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Alderney - Corblets Bay. Photo: Richard from Leeds, Yorkshire, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Alderney - Corblets Bay

Surf spot · Guernsey

Is it worth the trip?

6Poor out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Fri 6: too small (2 ft swell at 4 s), 3 hours of offshore wind, sheltered (estimated): holds up in a blow

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 2 out of 100

Swell
1 ft9 smushy
Energy
22kJ
Wind
NE 23 kn
Temp
13°C

Tue 3 · 1 out of 100

Swell
1 ft9 smushy
Energy
7kJ
Wind
ENE 24 kn
Temp
13°C

Wed 4 · 3 out of 100

Swell
1 ft9 shollow
Energy
18kJ
Wind
E 23 kn
Temp
11°C

Thu 5 · 4 out of 100

Swell
1 ft6 shollow
Energy
10kJ
Wind
E 16 kn
Temp
11°C

Fri 6 · 17 out of 100

Swell
2 ft4 smushy
Energy
6kJ
Wind
SE 5 kn
Temp
11°C

Sat 7 · 5 out of 100

Swell
1 ft6 shollow
Energy
3kJ
Wind
SSW 8 kn
Temp
12°C

Sun 8 · 4 out of 100

Swell
1 ft8 s
Energy
4kJ
Wind
NE 2 kn
Temp
12°C

Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 15, too small
  2. Mon 22, too small
  3. Tue 31, too small
  4. Wed 43, too small
  5. Thu 54, too small
  6. Fri 617, too small
  7. Sat 75, too small
  8. Sun 84, too small
  9. Mon 91, too small
  10. Tue 1012, too small

The spot in five facts

  • Faces Ntakes swell from the N
  • Offshore: Swind from the land
  • Intermediate +who it suits
  • Works 4–16 ftof swell
  • Water 15 °C4/3 wetsuit and boots

Full forecast

every day, every number
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Alderney - Corblets Bay, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 1Nov5, too small2 ft9 smushyunder 1 ft at break (est.)72kJwind from the north-east, 14 knots14°C
Mon 2Nov2, too small1 ft9 smushyunder 1 ft at break (est.)22kJwind from the north-east, 23 knots13°C
Tue 3Nov1, too small1 ft9 smushy1 ft at break (est.)7kJwind from the east-north-east, 24 knots13°C
Wed 4Nov3, too small1 ft9 shollow2 ft at break (est.)18kJwind from the east, 23 knots11°C
Thu 5Nov4, too small1 ft6 shollow2 ft at break (est.)10kJwind from the east, 16 knots11°C
Fri 6Nov17, too small2 ft4 smushy2 ft at break (est.)6kJwind from the south-east, 5 knots, offshore11°C
Sat 7Nov5, too small1 ft6 shollow1 ft at break (est.)3kJwind from the south-south-west, 8 knots, offshore12°C
Sun 8Nov4, too small1 ft8 sunder 1 ft at break (est.)4kJwind from the north-east, 2 knots12°C
Mon 9Nov1, too smallunder 1 ft4 s1 ft at break (est.)1kJwind from the east-south-east, 20 knots12°C
Tue 10Nov12, too small2 ft4 smushy2 ft at break (est.)9kJwind from the south-west, 18 knots, offshore15°C

Energy is the swell's power, in kJ per metre of wave. Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to; green is offshore. More

Tide

  • Sun 1 NovLow 05:09 −1.7 mHigh 11:11 +2.1 mLow 17:56 −1.8 mHigh 23:54 +1.6 m
  • Mon 2 NovLow 06:29 −1.4 mHigh 12:20 +1.7 mLow 19:24 −1.6 m
  • Tue 3 NovHigh 01:13 +1.4 mLow 08:02 −1.3 mHigh 13:43 +1.6 mLow 20:49 −1.7 m

Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.

Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.

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About Alderney - Corblets Bay

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.

The spot faces N (4°), so it takes swell from the N. The wind blows offshore from the S (184°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 4–16 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves steeply: 10 m deep about 150 m out (1 in 15). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 10°C in February, its coldest month (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves), and 17°C in August, its warmest (3/2 wetsuit). The town to stay in is St Anne, 2.9 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots.

Water about 15°C: 4/3 wetsuit and boots. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).

Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,050–US$1,980 each

about US$1,050–US$1,980 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food, board and wetsuit.

Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to GCI, estimated from distance and season, changing at DUB, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$442–US$925
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$100–US$174
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$201–US$328
Food7 days eating outabout US$221–US$415
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$87–US$141
Totalabout US$1,050–US$1,980

For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: St Anne

Closest

St Anne

5 min by car · 9 places to stay

See 9 places to stay in St Anne · Booking.com

About St Anne its beds, food and every spot near it

Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

Getting there: about 16h 50m

About 16h 50m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → GCI, changing at Dublin Airport (DUB), then 1h 05m by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.

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