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FA's, United States

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About FA's

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

The spot faces E (76°), so it takes swell from the E. The wind blows offshore from the W (256°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–8 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 2.1 km out (1 in 208). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 16°C in February, its coldest month (3/2 wetsuit), and 29°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually January, February, March and September, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Saint Augustine, 6.1 km away (about 15 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 6 surf spots.

Water about 26°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 5 h 55 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. 1 h 45 from the airport to FA's.

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  3. Accommodation.

    Stay in Saint AugustineAd

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  4. Hire and lessons.

    Surf lessons in Saint Augustine · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in Saint Augustine · GetYourGuideAd

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Where it is

FA's on Google Maps · Directions

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Forecast

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

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct43 ft8 smushy122kJ22°C
Mon 19Oct115 ft10 smushy358kJ22°C
Tue 20Oct204 ft8 ssoft228kJ22°C
Wed 21Oct102 ft9 smushy88kJ25°C
Thu 22Oct112 ft9 ssoft80kJ23°C
Fri 23Oct82 ft9 smushy75kJ24°C
Sat 24Oct32 ft8 smushy30kJ23°C
Sun 25Oct94 ft9 smushy202kJ24°C
Mon 26Oct105 ft9 smushy415kJ22°C
Tue 27Oct286 ft11 smushy803kJ23°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 expert surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Direct flight MDW to JAX, then 1h 45 by road. About 5h 55 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 4 ft at best.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  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 1h 45 by road. About 5h 55 door to door

The plan picks the best of 2 spots near Saint Augustine each day: Blowhole, FA's.

The trip from Saint Augustine, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £940–£1,680 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
Hire car6 days, shared£115–£190
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£940–£1,680

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

Places to eat near Saint Augustine

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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