Shore dives
Jersey has plenty of different shore dives to choose from. We dive them regularly both during the day and as night dives. some are listed below
In addition to the below options we can offer:
Gorey A very shallow dive where there is a chance to see rays, and flat fish along a sandy bottom and clumps of reef.
Petite Portlet A dive offering a more adventurous entry through a walking path and down a rocky beach. Great for cat sharks, smoothhounds, and rays.
ouanise A shallow shore dive that makes a good night dive. Lobster, and flat fish are common here.
Portlet A beautiful reef in a no-take zone. This is a great dive with beautiful colours on the reef, wrasse, lobster, crabs, cuttle fish, and more. More often opted for snorkeling due to the long walk back up the stairs with dive kit.
Bouley Bay 5-12m
The most consistent and beautiful shore dive in front of the Dive Centre offers a very sheltered dive site all year round.
A variety of sea life including anemones, shrimp, nudibranchs, tube worms, scallops, pollocks, bass, rays, pipefish, Wrasse, mullet, flat fish, lobster and more.
Bonne Nuit Bay 5-12m
Another site located at the North of the island. Entry can be from the pier or the beach.
You are likely to see anemone, flat fish, rays and a variety of crab. Ideal for a night dive also with common eel, John Dory, lobsters and rays.
St Catherines Bay 5-12m
Located on the North East Corner of the island. Entry is usually from the slipway and best dived along the breakwater.
You will find big boulders, wrasse, crustaceans, Pollack, rays, hermit crabs, huge variety of anemones, nudibranchs, black faced blennies, sea hares.
Rozel 5-10m
Rozel bay is the next one along from Bouley bay, it is a lovely site with entry up and over the pier, and the reef transitions into seagrass beds where you can see catsharks, rays, and flatties.
Greve D’Lecq 5-12m
On Jerseys North coast, A popular dive with locals around the back of the breakwater.
Big boulder formations with kelp and sandy Botton on the other side. Chance of lobsters, Wrasse, Sea Hares, Pollack, flat fish and crabs.
Archierondel 5-8m
A shore dive in a beautifully secluded bay on the North East coast of Jersey.
Eel grass, kelp and interesting rock formations with chances to see cat sharks, sponges, nudibranch and rays.
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