The Tybee Island, GA marine forecast covers live wind speed and gusts, tide predictions, wave conditions, and major and minor solunar feeding times, updated continuously from NOAA and Open-Meteo. The strongest fishing windows usually line up with the moving tide and the solunar periods shown below — check current conditions before you head out.
By Steve Wilson, lifelong angler & founder of My Marine Forecast
Last updated: Aug 1, 2026, 8:01 AM
On Saturday, August 1, Tybee Island, GA sees high tide at 10:17 AM (6.6 ft) and 10:36 PM (7.1 ft), low tide at 4:29 AM (0.2 ft) and 4:36 PM (0.5 ft). Winds 3–17 mph from the S gusting to 28 mph. Air temperatures 76–88°F. The strongest fishing windows line up with the moving water around each tide change, roughly an hour on either side.
Today's Tides · Tybee Light (Station 8670892)
| Low tide | 4:29 AM | 0.2 ft |
| High tide | 10:17 AM | 6.6 ft |
| Low tide | 4:36 PM | 0.5 ft |
| High tide | 10:36 PM | 7.1 ft |
Wind
3–17 mph S
Gusts
28 mph
Air Temp
76–88°F
Tides from NOAA Station 8670892 · wind & temperature from Open-Meteo. Open the live forecast for hourly charts and the 7-day outlook.
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Tybee Island sits at the mouth of the Savannah River, making it one of Georgia's most accessible and productive fishing destinations. The island's position between the river mouth, Wassaw Sound, and the Atlantic means anglers have immediate access to a diverse range of fishing environments. The pier at Tybee is one of Georgia's best, with action for whiting, bluefish, and flounder throughout much of the year.
The tidal creeks and back bays surrounding Tybee Island hold abundant redfish, spotted seatrout, and flounder. The powerful tidal flows at the Savannah River mouth concentrate baitfish and create excellent ambush points for large redfish and flounder on the outgoing tide. The nearby Wassaw Island National Wildlife Refuge provides additional pristine habitat accessible by boat.
Nearshore fishing off Tybee accesses the hard-bottom ledges and natural reefs that hold black sea bass, sheepshead, and Spanish mackerel. The reefs improve with distance from shore, with grouper and snapper becoming more common on the outer structures 20–40 miles out. Georgia's extreme tidal range makes the live tide forecast above an essential planning tool for every fishing trip.
Spring: Redfish spread from winter schools onto the flats behind Little Tybee and along the Back River as water warms. Sheepshead linger on the jetties and pier pilings through March before thinning out. Whiting show in the beach troughs in April, the first easy surf bite of the year, and trout begin feeding in Lazaretto Creek by May.
Summer: Whiting, sharks and stingrays dominate the surf and pier, with Spanish mackerel and bluefish crashing bait off the point on clean water. Tarpon roll through the Savannah River channel and off the south end in July and August. Back-river trout eat live shrimp early, and tripletail float structure in Wassaw Sound.
Fall: The shrimp flush turns the Back River and Lazaretto Creek into the most productive water of the year for trout and slot reds. Bull redfish run the Savannah River jetties and sound mouths from September into November. The surf gives up whiting, reds and the occasional pompano, and October usually offers the calmest, clearest conditions.
Winter: Redfish bunch into large schools on the mud flats behind Little Tybee, best stalked on sunny low tides. Sheepshead are the go-to, pecking fiddler crabs around the jetty rocks, pier pilings and nearshore reefs. Trout hold deep in the creeks and eat slow-moving plastics during midday warmups between fronts.
The Tybee Island Pier and Pavilion on the oceanfront is the easiest access point, producing whiting, sharks, drum and fall reds. The Back River on the island's south end, fishable from the beach or small boats, funnels trout and redfish between Tybee and Little Tybee. Lazaretto Creek, with its public boat ramp, is the gateway to the Savannah River channel and the marsh behind the island. Fort Pulaski National Monument offers bank fishing along the river, and the flats around Little Tybee Island hold winter redfish schools.