Gulf Coast Guide

Gulf Shores

Sugar-White Sand

Everything for a day on the sugar-white Alabama sand: conditions, parking, the sunset off the pier and where to eat after.

Today on the Sand

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Water Temp

84°

warm · gentle surf

UV Index

very high · 10am–4pm

Beach Crowd

Busy

holiday weekend

Beach Toolkit

more tools coming

Beach Conditions

Surf, tides & water temp

Parking Finder

Garages, lots & meters

Sunset

Sunset countdown & live cam

Dining

Where to eat after the sand

Things to Do

Cruises, sails & tours

Events

What's on this week

Pick Your Sand

north to south

Gulf Shores Public Beach

Main hub at Highway 59 · shops & The Hangout

City lot · fills early

Gulf State Park Beach

Pavilion, dunes & 6,150-acre park

State lot · fee

Gulf State Park Pier

1,540 ft · longest pier on the Gulf

Walk-on fee

West Beach

Quieter numbered accesses along the strip

Small free lots

Little Lagoon Pass

Where the lagoon meets the Gulf · calm

Limited parking

Fort Morgan

Historic fort & quiet peninsula sand

20 min west

Dolphin Cruises

Open →

Compare daily sails from the marina — wild dolphins on nearly every trip.

Beyond the Beach

day trips

Orange Beach

10 min east

Perdido Pass, charter fleet & The Wharf

Fort Morgan

20 min west

Civil War fort & the Mobile Bay ferry

Foley

15 min north

OWA theme park & Tanger Outlets

Perdido Key

25 min east

The Flora-Bama & dune-lined shore

see you on the sand

Water temp, surf and UV are live from NOAA & Open-Meteo; sunset is computed locally for Gulf Shores. Crowd level is a weekday/weekend estimate.