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Georgia Coast Guide

Tybee Island

Savannah's Beach

Everything for a barefoot day on Savannah's beach: conditions, parking, the back river sunset and where to eat after the fried shrimp.

Today on the Sand

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Water Temp

84°

warm · gentle surf

UV Index

9

very high · 10am–4pm

Beach Crowd

Busy

holiday weekend

Beach Toolkit

Beach Conditions

Surf, tides & water temp

Parking Finder

Metered lots & the Park TYB app

Back River

West-facing marsh sunset

Dining

Fried shrimp, oysters & boils

Things to Do

Dolphin tours & river cruises

Events

What's on this week

Pick Your Sand

north to south

South Beach

Pier, pavilion & the Tybrisa strip

Metered lots · busiest

North Beach

Wide sand under the lighthouse

Meddin Dr lot

Mid Beach

Quieter family stretch off Butler

Street-end access

Back River Beach

Calm south-end cove · sunset side

Small lot · sandbar

Little Tybee Island

Undeveloped wild island · boat-in

Kayak or charter

Dolphin Cruises

Open →

Compare daily sails from the marina — wild dolphins on nearly every trip.

Beyond the Beach

day trips

Savannah

20 min west

Historic squares, River St & SCAD

Fort Pulaski

10 min west

Civil War fort on Cockspur Island

Wilmington Is.

15 min west

Marinas, marsh & the road back to town

Little Tybee

Boat only

Wild, twice-the-size sister island

see you on the sand

Water temp, surf and UV are live from NOAA & Open-Meteo; sunset is computed locally for Tybee Island. Crowd level is a weekday/weekend estimate.

Right now at Tybee Island, the water is 84°F, surf is running 3–4 ft and the air is 82°F but feels like 85°F. Wind is 11 mph from the ENE and the UV index peaks at 7 (high) today. Unprotected fair skin burns in about 67 minutes right now, and the strongest stretch runs 12 PM to 4 PM. Today’s tides: High 12:42 AM, Low 6:55 AM, High 1:19 PM, Low 7:51 PM. Dogs are not allowed on this beach.