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Gulf Shores Public Beach

Baldwin County, Alabama, United States

Gulf Shores Public Beach 3 photos

  • Surf Style Gulf Shores 2026

    Surf Style Gulf Shores 2026. Brycenrichter, CC0. 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

Today 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
14°C57°F
Water
24°C76°F
Wind
106 km/hmph NNE
Gusts
2717 km/hmph
Waves
0.3 m1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
—
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:11 pm
Today
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
Sat
7.7Great7 am159
7.6Great8 am1711
7.9Great9 am2113
8.1Great10 am2214
8.3Great11 am2314
8.7Excellent12 pm2012
9.2Excellent1 pm1711
9.4Excellent2 pm1610
9.4Excellent3 pm1610
9.4Excellent4 pm1711
9.5Excellent5 pm159
9.1Excellent6 pm138
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide steady now. High at 8 am, <0.1 m. Low at 1 pm, <0.1 m. High at 7 pm, <0.1 mHigh 8 am, <0.1 m<1 ftLow 1 pm, <0.1 m<1 ftHigh 7 pm, <0.1 m<1 ftNow7 am1 pm7 pm1 am
  • 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 500 m0.3 mi awayOpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station.
  • Parking7 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 110 m350 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink3 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 410 m0.3 mi
  • Boat ramp300 m970 ft away
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
3.3 km2.1 miGulf Shores (town)
Nearest airport
18 km11 miNaval Outlying Landing Field Barin (NHX)

Nearby places

  • Janino's PizzaPizza
    410 m0.3 mi
  • Bahama Bob'sSeafood
    650 m0.4 mi
  • Mythic Beach Banana BarFood and drink
    740 m0.5 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 Gulf Shores Public Beach.

Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • 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%