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Sugar Shack in Georgia is an exposed beach break. Winter is the best time of year for surfing here. The best wind direction is from the west northwest. Waves more likely to be from local windswells than distant groundswells and the ideal wave direction is from the northeast. The beach break offers both left and right hand waves. Best around mid tide when the tide is rising. Rarely crowded here. Watch out for sharks,.

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Overall Sugar Shack 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 Sugar Shack surf quality by season and Sugar Shack surf quality by month.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Sugar Shack:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	North Jetty	1 mi
Second closest break	2nd Street	1 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 Sugar Shack:
Closest wave buoy	Grays Reef Buoy	42 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Edisto Buoy	108 mi
Third closest wave buoy	St Augustine Buoy	137 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Ocean Crest Pier Buoy	204 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Frying Pan Shoals Buoy	206 mi
Tide stations nearest to Sugar Shack:
Closest tide station	Tybee Light, Savannah River, Georgia	1 mi
Second closest tide station	Tybee Creek entrance, Georgia	2 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 Sugar Shack:
Closest ski area	Scaly Mountain (United States)	252 mi
Second closest ski area	Sky Valley (United States)	254 mi
Third closest ski area	Wolf Laurel (United States)	278 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Cataloochee (United States)	279 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Appalachian Ski Mountain (United States)	290 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Sugar Shack:
Closest city location	Tybee Island (United States)	1 mi
Second closest city location	Wilmington Island (United States)	8 mi
Third closest city location	Point Comfort (United States)	11 mi
Fourth closest city location	Whitemarsh Island (United States)	11 mi
Fifth closest city location	Thunderbolt (United States)	12 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Sugar Shack is Hunter Aaf Airport (SVN) in USA, 29 km (18 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Sugar Shack is Savannah Hilton Head International Airport (SAV), also in USA, 36 km (22 miles) away.
• Third is Beaufort Mcas Airport (NBC) in USA, 53 km (33 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 Sugar Shack and is 124 km (77 miles) away.