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Tybee pier 35.2

#5146 of 5753 surf spots in the world · 🇺🇸 United States of America · Georgia · near Savannah

Wind is the enemy here, peaks in September, gentle enough to learn.

Beginner
Surf score35.2 /100
Surfable days45% of the year
Clean days1% groundswell + friendly wind
Groundswell2% period 11 s+
Typical size0.6 m 1.9 ft median
Water21°C a 2 mm shorty

Best time to surf Tybee pier

The best time to surf Tybee pier is January, September, October. It rarely works. In September the water sits around 27°C, so pack boardshorts, and the typical wave is 0.7 m. The nearest airport is SAV (38 km) and the nearest town is Savannah (25 km).

MonthSurfableCleanSizeWaterSuit
Jan52%1%0.6 m13°C4/3
Feb53%1%0.6 m11°C5/4
Mar57%0%0.6 m15°C4/3
Apr51%0%0.6 m20°C2mm
May44%0%0.6 m24°Cvest
Jun25%0%0.5 m27°Cboardies
Jul12%0%0.5 m30°Cboardies
Aug17%0%0.4 m29°Cboardies
Sep57%7%0.7 m27°Cboardies
Oct52%2%0.6 m23°Cvest
Nov68%1%0.8 m19°C3/2
Dec50%1%0.6 m16°C4/3

Why 35.2

Seven parts, each normalised 0 to 1 and weighted; the sum is scaled so the best spot in the world is 100.

Consistency 26%
12.4
Clean days 24%
0.0
Groundswell 12%
0.0
Season spread 10%
6.4
Wave size 8%
0.3
Water comfort 10%
5.8
Access 10%
9.5

The detail

Faces 105° with 47% open water around it. Friendly morning wind 59% of days. Mean peak period 7.4 s. Days over 3 m: 0%. Mellow days (0.4 to 1.2 m): 77%. Months that work: 8 of 12. Coordinates 31.992, -80.846 (OpenStreetMap).

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