The seafront sits a few hundred metres east of the church, where the city meets the Tañon Strait — the narrow body of water that separates Negros from Cebu and is a protected seascape, the largest marine reserve in the Philippines. On a clear day the mountains of Cebu are sharp on the horizon, twenty kilometres across the water.
Small outrigger fishing boats are pulled up on the beach and along the seawall, and there are a few simple eateries where you can eat fish that came in that morning. The protected status of the strait means dolphins and the occasional whale shark pass through, though sightings from shore are rare — the dolphin-watching boats run out of Bais just up the coast.