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Middle Access, United States

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About Middle Access

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

The spot faces E (77°), so it takes swell from the E. The wind blows offshore from the W (257°). 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 gently: 10 m deep about 800 m out (1 in 81). 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 July, 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 Ponte Vedra Beach.

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 30 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 20 from the airport to Middle Access.

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  3. Accommodation.

    Nearest beds: Ponte Vedra Beach, 17 km (about 30 min by car)Ad

    No town with beds to book is nearer Middle Access: plan on the drive each day you surf.

    Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote.

    Room photos are examples, not these hotels (credits).

    See all places to stay in Ponte Vedra Beach, 17 km away on Booking.com →

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    Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote. Drives are estimates.

  4. Hire and lessons.

    Surf lessons in Ponte Vedra Beach · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in Ponte Vedra Beach · GetYourGuideAd

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Where it is

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Forecast

Middle Access does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.

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

DayScoreInter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct123 ft9 smushy173kJ21°C
Mon 19Oct185 ft10 smushy414kJ21°C
Tue 20Oct435 ft9 smushy281kJ21°C
Wed 21Oct273 ft7 smushy75kJ25°C
Thu 22Oct323 ft7 smushy71kJ22°C
Fri 23Oct202 ft9 smushy88kJ24°C
Sat 24Oct83 ft8 smushy87kJ22°C
Sun 25Oct204 ft8 smushy214kJ24°C
Mon 26Oct125 ft9 smushy446kJ21°C
Tue 27Oct08 ft11 smushy1,197kJ23°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 1h 20 by road. About 5h 30 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Middle Access

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 5 ft at 9 s, wind 7 kn (13 km/h).

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Middle Access

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 3 ft at 7 s, wind 6 kn (11 km/h).

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Middle Access

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 3 ft at 7 s, wind 6 kn (12 km/h).

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 28 of 80.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 11 of 80.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight MDW to JAX, then 1h 20 by road. About 5h 30 door to door

The trip from Ponte Vedra Beach, 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 Ponte Vedra 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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Where to stayAd

Nearest beds: Ponte Vedra Beach, 17 km (about 30 min by car) · Booking.com

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Surf lessons · GetYourGuide Board and wetsuit hire · GetYourGuide

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