Either pay seven dollars to park at Big Tybee by the pier and walk or paddle (depending on the tide) or get a friend with a boat to drive you straight out of Wilmington River.
Bring some friends and because the good waves come only ever 15-20 minutes or so. Also, an extra hazard is that there just happens to be an old A-bomb about 15 miles or so off shore that the officials can't find. But don't worry, nuclear waste won't start leaking for at least another twenty years...
Overview
Atmosphere
None. The island is protected so there is absolutely no development and almost no people (except for the occasional tourist who makes it across the sandbar from Big Tybee or the fisherman who drives his boat and is surf fishing - but this island is big enough to avoid either)
General
On the whole it is pretty sloppy but when conditions are right, 5-8 foot barelling waves can be seen.
Eight feet? Maybe if the planets align
On Tybee and Little Tybee, the biggest wave I ever saw was a six foot face. I've surfed there during noreasters and small windswells, and once I surfed it while Hurrican Bertha was literally parked a hundred miles off the coast (category two) and sat spinning for a day before it made up its mind. The wind was calm, the water blue and glassy, and the waves were head high to barely, perhaps overhead. They had power, though, and my first wipeout actually pinned me long enough to think, "hey, I might need a little air, here." That's as big as I've seen it. Great place to surf and hang out. Tybee Island is a wonderful little island. Once I camped on Little Tybee for three days. Pure primitive camping. Very relaxing. Very enjoyable. But the racoons were pillaging my supplies left and right.
comment by Mr. Tybee Island, 2005-03-02 06:00:19