Condos in Orange Beach Alabama — Orange Beach, the nearest town, 2 km away. Photo: Chris Watson from Louisville, United States, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Orange Beach

Orange Beach is a town in Alabama, United States. From Orange Beach you can reach 4 surf spots and 2 dive sites. The nearest is Terry's Cove, a surf spot 1.7 km from the centre. Overture lists 56 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites. The nearest airport is PNS, 45 km away.

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Staying in Orange Beach

56 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites (Overture places)
Nearest airports: PNS, 45 km, MOB, 77 km, VPS, 106 km

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Where it is

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 Orange Beach.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for the level each spot suits. Pick your level for the days that suit you. The best of the spots that stay in Orange Beach each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 1 spot stays in another town: within your drive, it counts for Orange Beach 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.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Expert

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West Pass14.6 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Gulf Shores, 6 km

4 ft63 kJ

3 ft37 kJ

3 ft22 kJ

2 ft17 kJ

2 ft6 kJ

1 ft2 kJ

3 ft25 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at West Pass, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	28, poor	4 ft5 smushy	63kJ	wind from the north-east, 10 knots	21°C
Mon 19Oct	39, fair	3 ft5 smushy	37kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 6 knots	23°C
Tue 20Oct	32, too small	3 ft4 smushy	22kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 2 knots	23°C
Wed 21Oct	28, too small	2 ft4 smushy	17kJ	wind from the north-east, 7 knots	24°C
Thu 22Oct	18, too small	2 ft4 smushy	6kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 6 knots, offshore	24°C
Fri 23Oct	7, too small	1 ft4 smushy	2kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 6 knots, offshore	24°C
Sat 24Oct	27, too small	3 ft5 smushy	25kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 6 knots	22°C

Terry's Cove1.7 kmabout 5 min by car

3 ft55 kJ

3 ft38 kJ

2 ft18 kJ

2 ft11 kJ

1 ft4 kJ

1 ft1 kJ

3 ft27 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Terry's Cove, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	25, poor	3 ft5 smushy	55kJ	wind from the north-east, 11 knots	21°C
Mon 19Oct	39, fair	3 ft5 smushy	38kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 12 knots, offshore	23°C
Tue 20Oct	26, too small	2 ft4 smushy	18kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots	23°C
Wed 21Oct	25, too small	2 ft4 smushy	11kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 8 knots, offshore	23°C
Thu 22Oct	15, too small	1 ft3 smushy	4kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots, offshore	24°C
Fri 23Oct	6, too small	1 ft4 smushy	1kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots, offshore	24°C
Sat 24Oct	25, too small	3 ft5 smushy	27kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 10 knots	22°C

Spuds4.4 kmabout 10 min by car

3 ft55 kJ

3 ft35 kJ

2 ft18 kJ

2 ft11 kJ

1 ft4 kJ

1 ft1 kJ

3 ft27 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Spuds, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	26, poor	3 ft5 s	55kJ	wind from the north-east, 11 knots	21°C
Mon 19Oct	35, poor	3 ft5 s	35kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 8 knots	23°C
Tue 20Oct	26, too small	2 ft4 s	18kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots	23°C
Wed 21Oct	25, too small	2 ft4 s	11kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 8 knots, offshore	23°C
Thu 22Oct	15, too small	1 ft3 s	4kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots, offshore	24°C
Fri 23Oct	6, too small	1 ft4 s	1kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots, offshore	24°C
Sat 24Oct	25, too small	3 ft5 s	27kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 10 knots	22°C

Alabama Point3.6 kmabout 10 min by carNeeds 5 ft+

3 ft35 kJ

2 ft24 kJ

2 ft10 kJ

2 ft7 kJ

1 ft3 kJ

1 ft0 kJ

2 ft16 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Alabama Point, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	3, too small	3 ft5 s	35kJ	wind from the north-east, 11 knots	21°C
Mon 19Oct	5, too small	2 ft5 s	24kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 8 knots	23°C
Tue 20Oct	6, too small	2 ft4 s	10kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots	23°C
Wed 21Oct	5, too small	2 ft4 s	7kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 3 knots	23°C
Thu 22Oct	4, too small	1 ft3 s	3kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 3 knots	24°C
Fri 23Oct	1, too small	1 ft3 s	0kJ	wind from the south-east, 6 knots	24°C
Sat 24Oct	4, too small	2 ft4 s	16kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 10 knots	22°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Orange Beach, 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).

Dive near Orange Beach

Perdido Key Reef 16 km · stays here
I-10 Bridge Rubble 25.9 km · stays here

Places to eat near Orange Beach

Angry Crab ShackSeafood · 0.9 km from the centre
Ristorante CarmeloItalian · 0.9 km from the centre
ZENSHI Handcrafted SushiSushi · 0.9 km from the centre
Gilbey's Seafood & SteakAmerican · 1.0 km from the centre
Hurricane Grill & Wings-orange BeachAmerican · 1.0 km from the centre
Rotolo's PizzeriaPizza · 1.0 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

Orange Beach, United States