Gulf Coast
Gulf Shores
ICWW · Alabama · NOAA station 8731439 · Tide predictions
30.2799, -87.6843
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48-hour outlook
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The next seven days
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H = high tide · L = low tide · highs & lows in local time
On the water nearby
Orange Beach buoy · 17 mi SE · Station 42012
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Nearby tide stations
- Gulf State Park Pier · 2.4 mi SE
- Bon Secour, Bon Secour River · 3.4 mi NW
- Wolf Bay · 7.2 mi NE
- Alabama Point · 7.7 mi E
- Arnica Bay, Mill Point · 10.1 mi E
Plan ahead
2027 tide extremes for this station
Highest predicted high tide: 1.7 ft — Fri Sep 24 · 6:07 AM
Lowest predicted low tide: -0.8 ft — Thu Jan 21 · 9:33 AM
Biggest single-day swing: 2.0 ft on Sat Jul 3
Best daytime minus tides of 2027
| Date | Low tide | Height |
|---|---|---|
| Thu Jan 21 | 9:33 AM | -0.8 ft |
| Wed Jan 20 | 8:42 AM | -0.8 ft |
| Fri Jan 22 | 10:20 AM | -0.7 ft |
| Tue Jan 19 | 7:48 AM | -0.7 ft |
| Wed Feb 17 | 7:41 AM | -0.6 ft |
| Thu Feb 18 | 8:28 AM | -0.6 ft |
| Sat Jan 23 | 11:00 AM | -0.6 ft |
| Tue Feb 2 | 7:47 AM | -0.6 ft |
| Wed Feb 3 | 8:32 AM | -0.5 ft |
| Tue Dec 14 | 11:00 AM | -0.5 ft |
171 minus tides (below 0 ft) are predicted here in 2027. The table shows up to the 10 lowest that fall between 7 AM and 7 PM — the ones worth planning a clam dig or tidepool walk around.
About this station
Gulf Shores, ICWW is one of NOAA's reference tide stations — its predictions are computed directly from harmonic analysis of water levels observed here, and other nearby stations are calculated from it.
The northern Gulf runs small, mostly diurnal tides — often just one high and one low a day — where wind and river flow routinely outvote the moon.