St. Simons Island · Glynn County · Georgia
St. Simons Island Surf Report & Forecast, Georgia
St. Simons Island, Georgia: 1–2 ft, knee high, at 3 pm EST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Fair. The main swell is 1.7 ft at 12 seconds from the east, with a 4 mph offshore wind from the northwest. Water is about 71°F, so a 2mm wetsuit jacket is the suggestion; the next high tide is 6.7 ft at 8:11 pm.
1–2 ft
knee high
- Swell
- 1.7 ft · 12 s · E
- Wind
- 4 mph (NW)offshore
- Tide
- 1.3 ft risinghigh 6.7 ft at 8:11 pm
- Water
- 71°F2mm jacket
- Air
- 75°Ffeels like 81°F
- Sun
- rise 6:47 amset 5:31 pm
St. Simons Island surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at St. Simons Island: 8 am, Good, 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 St. Simons Island: 10 am, Poor to Fair, on a falling high tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 2 ft | Good | 5 mph offshore (NNW) | 6.8 ft |
| 7 am | 2 ft | Good | 5 mph offshore (NNW) | 7.8 ft |
| 8 am | 2 ft | Good | 6 mph offshore (NNW) | 8.2 ft |
| 9 am | 2 ft | Good | 7 mph offshore (NNW), gusts 12 | 7.6 ft |
| 10 am | 2 ft | Good | 7 mph offshore (NW), gusts 12 | 6.4 ft |
| 11 am | 1–2 ft | Good | 6 mph offshore (NW), gusts 11 | 4.7 ft |
| 12 pm | 1–2 ft | Good | 5 mph offshore (NW) | 3.0 ft |
| 1 pm | 1–2 ft | Fair | 4 mph offshore (NW) | 1.8 ft |
| 2 pm | 1 ft | Poor to Fair | calm | 1.1 ft |
| 3 pmnow | 1 ft | Fair | calm | 1.3 ft |
| 4 pm | 1–2 ft | Good | calm | 2.3 ft |
| 5 pm | 1–2 ft | Good | calm | 3.8 ft |
| 6 pm | 1–2 ft | Good | calm | 5.1 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 1 ft | Poor | 4 mph offshore (W) | 5.5 ft |
| 7 am | 1 ft | Poor | 4 mph offshore (WNW) | 6.8 ft |
| 8 am | 1 ft | Poor | 4 mph offshore (WNW) | 7.6 ft |
| 9 am | 1 ft | Poor to Fair | 5 mph offshore (W) | 7.7 ft |
| 10 am | 1 ft | Poor to Fair | 4 mph offshore (W) | 6.9 ft |
| 11 am | 1 ft | Poor | 4 mph cross-shore (WSW) | 5.6 ft |
| 12 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 5 mph cross-shore (SW) | 3.9 ft |
| 1 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 5 mph cross-shore (SW) | 2.4 ft |
| 2 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 6 mph cross-shore (SSW) | 1.4 ft |
| 3 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 6 mph cross-shore (SSW) | 1.1 ft |
| 4 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 5 mph cross-shore (SSW) | 1.6 ft |
| 5 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 4 mph cross-shore (SSW) | 2.7 ft |
| 6 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 5 mph cross-shore (SSW) | 4.1 ft |
St. Simons Island beach conditions today: waves, sets and current
At 3 pm, sets at St. Simons Island arrive about every 4 minutes with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly barreling and soft.
- Set waves
- about 1.5 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 4
- Sets
- every 4 minutes or so, each lasting about 33 s
- Lulls
- about 166 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Barrelingwhich means the lip pitches out and can throw a barrel
- Shape
- Softwhich means mostly mellow, with occasional steeper sections
- Breaking
- 22% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- light, about 0.5 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
St. Simons Island surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at St. Simons Island: the biggest day is Monday, Nov 9 at 1–2 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.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for St. Simons Island 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 | 1–2 ft | Good | 1.9 ft · 12 s · E | 6 mph offshore (NNW) | calm | 8 am |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 1 ft | Poor to Fair | 1.3 ft · 11 s · E | 4 mph offshore (WNW) | 6 mph cross-shore (SSW) | 10 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 0–1 ft | Poor to Fair | 0.9 ft · 11 s · E | 5 mph offshore (W) | 7 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 12 | 9 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 0.7 ft · 10 s · E | 11 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 17 | 18 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 28 | 9 am |
| Fri, Nov 13 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 0.2 ft · 10 s · E | 14 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 20 | 19 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 26 | 6 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | — | 12 mph offshore (NW), gusts 17 | 9 mph offshore (NW) | 1 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 0.5 ft · 3 s · NNE | 10 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 16 | 7 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 12 | 10 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 0–1 ft | Poor | 1.3 ft · 4 s · NE | 9 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 14 | 11 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 16 | 1 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 0–1 ft | Poor | — | 9 mph cross-shore (NE) | 12 mph cross-shore (ENE) | 1 pm |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 1 ft | Poor to Fair | — | 13 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 20 | 17 mph cross-shore (NE) | 4 pm |
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St. Simons Island tide chart and tide times
Tides at St. Simons Island today, Monday, Nov 9: low 0.8 ft at 1:29 am, high 8.2 ft at 7:53 am, low 1.1 ft at 2:15 pm and high 6.7 ft at 8:11 pm. At 3 pm the tide is 1.3 ft and rising.
St. Simons Island tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | Low 0.8 ft at 1:29 amHigh 8.2 ft at 7:53 amLow 1.1 ft at 2:15 pmHigh 6.7 ft at 8:11 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 0.9 ft at 2:13 amHigh 7.7 ft at 8:33 amLow 1.0 ft at 2:53 pmHigh 6.5 ft at 8:48 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Low 1.0 ft at 2:50 amHigh 7.6 ft at 9:08 amLow 1.0 ft at 3:32 pmHigh 6.1 ft at 9:22 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | Low 0.8 ft at 3:28 amHigh 7.1 ft at 9:47 amLow 1.0 ft at 4:14 pmHigh 5.7 ft at 10:03 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | Low 0.8 ft at 4:09 amHigh 6.6 ft at 10:29 amLow 1.0 ft at 4:58 pmHigh 5.4 ft at 10:49 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | Low 1.1 ft at 4:52 amHigh 6.5 ft at 11:15 amLow 1.4 ft at 5:43 pmHigh 5.4 ft at 11:35 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | Low 1.3 ft at 5:43 amHigh 6.4 ft at 12:03 pmLow 1.6 ft at 6:31 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 5.5 ft at 12:27 amLow 1.6 ft at 6:36 amHigh 6.2 ft at 12:51 pmLow 1.4 ft at 7:23 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 5.5 ft at 1:24 amLow 1.6 ft at 7:32 amHigh 6.2 ft at 1:44 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
St. Simons Island water temperature
The water temperature at St. Simons Island is about 71°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 81°F and a 4 mph wind, a 2mm wetsuit jacket is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 70 and 72°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 St. Simons Island
- Comfort Inn6.0 mi SSW · 1 ft · Poor
- Little St. Simons Island9.9 mi NNE · 1 ft · Poor
- Main Beach, Florida33 mi S · 2–3 ft · Good
- Amelia / Fernandina Pier, Florida37 mi S · 2–3 ft · Good
- American Beach, Florida40 mi S · 2–3 ft · Good
- Little Talbot Island, Florida48 mi S · 2–3 ft · Good
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About St. Simons Island
St. Simons Island is a beach break in St. Simons Island, Glynn County, Georgia, facing east-southeast. Also called SSI and East Beach.
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