Beach· St Martin (French side)· Leeward Islands
Orient Bay
18° 5.0′ N · 63° 0.9′ W
The island's liveliest Atlantic-side beach - a long white crescent of beach bars, restaurants and watersports, with Caye Verte and the reserve islets offshore.
Practical
Best visited by land: the bay is exposed, rolls quickly in swell and has no mooring balls (2026 cruiser guide). The southern end (Baie de l'Embouchure / Galion) is in the Reserve Naturelle: no kitesurfing at Galion Bay, no mooring or motorized watersports in the Embouchure waters. The charted anchorage mark off the bay is at 18.0838, -63.0131 (OpenStreetMap) for settled-weather day stops. Buses run from Marigot and Philipsburg.
Best for
Beach-bar day trip by bus