Georgia’s hundred miles of coast hide behind barrier islands — Tybee, Ossabaw, Sapelo, St. Simons — laced with the biggest tides in the Southeast. Eight-foot swings make it a timing game, and the reward is untouched marsh full of reds and trout.
Region: Southeast Atlantic · GA. Coordinates 31.6000, -81.1200.
This zone reads from NOAA CO-OPS tide station 8670870 — Fort Pulaski, GA — for tide predictions and observed water level, with wind, gusts, air temperature and marine warnings from Open-Meteo and the National Weather Service. Water temperature comes from the same station's thermometer.
Every reading is fetched when you open the page, so nothing here is a published forecast: the tide timeline covers the next 48 hours with highs, lows and moon phase, and the bite outlook scores the current tide stage, water temperature, wind and pressure for the species you pick. Open the console to watch this water on one screen, or see it in context on the coastal map.
For recreation only — not for navigation. In an emergency call 911 or hail the Coast Guard on VHF 16.
Catalog species that hold in this zone: Speckled Trout, Redfish (Red Drum), Southern Flounder, Sheepshead, Black Drum, Tarpon, Spanish Mackerel.
| Season | Species present |
|---|---|
| spring | Redfish (Red Drum), Speckled Trout, Sheepshead, Black Drum, Southern Flounder |
| summer | Redfish (Red Drum), Speckled Trout, Tarpon, Southern Flounder, Spanish Mackerel |
| fall | Redfish (Red Drum), Speckled Trout, Southern Flounder, Black Drum |
| winter | Speckled Trout, Redfish (Red Drum), Sheepshead, Black Drum |
Regional targets beyond the catalog: Whiting (bottom rigs in the sounds).
What to tie on: 28 lures and baits in the lure & bait database are proven for the species that hold in The Georgia Coast (Savannah to St. Simons), and the smart lure tool narrows them to today's conditions on this water.
Winter schools reds huge and clear in the shallow creeks — some of the Southeast’s best sight-fishing with nobody watching. Spring brings sheepshead off the reefs into the sounds and wakes the trout bite. Summer is tarpon in the sounds and flood-tide reds in the short spartina. Fall is bull reds at the sandbars, trout limits in the creeks and the marsh turning gold.
Base camps and launch areas inside this zone:
Running these waters? Pull the official NOAA chart before you go — it opens centered on this zone. Check the regulations for The Georgia Coast (Savannah to St. Simons) for current size and bag limits, and run the launch-prep checklist before you leave the ramp.
No listed charter calls The Georgia Coast (Savannah to St. Simons) home port yet — the charters & guides directory covers nearby waters, and captains who run this zone can list their business.
The what's-biting report and the angler reports on this page are sample content, clearly labeled as a demo in the app — posting and replies activate with the community account system. Live tide, water temperature, wind and warning data are real and pull from NOAA and Open-Meteo on every visit.