Gulf Shores, United States
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About Gulf Shores
Gulf Shores is a town in Alabama, United States. From Gulf Shores you can reach 2 surf spots. The nearest is West Pass, a surf spot 5.8 km from the centre. Overture lists 36 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 2 of them campsites. The nearest airport is PNS, 53 km away.
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Staying in Gulf Shores
- 36 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 2 of them campsites (Overture places)
- Nearest airports: PNS, 53 km, MOB, 71 km, VPS, 115 km
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Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Gulf Shores.
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Surf within 20 km
The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for intermediate surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. 1 spot stays in another town: within your drive, it counts for Gulf Shores too.
Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.
| Spot | Sun 18 | Mon 19 | Tue 20 | Wed 21 | Thu 22 | Fri 23 | Sat 24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Pass5.8 kmabout 10 min by car | 4 ft63 kJwind from the north-east, 10 knots, poor | 3 ft37 kJwind from the north-east, 7 knots, fair | 3 ft22 kJwind from the east-north-east, 3 knots, too small | 2 ft17 kJwind from the north-east, 7 knots, too small | 2 ft6 kJwind from the north-north-east, 7 knots, offshore, too small | 1 ft2 kJwind from the north-east, 7 knots, too small | 3 ft25 kJwind from the north-east, 7 knots, too small |
All readings for West Pass: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| Terry's Cove10.5 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Orange Beach, 2 km | 3 ft55 kJwind from the north-east, 12 knots, poor | 3 ft35 kJwind from the north-east, 8 knots, poor | 2 ft18 kJwind from the east, 4 knots, too small | 2 ft11 kJwind from the north-north-east, 9 knots, offshore, too small | 1 ft4 kJwind from the north-north-east, 8 knots, offshore, too small | 1 ft1 kJwind from the north-north-east, 7 knots, offshore, too small | 3 ft27 kJwind from the east-north-east, 11 knots, too small |
All readings for Terry's Cove: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Gulf Shores, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).
Places to eat near Gulf Shores
- The Cove Bar & GrillBar and grill · 0.3 km from the centre
- Godfather's PizzaPizza · 0.4 km from the centre
- Efes Greek KitchenGreek · 0.5 km from the centre
- Fish River GrillSeafood · 0.5 km from the centre
- PHO-MO Asian kitchen & grill gulf shoresAsian · 0.5 km from the centre
- Poke Bowl Sushi Burrito & BobaPoke · 0.5 km from the centre
Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits