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Shell Beach, Alabama

Beach in Baldwin County, Alabama

Air quality

The air at Shell Beach

Index 38, good, led by fine particles. Read at 10 PM from its reporting area, Pensacola (FL), 36 miles off.

38Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)38Good24.4 mi
  • Ozone18Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)12Good-

The days ahead

Highest moderate, today, led by ozone.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM: the index from smoke stays at 6 or under.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Shell Beach

None in the last 3 days, to Thu 10 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.00in

Visibility

How far you can see at Shell Beach, the next 45 hours

Visibility stays 7 miles or more through Sat 7 PM, lowest 8 miles Fri 7 AM.

FriSat
Shell Beach from its sand, nowLooking S from the sand at 11:18 PM, night, fog, waves about 0.8 ft every 5 s, the tide rising at 1.6 ft. The flag is the colour of the day's rip current risk, low (green), not a flag raised on the beach.150160170S190Facing S 170°Swell 0.8 ft from S
Looking S from the sand at 11:18 PM, night, fog, waves about 0.8 ft every 5 s, the tide rising at 1.6 ft. The flag is the colour of the day's rip current risk, low (green), not a flag raised on the beach.
NESW

Facing S 170°

300 ft

From above: the edge, the break, the view

Rip current risk today: low

The flag in the picture is the colour of the forecast's risk (green low, yellow moderate, red high), not a flag raised on the beach.

A rip current is a narrow stream of water running out from the shore through the surf, often where fewer waves break. Caught in one, swim across it, along the shore, then back in.

Surf and swim

The surf zone forecast for Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal, and the waves at buoy 42012, 14.9 mi away.

Today

Rip current risk
Low
Surf height
1 foot or less
Water temperature
Around 80
UV index
High

Waves at buoy 42012, Orange Beach

Wave height
2.3 ft
Period
5 s
From
S (169°)
Swell
1.6 ft at 5 s from S
Wind waves
1.6 ft at 4 s from SE
Water
80 °F
Read
Thu 10:20 PM
Distance
14.9 mi

Wave height is the significant height: the mean of the highest third of the waves. The period is the time between the waves carrying the most energy.

Wave height at buoy 42012, last 48 hoursSignificant wave height from 0.7 ft to 2.3 ft; 2.3 ft at Thu 10:20 PM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.0 ft1 ft2 ft3 ft6 AMNoon6 PMThu6 AMNoon6 PM2.3 ftWave height at buoy 42012, last 48 hoursSignificant wave height from 0.7 ft to 2.3 ft; 2.3 ft at Thu 10:20 PM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.0 ft1 ft2 ft3 ftNoonThuNoon2.3 ft
Significant wave height from 0.7 ft to 2.3 ft; 2.3 ft at Thu 10:20 PM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.
Every hour, last 24 hours
TimeWave heightPeriodFrom
Thu 10:20 PM2.3 ft5 sS (169°)
Thu 9:50 PM2.0 ft-S (171°)
Thu 8:50 PM2.0 ft6 sS (172°)
Thu 7:50 PM2.0 ft-SSW (193°)
Thu 6:50 PM1.6 ft6 sS (190°)
Thu 5:50 PM1.6 ft6 sS (175°)
Thu 4:50 PM1.6 ft6 sS (172°)
Thu 3:50 PM1.6 ft6 sSSE (164°)
Thu 2:50 PM1.6 ft6 sSSW (195°)
Thu 1:50 PM1.3 ft-S (185°)
Thu 12:50 PM1.3 ft6 sS (191°)
Thu 11:50 AM1.3 ft6 sS (191°)
Thu 10:50 AM1.3 ft6 sS (186°)
Thu 9:50 AM1.0 ft-S (182°)
Thu 8:50 AM1.0 ft-S (180°)
Thu 7:50 AM1.0 ft6 sS (187°)
Thu 6:50 AM1.0 ft-SSE (167°)
Thu 5:50 AM1.0 ft-S (169°)
Thu 4:50 AM1.0 ft-S (172°)
Thu 3:50 AM1.0 ft6 sS (181°)
Thu 2:50 AM1.0 ft-S (171°)
Thu 1:50 AM1.0 ft-S (179°)
Thu 12:50 AM1.0 ft-S (184°)
Wed 11:50 PM0.7 ft--

Surf zone forecast

Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal, including Dauphin Island, Fort Morgan, Gulf Shores, and Orange Beach. Issued 8:22 PM CDT Thu Oct 15.

ForecastTodayTonightFriday
Rip current riskLowLowLow
Surf height1 foot or lessAround 1 footAround 1 foot
Water temperatureAround 80--
UV indexHigh--
WeatherSunnyMostly clear until 3 AM, then mostly cloudyPartly sunny. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms
High temperatureIn the mid 80s-In the lower 80s
Low temperature-In the lower 70s-
WindsEast winds around 5 mphSoutheast winds around 5 mph in the evening, becoming light and variableNortheast winds around 5 mph, becoming southwest in the afternoon
TidesDauphin IslandLow 0.2 ft, 12:56 PMDauphin IslandHigh 1.7 ft, 1:37 AMDauphin IslandLow 0.2 ft, 2:05 PM
Friday night
Low rip current risk. Surf height 1 to 2 feet. Partly cloudy. Cooler. Lows around 60. North winds around 20 mph
Saturday
Moderate rip current risk. Surf height 2 to 3 feet. Sunny, cooler. Highs in the lower 70s. Breezy. North winds around 25 mph
Saturday night
Moderate rip current risk. Surf height 2 to 3 feet. Clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Northeast winds around 20 mph
Sunday
High rip current risk. Surf height 3 to 5 feet. Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Northeast winds around 20 mph
Sunday night
High rip current risk. Surf height 3 to 5 feet. Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Northeast winds around 15 mph
Monday
High rip current risk. Surf height 3 to 5 feet. Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Northeast winds around 15 mph

Tide

Tide at Dauphin IslandLow 0.2 ft at Thu 12:56 PM, High 1.7 ft at Fri 1:37 AM, Low 0.2 ft at Fri 2:05 PM. Heights in feet above mean lower low water.0 ft1 ft2 ft6 PMFri6 AMNoon0.2 ft12:56 PM1.7 ft1:37 AM0.2 ft2:05 PMNow 1.6 ftTide at Dauphin IslandLow 0.2 ft at Thu 12:56 PM, High 1.7 ft at Fri 1:37 AM, Low 0.2 ft at Fri 2:05 PM. Heights in feet above mean lower low water.0 ft1 ft2 ftFriNoon0.2 ft12:56 PM1.7 ft1:37 AM0.2 ft2:05 PMNow 1.6 ft
Tide at Dauphin Island. Low 0.2 ft at Thu 12:56 PM, High 1.7 ft at Fri 1:37 AM, Low 0.2 ft at Fri 2:05 PM. Heights in feet above mean lower low water.

Beach

County
Baldwin County
State
Alabama
Latitude
30.2763° N
Longitude
87.5420° W

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Shell Beach, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.1 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

Citizen station DW9919DW9919

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.1 mi away/33 ft/- ft from here

temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure

Gulf ShoresJKA

At an airfield/7.8 mi away/16 ft/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Gasque/Bonsecour WmaBONA1

At a river or reservoir gauge/16.2 mi away/6 ft/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Koptis FarmsS2180

At a soil climate station/19.5 mi away/135 ft/- ft from here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Fairhope 3 NE63869

At a climate reference station/26.7 mi away/95 ft/- ft from here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

measured daily2 instruments

Orange Beach 4.3 ENEAL-BW-16

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.3 mi away/13 ft/- ft from here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Weeks Bay NerrWKXA1

At a cooperative observer's station/19.5 mi away/7 ft/- ft from here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Snow on the ground

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