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L'Archirondel

Coastal areas · Jersey

IntermediateBeach break49.213, -2.026

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L'Archirondel is a E-facing sand beach on the Jersey shoreline, opening onto the Celtic Sea — it catches NE–SE swell, and offshore SW–NW winds tidy the banks through april–october.

10-day forecast

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Wave height & period

HeightPeriod

Wind

SpeedGusts
TimeRatingWavesSwellWindAir

Water temperature by month

This month: ~17.7°C (63.9°F) on average

Jan

9.7°C

49.5°F · 8.2–11.7°C

Feb

8.9°C

48°F · 6.9–10.3°C

Mar

8.9°C

48°F · 7.5–10.2°C

Apr

10.2°C

50.4°F · 9–12.3°C

May

12.3°C

54.1°F · 10.6–14.4°C

Jun

14.7°C

58.5°F · 13.3–17°C

Jul

16.7°C

62.1°F · 15.1–18.2°C

Aug

17.9°C

64.2°F · 17.1–19.5°C

Sep

17.7°C

63.9°F · 16.7–19.2°C

Oct

16.4°C

61.5°F · 14.8–18.3°C

Nov

13.7°C

56.7°F · 10.9–16°C

Dec

11.4°C

52.5°F · 9.5–13.2°C

25-year monthly averages from the NOAA OISST satellite record — typical range min–max, not a live reading.

Know before you go

Best swell

NE–SE

Best wind

SW–NW

Break type

Beach break

Best season

April–October

Safety: Friendly by surf standards, but rip currents and drop-in etiquette still apply. Shifting sandbars create moving rip currents — learn to spot them and use them to get out back.

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