Alabama Point Spot Guide

With only about 50 miles of swell exposure and shallow sand flats hampering swell production — Alabama beachbreaks are abominably fickle and require a significant amount of local S-SE windswell or, more ideally, a strong tropical system to produce rideable waves. With its breakwater/seawall setup and assortment of jetties/groins, Alabama Point at Orange Beach often makes the most sense of any available energy from the Gulf, capable of holding up to six-foot faces during bigger SE swells, making it one of the best options on the Alabama mainland.