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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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for experts: 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 expert 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.

Surf spots within 20 km of Gulf Shores: Mon 19 Oct to Sun 25 Oct
SpotMon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24Sun 25
West Pass5.8 kmabout 10 min by car3 ft49 kJwind from the east-north-east, 6 knots, too small3 ft22 kJwind from the east-north-east, 2 knots, too small2 ft14 kJwind from the east-north-east, 5 knots, too small2 ft5 kJwind from the north-north-east, 6 knots, offshore, too small1 ft2 kJwind from the north-east, 6 knots, too small3 ft47 kJwind from the north-east, 7 knots, too small3 ft52 kJwind from the north-north-east, 7 knots, offshore, too small
All readings for West Pass: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at West Pass, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct15, too small3 ft5 smushy49kJwind from the east-north-east, 6 knots23°C
Tue 20Oct13, too small3 ft4 smushy22kJwind from the east-north-east, 2 knots23°C
Wed 21Oct10, too small2 ft4 smushy14kJwind from the east-north-east, 5 knots24°C
Thu 22Oct7, too small2 ft4 smushy5kJwind from the north-north-east, 6 knots, offshore24°C
Fri 23Oct3, too small1 ft4 smushy2kJwind from the north-east, 6 knots24°C
Sat 24Oct13, too small3 ft5 smushy47kJwind from the north-east, 7 knots22°C
Sun 25Oct19, too small3 ft5 smushy52kJwind from the north-north-east, 7 knots, offshore22°C
Terry's Cove10.5 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Orange Beach, 2 km3 ft37 kJwind from the north-north-east, 12 knots, offshore, too small2 ft15 kJwind from the east, 3 knots, too small2 ft9 kJwind from the north-north-east, 8 knots, offshore, too small1 ft4 kJwind from the north-north-east, 7 knots, offshore, too small1 ft1 kJwind from the north-north-east, 8 knots, offshore, too small3 ft41 kJwind from the east-north-east, 10 knots, too small4 ft67 kJwind from the north-east, 10 knots, too small
All readings for Terry's Cove: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Terry's Cove, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct14, too small3 ft5 smushy37kJwind from the north-north-east, 12 knots, offshore23°C
Tue 20Oct10, too small2 ft4 smushy15kJwind from the east, 3 knots23°C
Wed 21Oct9, too small2 ft4 smushy9kJwind from the north-north-east, 8 knots, offshore24°C
Thu 22Oct6, too small1 ft3 smushy4kJwind from the north-north-east, 7 knots, offshore24°C
Fri 23Oct3, too small1 ft4 smushy1kJwind from the north-north-east, 8 knots, offshore24°C
Sat 24Oct12, too small3 ft5 smushy41kJwind from the east-north-east, 10 knots22°C
Sun 25Oct14, too small4 ft5 smushy67kJwind from the north-east, 10 knots22°C

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

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