Surfing Waves

Anyone know of any good surf breaks on the Georgia coast? I've been to Cumberland Island and found it hard to transport a board there ( A JAM PACKED ferry ride is the ONLY way o get to the isalnd) and the break was horrible, even with offshore winds. The waves always seem to break like 2 feet off the shore, making it impossible to surf. The Georgia beaches are the closest to my where I live, so I MUST find a good breaking spot somewhere in GA. PLEASE respond if anyone knows of any good breaks.


MAHALO!!!

Thats about what it always looks like on the south Georgia coast, no matter what the wind is. I've heard theres a reef offshore about 20 miles that has something to do with why its always so small and choppy

I don't know that you're going to find a lot of good breaks in Georgia. You're set in from the surrounding states and with the broad continental shelf you've got the same kind of problem I do in Maryland.

Where in Georgia are you? Can you hit up breaks in So. Carolina (Charleston area, Folly Beach might be good) or maybe the Savannah area in Georgia or maybe the N. Florida area....
Sorry, probably not much help.

Try to hit up at folly or Hunting Island in Beaufort, sc

I'm in ATL at the moment and Savanah is the closest beach at 4 hours away. So you're telling me Georgia's surf pretty much always sucks? I'll have to try SC one day then. Thanks though!

You could try Tybee Island (HWY 80 E from Savannah) down towards the Jetty. Otherwise when you're down there ask around, there's probably something to surf that's just not as well known. I'm not really familiar with that area; this is just what I've heard/read.

Try looking at this sites Georgia surf spot map, might help you out.



Fly

suposively Tybee gets ok in a hurricane, but most of georgia is pretty crappy. the shelf extends really far, and that's why there owuld be a reat swell, but crappy waves, all choppy annd such.

that's also what happens in VA. well kinda. also the fact that the northeast, and the carolinas kinda suck up the swell...

anyways, SC is a better bet.

Fly wrote:Try looking at this sites Georgia surf spot map, might help you out.


Fly

THANK YOU!!Thats exactly the kind of site I was looking for!

Thanks for the feedback everone! This site is awesome, and the people are ALOT nicer than the ones on other big-name surf fourms...

No Problem surfer girl, glad i could be of help.

Fly

you are near atlanta, and there are a lot of wakeboard boats around atlanta, just tell these guys you want to ride their wakes, i know you could get hooked up. i am up in ohio and am going to start surfing behind my boat( as soon as i can find someone with a surfboard)
http://www.wakeworld.com/cgi-bin/Discus ... page=73178

I was thinking the exact same thing the other day. I like close to lake lanier ( pretty big lake for GA ) and I always see rideable wake from the wakeboarding boats. I always thought I was nuts for thinking of the idea, thanks for replying!!

there are tons of wakeboarding boats out there! and there is even a wakeboarding community that will be very helpful for you.
there is even a new wakesurfing mag, check it out
http://www.wakesurfingmag.com/home.html

hey im from atlanta i wish there was a beach to surf at in georgia

and tybee island peir is your best bet (go during hurricane season)

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