Join Lifeguards
Lifeguards spot dangers, give safety advice, and respond immediately if anyone gets into difficulty.
Beach Patrols 2026
Beach Patrols 2026
RNLI Lifeguards are on patrol from 10am till 6pm daily at:
- St Brelade’s Bay
- St Ouen (Le Braye, El Tico and Watersplash)
- Plemont
- Greve de Lecq
Statistics
Since 2011, RNLI lifeguards in Jersey have saved 23 lives and aided 4,846 people through rescues, interventions and delivering casualty care. They have responded to 4,007 incidents and carried out more than 600,000 preventative actions.
Float To Live
Would you know what to do if you got into difficulty in the water? Float by following these five simple steps – it could save your life.
- Tilt your head back submerging your ears
- Relax and control your breathing
- Move your hands and legs to help you stay afloat
- Your legs may sink, that's OK everyone floats differently
- When you have your breathing under control call for help
Planning a visit to the coast?
Please remember and follow safety advice:
- Have a plan – check the weather forecast, tide times and read local hazard signage
- Keep a close eye on your family – on the beach and in the water
- Don’t allow your family to swim alone
- Don’t use inflatables
- If you fall into the water unexpectedly, FLOAT TO LIVE. Fight your instinct to thrash around, lean back, extend your arms and legs, and Float
- In an emergency dial 999, and ask for the Coastguard
Beach patrols
The RNLI lifeguards started their first season on Jersey's beaches on 28 May 2011. They patrol the western beaches on Jersey.
The majority of the lifeguards live in Jersey and have now worked on Jersey's beaches with the RNLI for several seasons.
Education & Prevention
As part of the preventative and educational aspects of their role, the lifeguards visit local schools to deliver vital beach safety education. They are also involved in the RNLI's Swim Safe programme which teaches children aged 7-14 how to stay safe in and around coastal and open waters. Details on the Swim Safe programme can be found here.
For beach safety information please click here and for information about rip currents, click here.
