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Surf Break: 17th Street Boardwalk

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Surf Break: 17th Street Boardwalk

17th Street Boardwalk in Georgia is an exposed beach/Pier break that has reasonably consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. Works best in offshore winds from the west. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the best swell direction is from the east. The beach break provides left and right handers. Best around mid tide. Rarely crowded here. Beware of rips, rocks, locals and sharks.

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Overall 17th Street Boardwalk 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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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to 17th Street Boardwalk:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Tybee Pier	0 mi
Second closest break	Tybee South End Sand Bar	0 mi
Third closest break	2nd Street	1 mi
Fourth closest break	Sugar Shack	2 mi
Fifth closest break	North Jetty	2 mi
Wave buoys nearest to 17th Street Boardwalk:
Closest wave buoy	Grays Reef Buoy	40 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Edisto Buoy	108 mi
Third closest wave buoy	St Augustine Buoy	135 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Ocean Crest Pier Buoy	205 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Frying Pan Shoals Buoy	207 mi
Tide stations nearest to 17th Street Boardwalk:
Closest tide station	Tybee Creek entrance, Georgia	1 mi
Second closest tide station	Tybee Light, Savannah River, Georgia	3 mi
Third closest tide station	Fort Pulaski, Savannah River Entrance, Georgia	4 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Savannah River Entrance, Georgia	4 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Savannah River Entrance, Georgia (2) (expired 1989-	4 mi
Ski Resorts closest to 17th Street Boardwalk:
Closest ski area	Scaly Mountain (United States)	254 mi
Second closest ski area	Sky Valley (United States)	255 mi
Third closest ski area	Wolf Laurel (United States)	280 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Cataloochee (United States)	280 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Appalachian Ski Mountain (United States)	291 mi
Town and city forecasts close to 17th Street Boardwalk:
Closest city location	Tybee Island (United States)	1 mi
Second closest city location	Wilmington Island (United States)	7 mi
Third closest city location	Whitemarsh Island (United States)	11 mi
Fourth closest city location	Isle of Hope (United States)	12 mi
Fifth closest city location	Point Comfort (United States)	12 mi

• The closest passenger airport to 17th Street Boardwalk is Hunter Aaf Airport (SVN) in USA, 28 km (17 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to 17th Street Boardwalk is Savannah Hilton Head International Airport (SAV), also in USA, 37 km (23 miles) away.
• Third is Beaufort Mcas Airport (NBC) in USA, 55 km (34 miles) away.
• Wright Aaf Airport (LHW) in USA is 68 km (42 miles) away.
• Charleston Afb International Airport (CHS), also in USA is the fifth nearest airport to 17th Street Boardwalk and is 126 km (78 miles) away.