Tybee Pier Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s get straight into it.

Looking at the whole 16-day window for Tybee Pier, I gotta be honest with you: it’s a tough stretch. The forecast is pretty much calling for one flat, choppy, or messy day after another. There’s a real gap in any quality surf for the first several days, and it honestly doesn’t get much better. The combined energy of all swells directed here is mostly weak, with values under 100 for the first week, and only a brief nudge into moderate territory on the 3rd of August, hitting 199 (moderate wave energy). But even then, the wind and conditions just don’t line up.

The water temperature is sitting at 86°F, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, with a positive anomaly of 2°F.

We kick off Friday, July 31st, with a tiny 1ft swell from the SSE and a 6-second period. Wind is light from the ESE in the morning, but it’s onshore, so it’s just poor. The afternoon gets worse with a 12 mph cross-onshore breeze kicking up chop. No go.

Saturday, August 1st, and Sunday, August 2nd, are more of the same. Tiny swells, 1ft to 2ft, with cross-onshore or cross winds. The risk of thunderstorms on Sunday afternoon with a 22 mph cross wind makes it a total write-off.

Monday, August 3rd, is the only period that shows a tiny bit of promise, but it’s still a miss. The swell bumps up to 4ft from the SE with a 7-second period, and the combined energy is 199. The morning has a cross-offshore wind from the SW, which keeps things clean. But the swell is small and weak, and the break is exposed to the east, not the south. The afternoon turns to a cross-shore mess.

Tuesday the 4th through the rest of the first week and into the second week is a wasteland. Swells stay between 1ft and 3ft, periods are short, and winds are consistently onshore or cross-shore. By Sunday, August 9th, we get a brief moment of clean conditions with a light offshore from the WNW in the morning, but the swell is a pathetic 2ft from the south. It’s glassy, but there’s nothing to ride.

The latter half of the second week, from around August 12th onward, is the same story. Tiny swells, poor energy (values in the teens and twenties), and mostly onshore winds. The best we see is a glassy moment on the afternoon of August 12th with a 2ft swell from the south, but again, it’s just too small.

The Verdict: There are zero standouts in this entire 16-day outlook. The surf is just too small, the wind is almost always wrong, and the energy is far too weak. Tybee Pier is usually a consistent spot, but this run looks like a proper flat spell. If you’re desperate for a paddle, maybe the clean 2ft wave on Sunday morning, August 9th, or the glassy 2ft wave on Wednesday afternoon, August 12th, are the only times you might find a wave to yourself, but don’t expect much.

Rusty.

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