Tybee Island · Chatham County · Georgia
Sugar Shack Surf Report & Forecast, Tybee Island, Georgia
Sugar Shack, Tybee Island, Georgia: 1 ft, knee high, at 3 pm EST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Poor to Fair. The main swell is 1.7 ft at 12 seconds from the east-southeast, with a 7 mph offshore wind from the west-southwest, gusting 12 mph. Water is about 69°F, so a 2mm springsuit is the suggestion; the next high tide is 6.8 ft at 7:51 pm.
1 ft
knee high · occasional 2 ft
- Swell
- 1.7 ft · 12 s · ESE
- Wind
- 7 mph (WSW), gusts 12offshore
- Tide
- 1.6 ft risinghigh 6.8 ft at 7:51 pm
- Water
- 69°F2mm springsuit
- Air
- 72°Ffeels like 74°F
- Sun
- rise 6:47 amset 5:27 pm
Sugar Shack surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Sugar Shack: 8 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 Sugar Shack: 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 | 8 mph offshore (NW) | 7.4 ft |
| 7 am | 1 ft | Poor | 8 mph offshore (NW), gusts 13 | 8.3 ft |
| 8 am | 1 ft | Fair | 8 mph offshore (NW), gusts 13 | 8.3 ft |
| 9 am | 1 ft | Fair | 9 mph offshore (NW), gusts 14 | 7.6 ft |
| 10 am | 1 ft | Fair | 8 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 15 | 6.2 ft |
| 11 am | 1 ft | Poor to Fair | 7 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 13 | 4.5 ft |
| 12 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 6 mph offshore (W), gusts 11 | 2.8 ft |
| 1 pm | 1 ft | Poor to Fair | 7 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 12 | 1.5 ft |
| 2 pm | 1 ft | Poor to Fair | 6 mph offshore (SW), gusts 12 | 1.1 ft |
| 3 pmnow | 1 ft | Poor | 6 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 11 | 1.6 ft |
| 4 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 6 mph cross-shore (SSW) | 2.7 ft |
| 5 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 6 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 11 | 4.2 ft |
| 6 pm | 1 ft | Fair | 7 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 12 | 5.6 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 1 ft | Poor | 6 mph offshore (WNW) | 6.0 ft |
| 7 am | 1 ft | Poor | 6 mph offshore (WNW) | 7.3 ft |
| 8 am | 1 ft | Poor | 5 mph offshore (W) | 7.9 ft |
| 9 am | 1 ft | Poor | 5 mph offshore (W) | 7.7 ft |
| 10 am | 0–1 ft | Poor | 5 mph offshore (WSW) | 6.8 ft |
| 11 am | 1 ft | Poor | 6 mph cross-shore (SW) | 5.4 ft |
| 12 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 8 mph cross-shore (SSW) | 3.8 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 16 | 1.3 ft |
| 3 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 11 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 17 | 1.2 ft |
| 4 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 12 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 17 | 1.9 ft |
| 5 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 12 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 17 | 3.2 ft |
| 6 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 11 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 16 | 4.6 ft |
Sugar Shack beach conditions today: waves, sets and current
At 3 pm, sets at Sugar Shack arrive about every 4 minutes with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly barreling and crumbly.
- Set waves
- about 1.3 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 4
- Sets
- every 4 minutes or so, each lasting about 33 s
- Lulls
- about 167 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Barrelingwhich means the lip pitches out and can throw a barrel
- Shape
- Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
- Breaking
- 6% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- moderate, about 0.7 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Sugar Shack surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Sugar Shack: 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 Sugar Shack 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 | 8 am |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 0–1 ft | Poor | 0.8 ft · 11 s · E | 5 mph offshore (W) | 11 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 16 | 7 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 0–1 ft | Poor | 1.0 ft · 11 s · ESE | 9 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 14 | 10 mph offshore (SW), gusts 15 | 4 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 1.5 ft · 3 s · SW | 16 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 23 | 21 mph offshore (W), gusts 29 | 8 am |
| Fri, Nov 13 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 0.2 ft · 10 s · ESE | 19 mph offshore (WNW) | 22 mph offshore (WNW) | 5 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 0.2 ft · 13 s · E | 15 mph cross-shore (NW) | 11 mph offshore (NW) | 7 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 0.8 ft · 3 s · NE | 12 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 17 | 9 mph cross-shore (NE) | 10 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 1.0 ft · 3 s · ENE | 11 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 17 | 12 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 18 | 1 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 1 ft | Poor | — | 11 mph cross-shore (NE) | 12 mph onshore (NE) | 4 pm |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 1 ft | Poor | — | 16 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 21 | 15 mph cross-shore (NE) | 1 pm |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Sugar Shack are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Sugar Shack tide chart and tide times
Tides at Sugar Shack today, Monday, Nov 9: low 1.0 ft at 1:13 am, high 8.4 ft at 7:34 am, low 1.1 ft at 1:58 pm and high 6.8 ft at 7:51 pm. At 3 pm the tide is 1.6 ft and rising.
Sugar Shack tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | Low 1.0 ft at 1:13 amHigh 8.4 ft at 7:34 amLow 1.1 ft at 1:58 pmHigh 6.8 ft at 7:51 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 0.8 ft at 1:55 amHigh 8.0 ft at 8:16 amLow 1.1 ft at 2:37 pmHigh 6.7 ft at 8:29 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Low 0.9 ft at 2:37 amHigh 7.7 ft at 8:53 amLow 1.1 ft at 3:15 pmHigh 6.5 ft at 9:05 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | Low 0.9 ft at 3:16 amHigh 7.4 ft at 9:30 amLow 1.0 ft at 3:59 pmHigh 5.9 ft at 9:45 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | Low 0.7 ft at 3:59 amHigh 6.8 ft at 10:14 amLow 1.1 ft at 4:41 pmHigh 5.8 ft at 10:31 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | Low 1.1 ft at 4:43 amHigh 6.8 ft at 10:58 amLow 1.5 ft at 5:27 pmHigh 5.8 ft at 11:17 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | Low 1.5 ft at 5:32 amHigh 6.7 ft at 11:44 amLow 1.6 ft at 6:16 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 5.8 ft at 12:09 amLow 1.8 ft at 6:23 amHigh 6.6 ft at 12:31 pmLow 1.6 ft at 7:07 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 5.8 ft at 1:04 amLow 1.8 ft at 7:18 amHigh 6.4 ft at 1:23 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Sugar Shack water temperature
The water temperature at Sugar Shack is about 69°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 74°F and a 7 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 Sugar Shack
- 2nd Street0.1 mi S · 1 ft · Poor to Fair
- North Jetty0.7 mi N · 1 ft · Poor
- Tybee Island Pier1.5 mi SSW · 2 ft · Fair
- 17th Street Boardwalk1.7 mi SSW · 2 ft · Fair
- Little Tybee Island4.6 mi SW · 1–2 ft · Fair
- Hilton Head Island, South Carolina10 mi NNE · 1 ft · Poor
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About Sugar Shack
Sugar Shack is a beach break in Tybee Island, Chatham County, Georgia, facing east.
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