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Either pay seven dollars to park at Big Tybee by the pier and walk or paddle (depending on the tide) or get a friend with a boat to drive you straight out of Wilmington River.
English (Translate this text in English): Either pay seven dollars to park at Big Tybee by the pier and walk or paddle (depending on the tide) or get a friend with a boat to drive you straight out of Wilmington River.
English (Translate this text in English): Either pay seven dollars to park at Big Tybee by the pier and walk or paddle (depending on the tide) or get a friend with a boat to drive you straight out of Wilmington River.
English (Translate this text in English): Either pay seven dollars to park at Big Tybee by the pier and walk or paddle (depending on the tide) or get a friend with a boat to drive you straight out of Wilmington River.
DistanceDay trip
WalkLong walk (>30 mn)
Easy to find?Easy to find
Public access?Public access
Special accessBy boat only
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Surf Spot Characteristics
Surf Spot Quality
Wave qualitySloppy
Experience
FrequencySometimes break
Wave
TypeSand-bar
DirectionRight and left
BottomSandy
PowerPowerless
Normal lengthShort (< 50m)
Good day lengthNormal (50 to 150m)
Tide, Swell and Wind
Good swell directionNorth, South, SouthEast, East, NorthEast
Good wind directionNorthWest, SouthWest
Swell sizeStarts working at Less than 1m / 3ft and holds up to 2.5m+ / 8ft+
Best tide positionMid and high tide
Best tide movementRising tide
More details
Week crowdEmpty
Week-end crowdEmpty
Webcam url
Dangers
- Rips / undertow
- Sharks
Additional Information
Bring some friends and because the good waves come only ever 15-20 minutes or so. Also, an extra hazard is that there just happens to be an old A-bomb about 15 miles or so off shore that the officials can't find. But don't worry, nuclear waste won't start leaking for at least another twenty years...
English (Translate this text in English): Bring some friends and because the good waves come only ever 15-20 minutes or so. Also, an extra hazard is that there just happens to be an old A-bomb about 15 miles or so off shore that the officials can't find. But don't worry, nuclear waste won't start leaking for at least another twenty years...
English (Translate this text in English): Bring some friends and because the good waves come only ever 15-20 minutes or so. Also, an extra hazard is that there just happens to be an old A-bomb about 15 miles or so off shore that the officials can't find. But don't worry, nuclear waste won't start leaking for at least another twenty years...
English (Translate this text in English): Bring some friends and because the good waves come only ever 15-20 minutes or so. Also, an extra hazard is that there just happens to be an old A-bomb about 15 miles or so off shore that the officials can't find. But don't worry, nuclear waste won't start leaking for at least another twenty years...
Atmosphere
None. The island is protected so there is absolutely no development and almost no people (except for the occasional tourist who makes it across the sandbar from Big Tybee or the fisherman who drives his boat and is surf fishing - but this island is big enough to avoid either)
English (Translate this text in English): None. The island is protected so there is absolutely no development and almost no people (except for the occasional tourist who makes it across the sandbar from Big Tybee or the fisherman who drives his boat and is surf fishing - but this island is big enough to avoid either)
English (Translate this text in English): None. The island is protected so there is absolutely no development and almost no people (except for the occasional tourist who makes it across the sandbar from Big Tybee or the fisherman who drives his boat and is surf fishing - but this island is big enough to avoid either)
English (Translate this text in English): None. The island is protected so there is absolutely no development and almost no people (except for the occasional tourist who makes it across the sandbar from Big Tybee or the fisherman who drives his boat and is surf fishing - but this island is big enough to avoid either)
General
On the whole it is pretty sloppy but when conditions are right, 5-8 foot barelling waves can be seen.
English (Translate this text in English): On the whole it is pretty sloppy but when conditions are right, 5-8 foot barelling waves can be seen.
English (Translate this text in English): On the whole it is pretty sloppy but when conditions are right, 5-8 foot barelling waves can be seen.
English (Translate this text in English): On the whole it is pretty sloppy but when conditions are right, 5-8 foot barelling waves can be seen.
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Little Tybee
By Mr. Tybee Island , 02-03-2005
Eight feet? Maybe if the planets align - On Tybee and Little Tybee, the biggest wave I ever saw was a six foot face. I've surfed there during noreasters and small windswells, and once I surfed it while Hurrican Bertha was literally parked a hundred miles off the coast (category two) and sat spinning for a day before it made up its mind. The wind was calm, the water blue and glassy, and the waves were head high to barely, perhaps overhead. They had power, though, and my first wipeout actually pinned me long enough to think, "hey, I might need a little air, here." That's as big as I've seen it. Great place to surf and hang out. Tybee Island is a wonderful little island. Once I camped on Little Tybee for three days. Pure primitive camping. Very relaxing. Very enjoyable. But the racoons were pillaging my supplies left and right.