South Beach

Chatham County, Georgia, United States

Today at a glance

Best: 8 am to sunset, sunset 6:42 pm

8 am
6.9
31 km/h19 mph wind, Good

9 am
6.5
35 km/h22 mph wind, Good

10 am
6.8
32 km/h20 mph wind, Good

11 am
6.9
30 km/h19 mph wind, Good

12 pm
7.0
29 km/h18 mph wind, Great

1 pm
7.3
27 km/h17 mph wind, Great

2 pm
7.5
26 km/h16 mph wind, Great

3 pm
7.5
27 km/h17 mph wind, Great

4 pm
7.3
31 km/h19 mph wind, Great

5 pm
7.3
32 km/h20 mph wind, Great

6 pm
7.2
36 km/h22 mph wind, Great

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Best time to swim

Best: 8 am to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air: 18°C64°F
Water: 21°C71°F
Wind: 127 km/hmph NW
Gusts: 127 km/hmph
Waves: 0.6 m2 ft
UV: 0 low
Tide: rising
Rain: 0%
Sunset: 6:42 pm

Today

6.9Good8 am3119

6.5Good9 am3522

6.8Good10 am3220

6.9Good11 am3019

7.0Great12 pm2918

7.3Great1 pm2717

7.5Great2 pm2616

7.5Great3 pm2717

7.3Great4 pm3119

7.3Great5 pm3220

7.2Great6 pm3622

Sat

5.8Good8 am4125

5.7Good9 am4025

5.7Good10 am4025

4.9Fair11 am4126

5.9Good12 pm4025

6.3Good1 pm3723

6.0Good2 pm3823

4.4Fair3 pm3824

4.5Fair4 pm3924

5.2Fair5 pm3824

6.1Good6 pm4025

Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

High 6 am, 1.0 m3 ft
Low 12 pm, -0.9 m3 ft
High 6 pm, 1.0 m3 ft
Low 12 am, -0.9 m3 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

Beach info

Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.

Facilities

Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 460 m0.3 mi. Fee not listed
Food and drink15 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 800 m0.5 mi
SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town: 1.7 km1 miTybee Island (village)
Nearest airport: 30 km19 miHilton Head Airport (HHH)

Nearby places

Fannies On The BeachFood and drink
800 m0.5 mi
SpankysChicken
870 m0.5 mi
Arby'sSandwich
870 m0.5 mi
Tybee Time Daiquiri BarFood and drink
880 m0.5 mi
Bernie's Oyster HouseSeafood
910 m0.6 mi

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

Nearby beaches

Back River Beach0.5 km0.3 mi north-west away
7.1 Great later
Mid Beach2.2 km1.4 mi north away
7.2 Great later
Tybee Island3.7 km2.3 mi north away
7.2 Great later
North Beach4.4 km2.7 mi north away
7.2 Great later
Savannah River Beach4.7 km2.9 mi north away
7.2 Great later

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near South Beach.

Partner links

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The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

Sat6.3 GoodBest 12 pm to 3 pmWind up to 41 km/h26 mph, rain 1%
Sun6.6 GoodBest 9 am to 4 pmWind up to 35 km/h22 mph, rain 2%
Mon7.3 GreatBest 10 am to 7 pmWind up to 25 km/h16 mph, rain 0%
Tue7.4 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 22 km/h13 mph, rain 1%
Wed5.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 3%
Thu4.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 32 km/h20 mph, rain 9%