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Hidden Islands, United States

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Tybee Island Light Station
Tybee Island, the nearest town, 5 km away. Photo: Timjarrett at English Wikipedia. Later version(s) were uploaded by Jbarta at…, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Hidden Islands

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.

The spot faces SE (133°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (313°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 9.1 km out (1 in 909). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 13°C in February, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 30°C in July, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best month is usually December, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Tybee Island, 5.4 km away (about 10 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 3 surf spots.

Water about 24°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 4 h 55 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to SAV, direct.

    See flights MDW → SAV · Skyscanner from about £135 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 55 min from the airport to Hidden Islands.

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  3. Accommodation.

    Stay in Tybee IslandAd

    Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote.

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    Closest towns to stay in

    Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote. Drives are estimates.

  4. Hire and lessons.

    Surf lessons in Tybee Island · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in Tybee Island · GetYourGuideAd

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Where it is

Hidden Islands on Google Maps · Directions

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Forecast

The score for experts, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct84 ft8 smushy143kJ19°C
Mon 19Oct205 ft8 ssoft264kJ20°C
Tue 20Oct123 ft9 ssoft107kJ22°C
Wed 21Oct103 ft5 smushy31kJ20°C
Thu 22Oct72 ft6 smushy41kJ19°C
Fri 23Oct31 ft9 ssoft28kJ20°C
Sat 24Oct43 ft7 smushy65kJ19°C
Sun 25Oct104 ft8 ssoft182kJ21°C
Mon 26Oct224 ft8 smushy218kJ21°C
Tue 27Oct407 ft10 ssoft849kJ21°C

Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Energy is the swell's power in kJ per metre of wave, from its height and interval: it grows with the square of each, so a long-period swell hits far harder than a short one the same size. The word under the swell is the wave's shape, our estimate from the sea floor. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to; offshore wind, blowing from the land out to sea, is green and says so.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for expert surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Direct flight MDW to SAV, then 55 min by road. About 4h 55 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 3 ft at best.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 3 ft at best.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 1 ft at best.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight MDW to SAV, then 55 min by road. About 4h 55 door to door

The plan picks the best of 6 spots near Tybee Island each day: Hidden Islands, Little Tybee, Sugar Shack, Tybee pier, Tybee Point, Tybee - South End Sand Bar.

The trip from Tybee Island, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £875–£1,575 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book.

WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn MDW to SAV, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag£135–£285
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Taxiairport and back, shared£60–£100
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, shared£270–£455
Food7 days eating out£260–£480
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about £85 to fly your own£115–£190
Total£875–£1,575

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.

Places to eat near Tybee Island

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits

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