Check the Beach

Gulf Place

Baldwin County, Alabama, United States

Gulf Place 1 photo

  • A Surf Style store in Gulf Shores, Alabama in 2026

    A Surf Style store in Gulf Shores, Alabama in 2026. Brycenrichter, CC0. Source

Tomorrow at a glance

Best: 10 am to sunset, sunset 6:11 pm
7 am
7.8
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great
8 am
7.9
17 km/h11 mph wind, Great
9 am
8.2
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
10 am
8.9
14 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent
11 am
9.3
14 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent
12 pm
9.4
16 km/h10 mph wind, Excellent
1 pm
9.1
20 km/h12 mph wind, Excellent
2 pm
9.0
21 km/h13 mph wind, Excellent
3 pm
9.0
21 km/h13 mph wind, Excellent
4 pm
9.1
20 km/h13 mph wind, Excellent
5 pm
9.3
19 km/h11 mph wind, Excellent
6 pm
9.5
16 km/h10 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
18°C64°F
Water
24°C76°F
Wind
117 km/hmph N
Gusts
1711 km/hmph
Waves
0.3 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:11 pm
Today
8.2Great7 am85
8.2Great8 am96
8.6Excellent9 am127
9.4Excellent10 am85
9.6Excellent11 am43
9.7Excellent12 pm32
9.8Excellent1 pm32
9.8Excellent2 pm42
9.8Excellent3 pm74
9.8Excellent4 pm127
9.8Excellent5 pm106
9.8Excellent6 pm64
Fri
7.8Great7 am1811
7.9Great8 am1711
8.2Great9 am1610
8.9Excellent10 am148
9.3Excellent11 am149
9.4Excellent12 pm1610
9.1Excellent1 pm2012
9.0Excellent2 pm2113
9.0Excellent3 pm2113
9.1Excellent4 pm2013
9.3Excellent5 pm1911
9.5Excellent6 pm1610
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 listedOpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station.
  • Restrooms70 m230 ft away
  • Parking32 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 120 m380 ft. Listed as paid
  • Food and drink28 within 1 km0.6 mi

Getting there

Nearest town
2.6 km1.6 miGulf Shores (town)
Nearest airport
17 km11 miNaval Outlying Landing Field Barin (NHX)

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 Gulf Place.

Partner links

Beachfront rooms go first on warm weekends.

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The days ahead

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

  • Fri9.5 ExcellentBest 10 am to 7 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 0%
  • Sat9.2 ExcellentBest 12 pm to 7 pmWind up to 27 km/h17 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%