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It's simple. Go to Savannah, Georgia and travel out to Tybee Island. At the southern end of the island is a rivermouth. Cross it in a kayak with a month's worth of food and water and a satellite phone. Bring a board, of course. Experience a world like you have never seen before.
English (Translate this text in English): It's simple. Go to Savannah, Georgia and travel out to Tybee Island. At the southern end of the island is a rivermouth. Cross it in a kayak with a month's worth of food and water and a satellite phone. Bring a board, of course. Experience a world like you have never seen before.
English (Translate this text in English): It's simple. Go to Savannah, Georgia and travel out to Tybee Island. At the southern end of the island is a rivermouth. Cross it in a kayak with a month's worth of food and water and a satellite phone. Bring a board, of course. Experience a world like you have never seen before.
English (Translate this text in English): It's simple. Go to Savannah, Georgia and travel out to Tybee Island. At the southern end of the island is a rivermouth. Cross it in a kayak with a month's worth of food and water and a satellite phone. Bring a board, of course. Experience a world like you have never seen before.
DistanceSurf trip
WalkLong walk (>30 mn)
Easy to find?Hard to find
Public access?Public access
Special accessBy boat only
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Surf Spot Characteristics
Alternative name Check out the Surf Report
Surf Spot Quality
Wave qualitySloppy
ExperienceExperienced surfers
FrequencySometimes break
Wave
TypeBeach-break
DirectionRight and left
BottomSandy
PowerFun, Powerless
Normal lengthShort (< 50m)
Good day length
Tide, Swell and Wind
Good swell directionSouthEast, East, NorthEast
Good wind directionNorthWest, West, SouthWest, South
Swell sizeStarts working at Less than 1m / 3ft and holds up to 2m+ / 6ft+
Best tide positionHigh tide only
Best tide movementRising tide
More details
Week crowdEmpty
Week-end crowdEmpty
Webcam url
Dangers
- Rips / undertow
- Sharks
Additional Information
Park your car at the Southern end of Tybee Island, and bring a kayak. Forget about a regular boat, because you could quite easily get stuck on a sandbar and lose it all. Never go alone, and even two is a bad idea. Bring two friends. Paddle south of Tybee Island and you will have (I am not kidding here) one hundred miles of uninhabited coastline full of sharks, alligators, wild pigs, monkeys (yes, monkeys), wild horses, the occasional wave, and more.
English (Translate this text in English): Park your car at the Southern end of Tybee Island, and bring a kayak. Forget about a regular boat, because you could quite easily get stuck on a sandbar and lose it all. Never go alone, and even two is a bad idea. Bring two friends. Paddle south of Tybee Island and you will have (I am not kidding here) one hundred miles of uninhabited coastline full of sharks, alligators, wild pigs, monkeys (yes, monkeys), wild horses, the occasional wave, and more.
English (Translate this text in English): Park your car at the Southern end of Tybee Island, and bring a kayak. Forget about a regular boat, because you could quite easily get stuck on a sandbar and lose it all. Never go alone, and even two is a bad idea. Bring two friends. Paddle south of Tybee Island and you will have (I am not kidding here) one hundred miles of uninhabited coastline full of sharks, alligators, wild pigs, monkeys (yes, monkeys), wild horses, the occasional wave, and more.
English (Translate this text in English): Park your car at the Southern end of Tybee Island, and bring a kayak. Forget about a regular boat, because you could quite easily get stuck on a sandbar and lose it all. Never go alone, and even two is a bad idea. Bring two friends. Paddle south of Tybee Island and you will have (I am not kidding here) one hundred miles of uninhabited coastline full of sharks, alligators, wild pigs, monkeys (yes, monkeys), wild horses, the occasional wave, and more.
Atmosphere
There are about twelve islands off the coast of Georgia, and only four have people living on them. One is the northernmost Tybee Island and the others are about sixty miles south. You have literally one hundred miles of empty beaches full of all kinds of wonder and wild animals. The waves are always small (bring a longboard too), but the experience, even without surf, is worth it. I am not kidding when I say go in a group of three or more. Bring a satellite phone, because nothing else will work here. Do not cross rivermouths or inlets as the tide is going out or you may be pulled miles out to sea (It happened to me). Use a weather radio to avoid thunderstorms and the occasional hurricane, and only swim or surf off the beach, not in the rivermouths or inlets or marshes. There are tons of sharks and alligators, and they won't bother you, but.... Stingrays everywhere. But once in a while, you will find a head high wave with no one around, and then it's fun. Oh yeah, bring a gun of some kind. Trust me on this. Also, bring everything you need (food, water, toilet paper, first aid kit, etc.) If you make this trip, you will never forget it. It is one of the last uninhabited stretches of land in the USA. It is magnificant, with old trees, huge beaches, dense brush, wild pigs, horses, monkeys (imported), rattlesnakes, and more. On Sapelo Island there is even a group of people that live as they did two hundred years ago (decendents of slaves). It is something else. It's like Indonesia, but without the great surf. The surf usually stinks, but once in a while...
English (Translate this text in English): There are about twelve islands off the coast of Georgia, and only four have people living on them. One is the northernmost Tybee Island and the others are about sixty miles south. You have literally one hundred miles of empty beaches full of all kinds of wonder and wild animals. The waves are always small (bring a longboard too), but the experience, even without surf, is worth it. I am not kidding when I say go in a group of three or more. Bring a satellite phone, because nothing else will work here. Do not cross rivermouths or inlets as the tide is going out or you may be pulled miles out to sea (It happened to me). Use a weather radio to avoid thunderstorms and the occasional hurricane, and only swim or surf off the beach, not in the rivermouths or inlets or marshes. There are tons of sharks and alligators, and they won't bother you, but.... Stingrays everywhere. But once in a while, you will find a head high wave with no one around, and then it's fun. Oh yeah, bring a gun of some kind. Trust me on this. Also, bring everything you need (food, water, toilet paper, first aid kit, etc.) If you make this trip, you will never forget it. It is one of the last uninhabited stretches of land in the USA. It is magnificant, with old trees, huge beaches, dense brush, wild pigs, horses, monkeys (imported), rattlesnakes, and more. On Sapelo Island there is even a group of people that live as they did two hundred years ago (decendents of slaves). It is something else. It's like Indonesia, but without the great surf. The surf usually stinks, but once in a while...
English (Translate this text in English): There are about twelve islands off the coast of Georgia, and only four have people living on them. One is the northernmost Tybee Island and the others are about sixty miles south. You have literally one hundred miles of empty beaches full of all kinds of wonder and wild animals. The waves are always small (bring a longboard too), but the experience, even without surf, is worth it. I am not kidding when I say go in a group of three or more. Bring a satellite phone, because nothing else will work here. Do not cross rivermouths or inlets as the tide is going out or you may be pulled miles out to sea (It happened to me). Use a weather radio to avoid thunderstorms and the occasional hurricane, and only swim or surf off the beach, not in the rivermouths or inlets or marshes. There are tons of sharks and alligators, and they won't bother you, but.... Stingrays everywhere. But once in a while, you will find a head high wave with no one around, and then it's fun. Oh yeah, bring a gun of some kind. Trust me on this. Also, bring everything you need (food, water, toilet paper, first aid kit, etc.) If you make this trip, you will never forget it. It is one of the last uninhabited stretches of land in the USA. It is magnificant, with old trees, huge beaches, dense brush, wild pigs, horses, monkeys (imported), rattlesnakes, and more. On Sapelo Island there is even a group of people that live as they did two hundred years ago (decendents of slaves). It is something else. It's like Indonesia, but without the great surf. The surf usually stinks, but once in a while...
English (Translate this text in English): There are about twelve islands off the coast of Georgia, and only four have people living on them. One is the northernmost Tybee Island and the others are about sixty miles south. You have literally one hundred miles of empty beaches full of all kinds of wonder and wild animals. The waves are always small (bring a longboard too), but the experience, even without surf, is worth it. I am not kidding when I say go in a group of three or more. Bring a satellite phone, because nothing else will work here. Do not cross rivermouths or inlets as the tide is going out or you may be pulled miles out to sea (It happened to me). Use a weather radio to avoid thunderstorms and the occasional hurricane, and only swim or surf off the beach, not in the rivermouths or inlets or marshes. There are tons of sharks and alligators, and they won't bother you, but.... Stingrays everywhere. But once in a while, you will find a head high wave with no one around, and then it's fun. Oh yeah, bring a gun of some kind. Trust me on this. Also, bring everything you need (food, water, toilet paper, first aid kit, etc.) If you make this trip, you will never forget it. It is one of the last uninhabited stretches of land in the USA. It is magnificant, with old trees, huge beaches, dense brush, wild pigs, horses, monkeys (imported), rattlesnakes, and more. On Sapelo Island there is even a group of people that live as they did two hundred years ago (decendents of slaves). It is something else. It's like Indonesia, but without the great surf. The surf usually stinks, but once in a while...
General
It's a great place to go, but be careful. I was pulled out to sea in my kayak at low tide and then bombarded by a squall. I was alone, and that was a mistake. Another time I hit a sandbar on my waverunner and was thrown twenty feet (it hurt bad, but I was okay). Another time I saw and entire boat torn lose from a tree by the falling tide and half burried in the sand. There are wrecked boats in the marshes. Also, you can get lost in the swampy marshes where the rivers meet the sea, so be careful. It is the strangest place I have ever been, and could take your life if you aren't carefull. Have fun.
English (Translate this text in English): It's a great place to go, but be careful. I was pulled out to sea in my kayak at low tide and then bombarded by a squall. I was alone, and that was a mistake. Another time I hit a sandbar on my waverunner and was thrown twenty feet (it hurt bad, but I was okay). Another time I saw and entire boat torn lose from a tree by the falling tide and half burried in the sand. There are wrecked boats in the marshes. Also, you can get lost in the swampy marshes where the rivers meet the sea, so be careful. It is the strangest place I have ever been, and could take your life if you aren't carefull. Have fun.
English (Translate this text in English): It's a great place to go, but be careful. I was pulled out to sea in my kayak at low tide and then bombarded by a squall. I was alone, and that was a mistake. Another time I hit a sandbar on my waverunner and was thrown twenty feet (it hurt bad, but I was okay). Another time I saw and entire boat torn lose from a tree by the falling tide and half burried in the sand. There are wrecked boats in the marshes. Also, you can get lost in the swampy marshes where the rivers meet the sea, so be careful. It is the strangest place I have ever been, and could take your life if you aren't carefull. Have fun.
English (Translate this text in English): It's a great place to go, but be careful. I was pulled out to sea in my kayak at low tide and then bombarded by a squall. I was alone, and that was a mistake. Another time I hit a sandbar on my waverunner and was thrown twenty feet (it hurt bad, but I was okay). Another time I saw and entire boat torn lose from a tree by the falling tide and half burried in the sand. There are wrecked boats in the marshes. Also, you can get lost in the swampy marshes where the rivers meet the sea, so be careful. It is the strangest place I have ever been, and could take your life if you aren't carefull. Have fun.
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Hidden Islands
By cboo , 17-07-2008
Monkeys and more - there are monkeys...o LSD needed. You'll also see 10 foot or bigger alligators, 7 foot rattlesnakes, wild hogs, and the surf is patroled by 7-9 foot bull sharks, 12 foot sand tiger sharks, and 14 foot Tiger sharks. And, oh yeah, more 6 foot blacktip sharks than you can shake a stick at....ans those are the ones that bite more than any other...nonlethal, but still a trip to the ER. The Georgia coast is amazing....one of the best places on earth...but don't come for the surfing, whcih generally sucks, unless we have a hurricane or tropical storm passing offshore.