The surf forecast is 0-1 ft and slightly choppy right now for Gulf Shores, AL

WEATHER - LIVE

86° W @ 0 → 7mph
LOW / HIGH TIDE

7:17pm / 8:55am
BUOY 42012

WSW2ft @ 3s
WATER TEMP

86° Trunks/Bikini

Forecast

Surf

Swell

5 day

16 day

TUE 22

WED 23

THU 24

FRI 25

7am

Clean
Fair
Choppy

Conditions are 0-1 ft and clean at 7am on Mon 7/21

WIND NW 8 mph

PRIMARY SSE (148) 0.9 ft @ 5 sec

SECONDARY WSW (251) 0.7 ft @ 3 sec

TIDE LEVEL

High Tide, 1.4 ft

Forecast Details

Basic

Detail

Tuesday, Jul 22

SURF WIND SWELL

6am
0-1 ft
fair

NW

11mph

0.5ft
5s
SSE
12pm
flat
fair

WNW

6mph

0.4ft
5s
SSE
6pm
0-1 ft
choppy

WSW

13mph

1.4ft
3s
WSW
Best Board for Tuesday

AP All Rounder
Wednesday, Jul 23

SURF WIND SWELL

6am
0-1 ft
clean

NNW

8mph

1.1ft
3s
WSW
12pm
0-1 ft
clean

NNW

5mph

0.9ft
4s
WSW
6pm
flat
clean

SW

2mph

0.5ft
3s
WSW
Thursday, Jul 24

SURF WIND SWELL

6am
0-1 ft
clean

NE

3mph

1ft
3s
ESE
12pm
1 ft
choppy

ESE

7mph

1.5ft
3s
ESE
6pm
2 ft
choppy

SSE

9mph

2.8ft
5s
SE
Friday, Jul 25

SURF WIND SWELL

6am
2-3+ ft
choppy

SSE

15mph

4.4ft
6s
SSE
12pm
2+ ft
choppy

SSE

14mph

3.5ft
5s
SSE
6pm
2 ft
choppy

SSE

11mph

2.9ft
5s
SSE
Best Surf Trip

Read Blog Post

This Week’s Swell? You Could Be On It.
Saturday, Jul 26

SURF WIND SWELL

6am
1+ ft
fair

SSE

8mph

2ft
5s
SE
12pm
1+ ft
choppy

SSE

11mph

1.9ft
5s
SE
6pm
1+ ft
choppy

S

9mph

1.8ft
6s
SE

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	0-1 ft fair	NW 11mph	0.5ft 5s SSE
12pm	flat fair	WNW 6mph	0.4ft 5s SSE
6pm	0-1 ft choppy	WSW 13mph	1.4ft 3s WSW

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	0-1 ft clean	NNW 8mph	1.1ft 3s WSW
12pm	0-1 ft clean	NNW 5mph	0.9ft 4s WSW
6pm	flat clean	SW 2mph	0.5ft 3s WSW

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	0-1 ft clean	NE 3mph	1ft 3s ESE
12pm	1 ft choppy	ESE 7mph	1.5ft 3s ESE
6pm	2 ft choppy	SSE 9mph	2.8ft 5s SE

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	2-3+ ft choppy	SSE 15mph	4.4ft 6s SSE
12pm	2+ ft choppy	SSE 14mph	3.5ft 5s SSE
6pm	2 ft choppy	SSE 11mph	2.9ft 5s SSE

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	1+ ft fair	SSE 8mph	2ft 5s SE
12pm	1+ ft choppy	SSE 11mph	1.9ft 5s SE
6pm	1+ ft choppy	S 9mph	1.8ft 6s SE

Check 16-days forecast with
Surf Captain Pro

Upgrade to Pro

	WIND	SWELL	WEATHER
6am	NNW 8mph	1.1ft 3s WSW	82°
9am	NNW 7mph	1.1ft 4s WSW	86°
12pm	NNW 5mph	0.9ft 4s WSW	90°
3pm	S 10mph	0.7ft 4s WSW	90°
6pm	SW 2mph	0.5ft 3s WSW	86°

This forecast is for South facing beaches, and was updated Jul 21, 2025 @ 8:44pm.

Read more about the Surf Captain forecasts.

Forecast Services

Surf Captain Mobile

Surf Captain Widgets

Add Surf Captain Widgets to your website. Choose from two different widget types to provide the 3 day surf forecast or current conditions on your site.

View Service

Surf Etiquette Guide

We created the Surf Captain Surf Etiquette guide to hand out to surf schools and surf shops to help educate the new wave of beginner surfers. Free for those willing to help educate.

View Service

Cross Promotional Tide Charts

The Surf Captain cross promotional tide charts offer you and your business and easy and inexpensive way to market your brand. The tide charts are 3 months front, and 3 months back, with your logo and business info on the top of each side.

View Service

Surf Captain Mini Handbook

The Surf Captain Mini Handbooks - A Simple Guide to Surf Forecasting. The Mini Handbook is a trifold brochure providing the basic understandings of ocean wave science and surf forecasting.

View Service

The surf forecast is 0-1 ft and slightly choppy right now for Gulf Shores, AL

Forecast

Forecast Details

DAILY DETAILS

Surf Captain Widgets

Surf Etiquette Guide

Cross Promotional Tide Charts

Surf Captain Mini Handbook