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Corners, United States

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Also within 20 km of Fernandina Beach

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Emma Love Hardee Elementary School
Near Corners, 2 km away. Photo: Michael Rivera, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Corners

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.

The spot faces E (91°), so it takes swell from the E. The wind blows offshore from the W (271°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 1–4 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 3.1 km out (1 in 313). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 14°C in February, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 29°C in July, its warmest (no wetsuit). For beginners the best month is usually July, with about 5 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Fernandina Beach, 4.5 km away (about 10 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots and 1 wind sports spot.

Water about 25°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 5 h door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to JAX, direct.

    See flights MDW → JAX · Skyscanner from about £145 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 50 min from the airport to Corners.

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

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Forecast

The score for intermediates, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct83 ft9 smushy120kJ20°C
Mon 19Oct134 ft10 smushy374kJ19°C
Tue 20Oct324 ft10 ssoft241kJ20°C
Wed 21Oct122 ft7 smushy58kJ23°C
Thu 22Oct182 ft9 ssoft76kJ21°C
Fri 23Oct82 ft9 smushy61kJ21°C
Sat 24Oct62 ft8 smushy47kJ21°C
Sun 25Oct143 ft9 smushy153kJ21°C
Mon 26Oct74 ft9 smushy301kJ20°C
Tue 27Oct06 ft11 smushy767kJ20°C

Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Energy is the swell's power in kJ per metre of wave, from its height and interval: it grows with the square of each, so a long-period swell hits far harder than a short one the same size. The word under the swell is the wave's shape, our estimate from the sea floor. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to; offshore wind, blowing from the land out to sea, is green and says so.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for intermediate surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Direct flight MDW to JAX, then 50 min by road. About 5h door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Corners

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 4 ft at 10 s, wind 12 kn (22 km/h).

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 15 of 80.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight MDW to JAX, then 50 min by road. About 5h door to door

The plan picks the best of 5 spots near Fernandina Beach each day: Corners, Cumberland Island, Fernandina Pier, Hooks, St. Marys rivermouth.

The trip from Fernandina Beach, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £875–£1,575 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book.

WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn MDW to JAX, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag£145–£300
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Taxiairport and back, shared£50–£85
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, shared£270–£455
Food7 days eating out£260–£480
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about £85 to fly your own£115–£190
Total£875–£1,575

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.

Places to eat near Fernandina Beach

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits

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