is some snorkelling to be done there. There are two small car parks, a kiosk open almost year-round and toilets which Read more…
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La Valette Bathing Pools Beach

La Valette Bathing Pools are at the southern end of Havelet Bay in St. Peter Port, by the Clarence Battery headland. A two-minute climb up the steps by the (poor) aquarium will take you to Clarance Battery which has super panoramic views. Read more…
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Port Grat Beach

Port Grat is a very under-rated sandy west coast beach. As the tide goes out, small rocky outcrops are revealed, though best enjoyed when the tide is half-way up to half-way down. No immediate facilities although Rousse is just the other side of the headland a few minutes away. There is one small car park at the northern end of Read more…
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Pembroke Bay Beach

Pembroke Bay is a large sandy beach with central rocky outcrops that divides it into two locally recognised beaches – Pembroke and L’Ancresse. It’s gentle sloping nature makes it popular for swimmers, kayakers and kite boarders. Occasionally, some boats will drop anchor in the summer sun. The Pembroke end has a narrow strip of pebble beach up against the sea Read more…
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Clonque Beach

Clonque beach is a stoney/gravelly beach ideal for rock pooling. Small car park around coastal track behind Fort Tourgis. Read more…
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Portinfer Beach

Portinfer is traditionally recognised as a low to mid tide surfing location, however, there is a small sandy stretch and pebble beach at the top of the bay that is very pleasant particularly when the tide is up. For those willing to negotiate the awkward central rocky patch in the bay, Portinfer offers a beautiful stretch of sand on spring Read more…
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Saints Bay Beach

Like Guernsey’s other south cliff beaches, Saints is best enjoyed when the tide is down. It is extremely sheltered but is not a beach that can be driven to as there are no car parks in the area. Toilets and kiosk. Read more…
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Cobo Beach

Cobo beach is probably the second most popular beach on Guernsey. It is primarily a sandy channel lying between the distinctive Cobo geology. It is deceptively steep around the half-tide mark and at low tide the sea is not anything like as far to reach as other beaches on the island. Car parks can be found at both ends of Read more…
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Saye Beach

Saye beach is an excellent shallow white sandy family beach. Sand dunes separate the beach from the Saye campsite. Possible use of campsite toilets and small shop also located at Saye campsite. Read more…
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Ladies Bay Beach

Ladies’ Bay is a medium sized sandy beach running north-south on Guernsey’s north-western coast. It is the main beach within Grand Havre Bay which is nearly a mile deep from the headland to the inner-most beach near the Vale Church. This beach is popular at all states of tide and can be access from both the northern and southern slipways. Read more…
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