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6th Street Beach Access

Baldwin County, Alabama, United States

6th Street Beach Access 4 photos

  • Surf Style Gulf Shores 2026

    Surf Style Gulf Shores 2026. Brycenrichter, CC0. Source

  • Gulf Shores, Alabama (beach)

    Gulf Shores, Alabama (beach). Please attribute this image as the work of " DiscoverWithDima .", CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Spatchcock

    Spatchcock. Antheasadira, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Gulf Shores, Alabama, 2015 Luidia alternata

    Gulf Shores, Alabama, 2015 Luidia alternata. Niedzielski, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Tomorrow at a glance

Best: 10 am to sunset, sunset 6:11 pm
7 am
8.1
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
8 am
8.2
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
9 am
8.3
14 km/h8 mph wind, Great
10 am
9.0
12 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent
11 am
9.5
13 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent
12 pm
9.9
13 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent
1 pm
9.6
18 km/h11 mph wind, Excellent
2 pm
9.5
19 km/h12 mph wind, Excellent
3 pm
9.5
19 km/h12 mph wind, Excellent
4 pm
9.5
18 km/h11 mph wind, Excellent
5 pm
9.6
16 km/h10 mph wind, Excellent
6 pm
9.5
13 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Best time to swim

Best: 10 am to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
15°C59°F
Water
24°C76°F
Wind
106 km/hmph NNW
Gusts
1811 km/hmph
Waves
0.3 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:11 pm
Today
8.2Great7 am64
8.2Great8 am74
8.5Excellent9 am96
9.4Excellent10 am74
9.8Excellent11 am42
10.0Excellent12 pm42
10.0Excellent1 pm53
10.0Excellent2 pm43
10.0Excellent3 pm53
10.0Excellent4 pm64
10.0Excellent5 pm74
9.8Excellent6 pm32
Fri
8.1Great7 am149
8.2Great8 am138
8.3Great9 am148
9.0Excellent10 am127
9.5Excellent11 am138
9.9Excellent12 pm138
9.6Excellent1 pm1811
9.5Excellent2 pm1912
9.5Excellent3 pm1912
9.5Excellent4 pm1811
9.6Excellent5 pm1610
9.5Excellent6 pm138
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 1 am, -<0.1 m. High at 8 am, <0.1 m. Low at 1 pm, <0.1 m. High at 7 pm, <0.1 mLow 1 am, -<0.1 m<1 ftHigh 8 am, <0.1 m<1 ftLow 1 pm, <0.1 m<1 ftHigh 7 pm, <0.1 m<1 ftNow5 am11 am5 pm11 pm
  • Low 1 am, -<0.1 m<1 ft
  • High 8 am, <0.1 m<1 ft
  • Low 1 pm, <0.1 m<1 ft
  • High 7 pm, <0.1 m<1 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

Beach info

Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.

Facilities

  • LifeguardStation 50 m170 ft awayOpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station.
  • Parking10 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 100 m330 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink6 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 160 m530 ft
  • Boat ramp300 m990 ft away

Getting there

Nearest town
3 km1.9 miGulf Shores (town)
Nearest airport
17 km11 miNaval Outlying Landing Field Barin (NHX)

Nearby places

  • Bahama Bob'sSeafood
    160 m530 ft
  • Mythic Beach Banana BarFood and drink
    260 m870 ft
  • Bill's by the BeachSeafood
    670 m0.4 mi
  • Janino's PizzaPizza
    880 m0.5 mi
  • DeSoto's Seafood KitchenSeafood
    940 m0.6 mi

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near 6th Street Beach Access.

Partner links

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The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Fri9.9 ExcellentBest 10 am to 7 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 0%
  • Sat9.5 ExcellentBest 12 pm to 7 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun9.5 ExcellentBest 11 am to 7 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon8.9 ExcellentBest 6 pm to 7 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue6.9 GoodBest 10 am to 7 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed9.6 ExcellentBest 10 am to 7 pmWind up to 15 km/h10 mph, rain 0%