Agriculture, Countryside and Land Management Services said F7-9 winds and a high 9.1m tide at 6.47am [2 October] are expected tomorrow.
'[This] means that kayak and canoe owners should remove their craft pulled up at the top of beaches or on slipways to their own property by mid-afternoon today to avoid them being washed out to sea,' they said.
'The Lifeboat crew and Channel Island Airsearch volunteers have been called out for several hours at a time in Guernsey and Jersey in recent months, to search for the occupants of empty kayaks drifting at sea.
'Owners are urged to clearly mark their craft either with a permanent marker or with one of Guernsey Coastguard’s 'Water-based Activity' stickers available from local water-based sporting equipment suppliers so that emergency services can check if the occupant is safe.'
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