The western end of St Aubin's Bay, with a broad sandy beach at low tide and the sea close to La Haule slip around higher water. It is an active launching point for boats and powered watersports rather than a quiet bathing beach.
These predictions use St Helier, Jersey’s standard reference port. Local timing and conditions at La Haule can vary slightly with weather and coastal geography. Times are shown in local Jersey time.
La Haule occupies the western end of St Aubin's Bay, close to St Aubin Harbour. It is part of the same continuous sandy shoreline, but it has a separate practical identity because of La Haule slip, nearby moorings and the concentration of watersports activity.
Jersey Sea Sport Centre operates from La Haule slip and offers jet skiing, water-skiing, wakeboarding and boat trips, and has done since 1983. La Haule is best understood as an active beach and launching area, not simply a quieter continuation of the bay.
At low tide, a large area of sand uncovers and the water moves a considerable distance from La Haule slip, joining the wider sands of St Aubin's Bay.
As the tide rises, the sea advances across the gently shelving beach and reaches the slipway. Higher water makes launching and swimming access shorter, but also increases activity around boats and watersports. Near high tide, the remaining beach narrows towards the sea wall and harbour end, so keep access routes clear.
The practical tide depends on the activity: walkers gain most space around low water; swimmers avoid the longest walk around higher water; powered watersports follow operational launch requirements; and paddlecraft users must account for wind and harbour traffic as well as tide.
Swimming is possible in suitable conditions, but La Haule is not the best general swimming section of the bay. The water is shared with jet skis, powered boats, water-skiing and wakeboarding, paddlecraft, vessels approaching St Aubin and craft using the slipway.
The watersports centre is fully licensed by Jersey’s maritime authorities, but that does not make the surrounding beach a supervised swimming area. Stay clear of launching routes, marked operating areas and harbour approaches. There are no RNLI beach lifeguards.
La Haule is one of Jersey's principal bases for powered coastal activities, with seasonal jet-ski trips, water-skiing, wakeboarding and speedboat tours departing from the slipway. It is an active launching area: look for local signs and instructions, keep the slipway clear, and do not swim across routes used by powered craft.
At low water, the exposed sand provides a long walking route into St Aubin's Bay. Closer to St Aubin Harbour, walkers may meet moorings and chains, softer wet sand, harbour approaches, boats resting on the shore, channels and pools, and working slipways. The ordinary route parallel to the sea wall is more straightforward than walking through harbour ground.
The tidal causeway to St Aubin's Fort lies beyond the harbour area and is not part of a routine La Haule beach walk. Use the local causeway signs and restrictions rather than estimating a crossing from the general low-water time.
La Haule slip provides firm launching access when the tide reaches it; around lower water, craft must be carried much farther across the sand. Account for powered craft, harbour traffic, wind across the open bay, the long return at falling tide, changing depth over sandbanks and activity around the slipway.
La Haule has road access and parking close to the slip. The firm slipway reaches the upper beach, but the sand beyond remains unsuitable for standard wheelchairs. The operator identifies free parking on the slip and road above, though availability is not guaranteed at busy times, and the nearby promenade provides a firmer route towards St Aubin.
Facilities nearby include:
La Haule is not lifeguarded. Commercial activity and instructors working with booked customers do not amount to general supervision of the beach.
Tides. Tide predictions are forecasts. Actual sea level is affected by atmospheric pressure, wind and waves. Always observe the sea and your surroundings.
Swimming. Sea swimming carries risks: currents, waves, rocks, submerged structures, boats and cold water. This page is for planning and does not confirm conditions are safe. Do not assume the beach is lifeguarded.
Facilities. Facilities and café opening hours change seasonally. Check directly before making a journey specifically to use them.
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