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Little Tybee Island Surf Report & Forecast, Georgia

Little Tybee Island, Georgia: 1–2 ft, knee high, at 3 pm EST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Fair. The main swell is 1.8 ft at 12 seconds from the east, with a 6 mph cross-shore wind from the west-southwest, gusting 12 mph. Water is about 69°F, so a 2mm wetsuit jacket is the suggestion; the next high tide is 6.8 ft at 7:49 pm.

Fair

1–2 ft

knee high

Swell from the east; wind from the west-southwest at 6 mph, cross-shore; the beach faces west-northwest.NSWE
first light 6:21 amrating through the daylast light 5:53 pm
Swell
1.8 ft · 12 s · Eplus 0.2 ft · 12 s · SSE
Wind
6 mph (WSW), gusts 12cross-shore
Tide
1.6 ft risinghigh 6.8 ft at 7:49 pm
Water
69°F2mm jacket
Air
73°Ffeels like 75°F
Sun
rise 6:47 amset 5:28 pm

Little Tybee Island surf today and tomorrow

Best-rated hour today at Little Tybee Island: 8 am, Good, on a falling high tide.

Today Mon, Nov 9
Surf height at Little Tybee Island today, Mon, Nov 9, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.2461593–3 ftnow6 am: Good7 am: Good8 am: Good9 am: Good10 am: Good11 am: Fair12 pm: Fair1 pm: Fair2 pm: Fair3 pm: Fair4 pm: Fair5 pm: Fair6 pm: Fair6a9a12p3p6p☀ 6:47 am5:28 pm ☾ratingwind
Tomorrow Tue, Nov 10
Surf height at Little Tybee Island tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.2461591–2 ft6 am: Fair7 am: Fair8 am: Poor to Fair9 am: Poor to Fair10 am: Poor to Fair11 am: Poor to Fair12 pm: Poor to Fair1 pm: Poor2 pm: Poor3 pm: Poor4 pm: Poor5 pm: Poor to Fair6 pm: Poor to Fair6a9a12p3p6pratingwind

Blue band: surf face height from the low end to set waves; dotted: occasional larger sets. Grey line: tide, in feet on the right scale. Colour strip: the hourly rating. Arrows: wind direction and strength, teal when offshore, orange when onshore.

Best-rated hour tomorrow at Little Tybee Island: 7 am, Fair, on a rising high tide.

Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
Today, Mon, Nov 9, first light to last light
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am2–3 ftGood7 mph offshore (NW), gusts 127.5 ft
7 am2–3 ftGood7 mph offshore (NW), gusts 138.3 ft
8 am3 ftGood7 mph offshore (NW), gusts 138.3 ft
9 am2–3 ftGood8 mph offshore (NW), gusts 147.6 ft
10 am2–3 ftGood8 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 156.2 ft
11 am2 ftFair7 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 134.4 ft
12 pm2 ftFair6 mph offshore (W), gusts 112.7 ft
1 pm1–2 ftFair6 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 121.5 ft
2 pm2 ftFair6 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 111.1 ft
3 pmnow2 ftFair5 mph cross-shore (SW)1.6 ft
4 pm2 ftFair5 mph cross-shore (SW)2.8 ft
5 pm2 ftFair5 mph cross-shore (SSW)4.3 ft
6 pm2 ftFair6 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 115.7 ft
Tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am1–2 ftFair5 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 106.1 ft
7 am1–2 ftFair6 mph offshore (WNW)7.4 ft
8 am1 ftPoor to Fair5 mph offshore (W)8.0 ft
9 am1 ftPoor to Fair5 mph offshore (W)7.7 ft
10 am1–2 ftPoor to Fair5 mph cross-shore (WSW)6.8 ft
11 am1 ftPoor to Fair6 mph cross-shore (SW)5.4 ft
12 pm1–2 ftPoor to Fair7 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 123.7 ft
1 pm1 ftPoor9 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 142.2 ft
2 pm1 ftPoor10 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 161.2 ft
3 pm1 ftPoor11 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 161.2 ft
4 pm1–2 ftPoor11 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 171.9 ft
5 pm1–2 ftPoor to Fair11 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 173.3 ft
6 pm1 ftPoor to Fair9 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 154.7 ft

Little Tybee Island beach conditions today: waves, sets and current

At 3 pm, sets at Little Tybee Island arrive about every 4 minutes with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.

Set rhythm: about 4 waves per set every 4 minutes, with about 162 seconds between breaking waves.0 min15 min
Set waves
about 1.8 ft faces
Waves per set
about 4
Sets
every 4 minutes or so, each lasting about 33 s
Lulls
about 162 s between breaking waves
How they break
Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
Shape
Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
Breaking
26% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
Along-shore current
light, about 0.4 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.

What do these mean?

Little Tybee Island surf this weekend and the next 10 days

Next 10 days at Little Tybee Island: the biggest day is Monday, Nov 9 at 1–3 ft, and the best-rated day is Monday, Nov 9 (Good). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, flat (under 1 ft) and Poor; Sunday, Nov 15, flat (under 1 ft) and Poor.

Little Tybee Island surf height by day for the next 10 days, in feet, with each day's best rating and main swell direction. Days 11 to 16 are in the Current app.this weekend2461–3Mon, Nov 9: GoodMonNov 91–2Tue, Nov 10: FairTueNov 101–1Wed, Nov 11: Poor to FairWedNov 110–1Thu, Nov 12: PoorThuNov 120–0Fri, Nov 13: PoorFriNov 130–0Sat, Nov 14: PoorSatNov 140–0Sun, Nov 15: PoorSunNov 150–1Mon, Nov 16: PoorMonNov 161–1Tue, Nov 17: PoorTueNov 171–1Wed, Nov 18: PoorWedNov 18ThuNov 19FriNov 20SatNov 21SunNov 22MonNov 23TueNov 24ratingswell

Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24

Days 11–16 for Little Tybee Island are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.

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Bars: surf face height from the low end to set waves, by day. Colour strip: the day's best rating. Arrows: main swell direction. Shaded: this weekend.

The 10-day forecast as a table, with swell and wind
Little Tybee Island 10-day surf forecast, free. Daylight hours; the main swell is the largest at midday.
DaySurfRatingMain swellWind amWind pmBest time
Mon, Nov 91–3 ftGood2.0 ft · 12 s · E7 mph offshore (NW), gusts 136 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 118 am
Tue, Nov 101–2 ftFair1.4 ft · 11 s · E5 mph offshore (W)10 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 167 am
Wed, Nov 111 ftPoor to Fair1.1 ft · 11 s · E8 mph offshore (W), gusts 149 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 166 am
Thu, Nov 120–1 ftPoor1.5 ft · 3 s · SW15 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 2421 mph offshore (W), gusts 3210 am
Fri, Nov 13flat (under 1 ft)Poor0.2 ft · 10 s · E17 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 2421 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 286 am
Sat, Nov 14flat (under 1 ft)Poor0.2 ft · 13 s · E14 mph offshore (NW), gusts 2010 mph offshore (NW)7 am
Sun, Nov 15flat (under 1 ft)Poor0.5 ft · 4 s · NE11 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 178 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 137 am
Mon, Nov 160–1 ftPoor1.2 ft · 3 s · ENE11 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 1711 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 181 pm
Tue, Nov 171 ftPoor—10 mph cross-shore (NE)12 mph cross-shore (NE)1 pm
Wed, Nov 181 ftPoor—15 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 2115 mph cross-shore (NE)4 pm
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24Days 11–16 for Little Tybee Island are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app

Little Tybee Island tide chart and tide times

Tides at Little Tybee Island today, Monday, Nov 9: low 0.9 ft at 1:10 am, high 8.4 ft at 7:31 am, low 1.1 ft at 1:55 pm and high 6.8 ft at 7:49 pm. At 3 pm the tide is 1.6 ft and rising.

Tide height at Little Tybee Island, in feet above MLLW, today and tomorrow, with high and low tide times.0246810Sun, Nov 8Mon, Nov 9Tue, Nov 10Wed, Nov 11Thu, Nov 12now 1.6 ft, risingLow 0.9 ft1:10 amHigh 8.4 ft7:31 amLow 1.1 ft1:55 pmHigh 6.8 ft7:49 pmLow 0.8 ft1:53 amHigh 8.0 ft8:13 amLow 1.1 ft2:34 pmHigh 6.7 ft8:26 pmLow 0.9 ft2:33 amHigh 7.8 ft8:50 amLow 1.1 ft3:12 pmHigh 6.5 ft9:03 pmLow 0.9 ft3:12 am
Tide height at Little Tybee Island, in feet, today and tomorrow. Shaded bands are night; the dashed line is now.

Little Tybee Island tide chart, November 2026

High and low tide times for the next 9 days.
DayTides
Mon, Nov 9Low 0.9 ft at 1:10 amHigh 8.4 ft at 7:31 amLow 1.1 ft at 1:55 pmHigh 6.8 ft at 7:49 pm
Tue, Nov 10Low 0.8 ft at 1:53 amHigh 8.0 ft at 8:13 amLow 1.1 ft at 2:34 pmHigh 6.7 ft at 8:26 pm
Wed, Nov 11Low 0.9 ft at 2:33 amHigh 7.8 ft at 8:50 amLow 1.1 ft at 3:12 pmHigh 6.5 ft at 9:03 pm
Thu, Nov 12Low 0.9 ft at 3:12 amHigh 7.5 ft at 9:27 amLow 1.0 ft at 3:56 pmHigh 6.0 ft at 9:43 pm
Fri, Nov 13Low 0.7 ft at 3:56 amHigh 6.9 ft at 10:12 amLow 1.1 ft at 4:38 pmHigh 5.8 ft at 10:28 pm
Sat, Nov 14Low 1.2 ft at 4:39 amHigh 6.9 ft at 10:55 amLow 1.5 ft at 5:24 pmHigh 5.8 ft at 11:15 pm
Sun, Nov 15Low 1.5 ft at 5:28 amHigh 6.7 ft at 11:41 amLow 1.6 ft at 6:12 pm
Mon, Nov 16High 5.8 ft at 12:06 amLow 1.8 ft at 6:19 amHigh 6.6 ft at 12:28 pmLow 1.6 ft at 7:04 pm
Tue, Nov 17High 5.9 ft at 1:02 amLow 1.8 ft at 7:14 amHigh 6.5 ft at 1:20 pm

Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.

Little Tybee Island water temperature

The water temperature at Little Tybee Island is about 69°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 75°F and a 6 mph wind, a 2mm wetsuit jacket is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 68 and 70°F.

Water temperature scale with wetsuit bands. Now 69 degrees, 2mm jacket; 68 to 70 over the next 10 days.rashguardjacketspring3/24/3hooded 4/3hooded 5/46/5 hood69°F now

Water temperature is a forecast for the water at this spot, not a buoy reading. The wetsuit suggestion uses Billabong's wetsuit temperature scale, adjusted for air temperature and wind.

Surf spots near Little Tybee Island

Spots near Little Tybee Island with their rating right now, placed on a simple map.Little Tybee Island17th Street BoardwalkTybee Island Pier2nd StreetSugar ShackNorth JettyHilton Head Island

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About Little Tybee Island

Little Tybee Island is a beach break in Tybee Island, Chatham County, Georgia, facing east-southeast.

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