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Kitesurfing in Georgia

3 spots · 1 destination · 2 schools

Georgia's Golden Isles run on low tide: Jekyll Island's sandbar, Tybee Island's south-end lagoons and Saint Simons' Goulds Inlet all expose shallow flat water as the tide drops, then fill with chop or small waves on the way back in.

Spots with a rule3a permit, a zone or a closed season in the recordBeginner spots3where the record says a beginner can rideSeasonMarch to Septembersomewhere in the regionWindsSea breezenamed by two or more of its spots

The season is March through September, driven by afternoon thermal sea breeze off the Atlantic.

Georgia holds 3 kitesurf spots in our atlas, grouped into 1 destination. Riding here is mostly waves and lagoons. The season runs March to September. Every spot suits beginners. 2 schools operate in the region. The busiest areas are Jekyll Island Kite Beach & Saint Simons Island East Beach.

When you may ride

the rules these spots carry, with the year on each

Jekyll Island Kite BeachGolden Isles / Jekyll Island20252025 Jekyll Island Authority beach rules ban motorized vehicles, fires, fireworks, glass, overnight camping, metal detectors and walking into the dunes; take care on the sandbars and leave turtle nests alone.
2025 Jekyll Island Authority beach rules ban motorized vehicles, fires, fireworks, glass, overnight camping, metal detectors and walking into the dunes; take care on the sandbars and leave turtle nests alone.

The whole rule, on the Jekyll Island Kite Beach page

Saint Simons Island East BeachGolden Isles / St. Simons Island20252025: the St. Simons Surf Sailors, windsurfers, catamaran sailors, land sailors and kiteboarders agreed to launch only safely and away from people and other sailors, with no shoulder hopping, no beach dummies, and adherence to PASA training and safety rules.
2025: the St. Simons Surf Sailors, windsurfers, catamaran sailors, land sailors and kiteboarders agreed to launch only safely and away from people and other sailors, with no shoulder hopping, no beach dummies, and adherence to PASA training and safety rules.

The whole rule, on the Saint Simons Island East Beach page

Tybee Island 19th StreetTybee Island / Savannah20252025: avoid high-summer midday crowds, do not kite between the jetty and pier, wear kite leashes on Tybee Island, and do not kite alone.
2025: avoid high-summer midday crowds, do not kite between the jetty and pier, wear kite leashes on Tybee Island, and do not kite alone.

The whole rule, on the Tybee Island 19th Street page

Each block is the opening of the record's own rule, kept in its own words. Where two postings do not line up, both are kept and neither is picked for you.

The winds here

what the spot records call the wind, and the knots they quote

Sea breeze

named by 2 spots here

No spot record quotes a knot range against this wind by name.

Destinations in Georgia

Jekyll Island Kite Beach & Saint Simons Island East Beachlagoonbeginner-friendlygear rental2 spots · 2 schools

All spots in Georgia

Jekyll Island Kite Beachocean · beginner okSaint Simons Island East Beachocean and lagoon · beginner okTybee Island 19th Streetocean and island · beginner ok

Regions come from OpenStreetMap administrative boundaries; each spot page carries the record behind it. This list runs A to Z, and no spot here is filed above tier 3.

Last updated September 2026