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North Jetty in Georgia is an exposed beach/Jetty break that only works once in a while. Winter is the best time of year for surfing here. The best wind direction is from the west southwest. Most of the surf comes fis in the form of windswells and the ideal wave angle is from the northeast. Waves at the beach break both left and right. Even when there are waves, it's not likley to be crowded. Hazards include rips, rocks, locals and sharks.

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Overall North Jetty Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Also see North Jetty surf quality by season and North Jetty surf quality by month.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to North Jetty:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Sugar Shack	1 mi
Second closest break	2nd Street	2 mi
Third closest break	17th Street Boardwalk	2 mi
Fourth closest break	Tybee Pier	2 mi
Fifth closest break	Tybee South End Sand Bar	2 mi
Wave buoys nearest to North Jetty:
Closest wave buoy	Grays Reef Buoy	43 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Edisto Buoy	108 mi
Third closest wave buoy	St Augustine Buoy	138 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Ocean Crest Pier Buoy	203 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Frying Pan Shoals Buoy	206 mi
Tide stations nearest to North Jetty:
Closest tide station	Tybee Light, Savannah River, Georgia	1 mi
Second closest tide station	Fort Pulaski, Savannah River Entrance, Georgia	3 mi
Third closest tide station	Tybee Creek entrance, Georgia	3 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Savannah River Entrance, Georgia	3 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Savannah River Entrance, Georgia (2) (expired 1989-	3 mi
Ski Resorts closest to North Jetty:
Closest ski area	Scaly Mountain (United States)	252 mi
Second closest ski area	Sky Valley (United States)	253 mi
Third closest ski area	Wolf Laurel (United States)	278 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Cataloochee (United States)	278 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Appalachian Ski Mountain (United States)	289 mi
Town and city forecasts close to North Jetty:
Closest city location	Tybee Island (United States)	2 mi
Second closest city location	Wilmington Island (United States)	7 mi
Third closest city location	Point Comfort (United States)	10 mi
Fourth closest city location	Whitemarsh Island (United States)	10 mi
Fifth closest city location	Thunderbolt (United States)	12 mi

• The closest passenger airport to North Jetty is Hunter Aaf Airport (SVN) in USA, 28 km (17 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to North Jetty is Savannah Hilton Head International Airport (SAV), also in USA, 35 km (22 miles) away.
• Third is Beaufort Mcas Airport (NBC) in USA, 51 km (32 miles) away.
• Wright Aaf Airport (LHW) in USA is 69 km (43 miles) away.
• Charleston Afb International Airport (CHS), also in USA is the fifth nearest airport to North Jetty and is 123 km (76 miles) away.