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Fernandina Beach

Nassau County, Florida, United States

Fernandina Beach 5 photos

  • Rear side of Amelia Island Putt-Putt, Main beach

    Rear side of Amelia Island Putt-Putt, Main beach. Michael Rivera, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Beach from walking path from Main beach

    Beach from walking path from Main beach. Michael Rivera, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Beach from Atlantic Ave access, Fernandina Beach

    Beach from Atlantic Ave access, Fernandina Beach. Michael Rivera, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Amelia Island Putt-Putt

    Amelia Island Putt-Putt. Michael Rivera, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Sunrise Amelia Island

    Sunrise Amelia Island. Patty O'Hearn Kickham from Guelph, Ontario, Canada, CC BY 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 8 am to sunset, sunset 6:45 pm
8 am
7.3
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great
9 am
7.7
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great
10 am
7.9
20 km/h12 mph wind, Great
11 am
7.7
25 km/h16 mph wind, Great
12 pm
7.9
27 km/h17 mph wind, Great
1 pm
7.1
30 km/h18 mph wind, Great
2 pm
6.9
30 km/h19 mph wind, Good
3 pm
7.2
32 km/h20 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.3
30 km/h19 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.4
29 km/h18 mph wind, Great
6 pm
7.2
29 km/h18 mph wind, Great

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Best time to swim

Best: 8 am to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
17°C63°F
Water
22°C72°F
Wind
138 km/hmph N
Gusts
2113 km/hmph
Waves
1.1 m4 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:45 pm
Today
7.3Great8 am1811
7.7Great9 am1811
7.9Great10 am2012
7.7Great11 am2516
7.9Great12 pm2717
7.1Great1 pm3018
6.9Good2 pm3019
7.2Great3 pm3220
7.3Great4 pm3019
7.4Great5 pm2918
7.2Great6 pm2918
Sat
5.6Good8 am3622
5.4Fair9 am4025
3.9Poor10 am4025
3.9Poor11 am4226
3.1Poor12 pm4125
2.9Poor1 pm4427
3.1Poor2 pm3924
3.0Poor3 pm4226
2.9Poor4 pm4327
3.2Poor5 pm4226
2.7Poor6 pm4226
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 6 am, 1.0 m. Low at 12 pm, -0.7 m. High at 6 pm, 1.0 m. Low at 12 am, -0.6 mHigh 6 am, 1.0 m3 ftLow 12 pm, -0.7 m2 ftHigh 6 pm, 1.0 m3 ftLow 12 am, -0.6 m2 ftNow8 am2 pm8 pm2 am
  • High 6 am, 1.0 m3 ft
  • Low 12 pm, -0.7 m2 ft
  • High 6 pm, 1.0 m3 ft
  • Low 12 am, -0.6 m2 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

Beach info

Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.

Facilities

  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 430 m0.3 mi. Fee not listed
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
3.2 km2 miFernandina Beach (town)
Nearest airport
52 km32 miMcKinnon St. Simons Island Airport (SSI)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

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Partner links

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The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sat5.6 GoodBest 8 am to 9 amWind up to 44 km/h27 mph, rain 67%
  • Sun4.9 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 35 km/h22 mph, rain 44%
  • Mon5.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 34 km/h21 mph, rain 7%
  • Tue7.1 GreatBest 1 pm to 7 pmWind up to 28 km/h17 mph, rain 5%
  • Wed5.9 GoodBest 4 pm to 7 pmWind up to 30 km/h18 mph, rain 16%
  • Thu6.2 GoodBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 33 km/h20 mph, rain 19%