The surf forecast is 1 ft and glassy right now for Jekyll Island, GA

  • WEATHER - LIVE
    66° NNW @ 7 → 13mph
  • LOW / HIGH TIDE
    3:49am / 9:29am
  • BUOY 41008
    NE2.6ft @ 5s
  • WATER TEMP
    73° Long Arm Spring

Forecast

Surf
Swell
5 day
16 day
  • 8ft
  • 6ft
  • 4ft
  • 2ft
SAT 2
SUN 3
MON 4
TUE 5
WED 6
2pm
  • Clean
  • Fair
  • Choppy
Conditions are 1 ft and clean at 2pm on Fri 5/1
Compass Map
Forecast Compass Compass Wind Arrow Compass Primary Swell Arrow Compass Secondary Swell Arrow
Wind Arrow
WIND WNW 8 mph
Primary Swell Arrow
PRIMARY E (84) 0.7 ft @ 12 sec
Secondary Swell Arrow
SECONDARY E (100) 0.5 ft @ 6 sec
TIDE LEVEL
Outgoing Low Tide, 1.3 ft

Forecast Details

Basic
Detail
  • Saturday, May 2
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    1 ft
    clean
    WNW
    6mph
    1ft
    11s
    E
    12pm
    1 ft
    fair
    NNW
    14mph
    0.8ft
    10s
    E
    6pm
    1+ ft
    choppy
    N
    11mph
    2.3ft
    5s
    NE
  • Sunday, May 3
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    1-2 ft
    clean
    NW
    9mph
    2.1ft
    6s
    NE
    12pm
    1+ ft
    choppy
    NNE
    12mph
    1.9ft
    6s
    ENE
    6pm
    1 ft
    fair
    E
    8mph
    1.7ft
    5s
    ENE
  • Monday, May 4
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    1 ft
    clean
    W
    4mph
    1ft
    8s
    E
    12pm
    1 ft
    fair
    SE
    4mph
    1ft
    8s
    E
    6pm
    1+ ft
    choppy
    SE
    10mph
    1.4ft
    9s
    E
  • Tuesday, May 5
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    1-2 ft
    fair
    S
    7mph
    2.2ft
    4s
    ESE
    12pm
    1-2 ft
    choppy
    ESE
    9mph
    1.9ft
    7s
    ESE
    6pm
    2 ft
    choppy
    SE
    12mph
    2.1ft
    7s
    ESE
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  • Wednesday, May 6
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    2 ft
    choppy
    S
    10mph
    3ft
    5s
    SE
    12pm
    1-2 ft
    choppy
    SSE
    11mph
    2.5ft
    5s
    SE
    6pm
    2 ft
    choppy
    SSE
    16mph
    3.4ft
    5s
    SE
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This forecast is for East facing beaches, and was updated May 2, 2026 @ 3:07am.
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