Shell Beach

Orange Beach, Alabama · Gulf coast

Water temperature, waves, wind and tides at Shell Beach in Orange Beach, Alabama, with where every number comes from and how old it is.

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Right now at Shell Beach

Water
72°F (22°C)
Waves
1.4 ft (0.4 m) every 3 seconds
Wind
8 mph (13 km/h) from the northwest, gusts to 13 mph
Air
60°F (16°C)

As of 8:45 AM local time, from NOAA forecast models and nearby stations. The full day, hour by hour, is on the conditions page.

Low tides in daylight at Shell Beach

  • Today: 11:22 AM, −0.1 ft (lowest)
  • Saturday, Nov 14: 12:10 PM, −0.1 ft
  • Sunday, Nov 15: 12:47 PM, 0.0 ft
  • Monday, Nov 16: 12:49 PM, 0.1 ft
  • Tuesday, Nov 17: 12:46 PM, 0.2 ft

Predicted by NOAA for Alabama Point, 0.8 miles (1.3 km) away. Heights are above mean lower low water, so a minus tide is below 0 ft. Sunrise and sunset are calculated for the beach; times are local.

Highest tides ahead at Shell Beach

  • Nov 22–27: up to 1.4 ft (Wed, Nov 25, 9:04 PM); lowest daylight low ahead −0.4 ft (Wed, Nov 25, 7:11 AM)
  • Dec 20–26: up to 1.4 ft (Wed, Dec 23, 8:29 PM); lowest daylight low ahead −0.4 ft (Thu, Dec 24, 7:18 AM)
  • Jan 18–22: up to 1.3 ft (Wed, Jan 20, 8:19 PM); lowest daylight low ahead −0.3 ft (Fri, Jan 22, 6:50 AM)
  • Feb 15–18: up to 1.2 ft (Wed, Feb 17, 7:38 PM)

The days NOAA predicts the highest tides at Alabama Point between now and March 2, often called king tides, with the lowest low tide still ahead in daylight on those days. Heights are in feet above mean lower low water; times are local.

What Ebbward shows here

Water temperature
From NOAA models and satellite sea surface temperature, or a measured reading when a station or buoy nearby reports one.
Waves and wind
Modeled at this beach's own forecast point offshore, hour by hour for seven days. Waves breaking at the shore can be bigger or smaller.
Tides
NOAA tide predictions from Alabama Point, 0.8 miles (1.3 km) away.
Nearest NOAA buoy
ORANGE BEACH - 44 NM SE of Mobile, AL, 15 miles (24 km) away.
Facing
South (164°), which decides whether the wind is onshore or offshore here.
Underwater visibility
Unreported until someone who was in the water today shares a report.

Before you go in

Ebbward describes ocean conditions; it is not a safety rating and can't tell you whether to swim. Check posted flags, ask a lifeguard, and read the National Weather Service forecast.

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