Tybee Island · Chatham County · Georgia
2nd Street Surf Report & Forecast, Tybee, Georgia
2nd Street, Tybee, Georgia: 1 ft, knee high, at 10 pm EST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Poor to Fair. The main swell is 1.7 ft at 11 seconds from the east-southeast, with an 8 mph cross-shore wind from the southwest. Water is about 69°F, so a 2mm springsuit is the suggestion; the next low tide is 0.8 ft at 1:55 am.
1 ft
knee high · occasional 2 ft
- Swell
- 1.7 ft · 11 s · ESE
- Wind
- 8 mph (SW)cross-shore
- Tide
- 5.3 ft fallinglow 0.8 ft at 1:55 am
- Water
- 69°F2mm springsuit
- Air
- 66°Ffeels like 65°F
- Sun
- rise 6:47 amset 5:27 pm
2nd Street surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at 2nd Street: 9 am, Fair, on a falling high tide.
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 2nd Street: 6 am, Poor, on a rising high tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 1 ft | Poor to Fair | 8 mph offshore (NW) | 7.1 ft |
| 7 am | 1 ft | Poor to Fair | 8 mph offshore (NW), gusts 13 | 8.0 ft |
| 8 am | 1 ft | Fair | 8 mph offshore (NW), gusts 13 | 8.0 ft |
| 9 am | 1 ft | Fair | 9 mph offshore (NW), gusts 14 | 7.3 ft |
| 10 am | 1 ft | Fair | 8 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 15 | 5.9 ft |
| 11 am | 1 ft | Poor | 7 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 13 | 4.2 ft |
| 12 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 6 mph offshore (W), gusts 11 | 2.4 ft |
| 1 pm | 1 ft | Poor to Fair | 6 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 12 | 1.2 ft |
| 2 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 6 mph offshore (SW), gusts 12 | 0.8 ft |
| 3 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 6 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 11 | 1.4 ft |
| 4 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 6 mph cross-shore (SSW) | 2.6 ft |
| 5 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 6 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 11 | 4.1 ft |
| 6 pm | 1 ft | Fair | 8 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 13 | 5.6 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 1 ft | Poor | 7 mph offshore (NW) | 6.0 ft |
| 7 am | 1 ft | Poor | 6 mph offshore (NW) | 7.3 ft |
| 8 am | 1 ft | Poor | 6 mph offshore (NW) | 8.0 ft |
| 9 am | 1 ft | Poor | 4 mph offshore (WNW) | 7.8 ft |
| 10 am | 1 ft | Poor | 4 mph offshore (WSW) | 6.8 ft |
| 11 am | 1 ft | Poor | 5 mph cross-shore (SSW) | 5.4 ft |
| 12 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 8 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 13 | 3.7 ft |
| 1 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 10 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 15 | 2.2 ft |
| 2 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 11 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 17 | 1.2 ft |
| 3 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 12 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 17 | 1.1 ft |
| 4 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 12 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 18 | 1.9 ft |
| 5 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 12 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 18 | 3.1 ft |
| 6 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 12 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 17 | 4.6 ft |
2nd Street beach conditions today: waves, sets and current
At 10 pm, sets at 2nd Street arrive about every 4 minutes with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly barreling and punchy.
- Set waves
- about 1.3 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 4
- Sets
- every 4 minutes or so, each lasting about 31 s
- Lulls
- about 247 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Barrelingwhich means the lip pitches out and can throw a barrel
- Shape
- Punchywhich means steep takeoffs and a pitching lip
- Breaking
- 4% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- moderate, about 0.9 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
2nd Street surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at 2nd Street: the biggest day is Monday, Nov 9 at 1 ft, and the best-rated day is Monday, Nov 9 (Fair). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, flat (under 1 ft) and Poor; Sunday, Nov 15, flat (under 1 ft) and Poor.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for 2nd Street are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.
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
| Day | Surf | Rating | Main swell | Wind am | Wind pm | Best time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | 1 ft | Fair | 1.8 ft · 12 s · ESE | 8 mph offshore (NW), gusts 13 | 6 mph offshore (SW), gusts 12 | 9 am |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 1 ft | Poor | 0.8 ft · 11 s · E | 6 mph offshore (NW) | 11 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 17 | 6 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 0–1 ft | Poor | 0.9 ft · 11 s · ESE | 9 mph offshore (W) | 13 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 19 | 12 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 0–1 ft | Poor | 1.5 ft · 3 s · WSW | 16 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 23 | 20 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 29 | 10 am |
| Fri, Nov 13 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 0.2 ft · 10 s · ESE | 17 mph offshore (WNW) | 21 mph offshore (WNW) | 12 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | — | 15 mph offshore (NW) | 13 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 1 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 0.9 ft · 3 s · NE | 11 mph cross-shore (NNE) | 7 mph cross-shore (NE) | 7 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 0–1 ft | Poor | 1.2 ft · 3 s · NE | 12 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 18 | 12 mph onshore (NE), gusts 17 | 10 am |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 1 ft | Poor | — | 15 mph cross-shore (NNE) | 15 mph cross-shore (NNE) | 1 pm |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 1 ft | Poor | — | 17 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 23 | 15 mph cross-shore (NE) | 4 pm |
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2nd Street tide chart and tide times
Tides at 2nd Street today, Monday, Nov 9: high 8.1 ft at 7:33 am, low 0.8 ft at 1:55 pm and high 6.8 ft at 7:51 pm. At 10 pm the tide is 5.3 ft and falling.
2nd Street tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | High 8.1 ft at 7:33 amLow 0.8 ft at 1:55 pmHigh 6.8 ft at 7:51 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 0.8 ft at 1:55 amHigh 8.0 ft at 8:15 amLow 1.1 ft at 2:37 pmHigh 6.6 ft at 8:29 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Low 0.9 ft at 2:36 amHigh 7.7 ft at 8:51 amLow 0.9 ft at 3:16 pmHigh 6.3 ft at 9:07 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | Low 0.8 ft at 3:14 amHigh 7.3 ft at 9:28 amLow 0.8 ft at 4:01 pmHigh 5.8 ft at 9:49 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | Low 0.8 ft at 3:57 amHigh 7.0 ft at 10:14 amLow 1.2 ft at 4:41 pmHigh 5.9 ft at 10:31 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | Low 1.3 ft at 4:42 amHigh 7.0 ft at 10:57 amLow 1.5 ft at 5:28 pmHigh 5.9 ft at 11:18 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | Low 1.7 ft at 5:31 amHigh 6.9 ft at 11:43 amLow 1.7 ft at 6:16 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 6.0 ft at 12:09 amLow 1.9 ft at 6:23 amHigh 6.7 ft at 12:32 pmLow 1.8 ft at 7:07 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 6.1 ft at 1:04 amLow 2.0 ft at 7:18 amHigh 6.7 ft at 1:23 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
2nd Street water temperature
The water temperature at 2nd Street is about 69°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 65°F and an 8 mph wind, a 2mm springsuit is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 67 and 70°F.
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 2nd Street
- Sugar Shack0.1 mi N · 1 ft · Fair
- North Jetty0.8 mi N · 1 ft · Poor
- Tybee Island Pier1.4 mi SSW · 2 ft · Good
- 17th Street Boardwalk1.6 mi SSW · 2 ft · Fair
- Little Tybee Island4.5 mi SW · 2 ft · Fair
- Hilton Head Island, South Carolina10 mi NNE · 1 ft · Poor
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About 2nd Street
2nd Street is a beach break in Tybee Island, Chatham County, Georgia, facing east. Also called 2nd St and Second Street.
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