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Pirates bar, Dauphin Island, AL

Alabama, United States · 30.2455, -88.1181

Wing Foiling
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Historic American Buildings Survey W. N. Manning, Photographer, Feb. 27, 1928. EXTERIOR VIEW OF THE BASTION. - Fort Gaines, Pelican Point, Dauphin Island, Mobile County, AL HABS ALA,49-DAUPI,1-2.tif
Photo taken near this spot · Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
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guides & forecasts

conditions & access

Best wind

Southerly winds per the exact source; confirm the selected bay return remains onshore/side-onshore and account for the opening into Mobile Bay.

Hazards

Protected bay can open into Mobile Bay. Account for shallow sandbars, tide/current, fishing/boat traffic, swimmers, no-lifeguard areas and downwind loss into open water; private fee/access must be reconfirmed.

Parking & access

Town beach access uses ParkMobile: $10.35/day Apr-Sep and $5.35/day Oct-Mar (posted 2026); one payment covers town beaches. Side-street access is permit-only and some streets have no beach access. Confirm Pirates Bar's private $10/person access separately: https://www.townofdauphinisland.org/beach-access-parking

“Good wind and flat water on southerly winds. Warm gulf waters and protected area with a slot to get out into Mobile Bay. Requires a fee, $10 per person, to Requested-field batch 11 verified 2026-08-01: exact, nearby, regional, alternate-access, business-pin and community-candidate relationships remain explicit; unresolved items remain Unknown.”

— via WingfoilTips via FoilersHub; Requested-field research, last verified 2026-08-01

Live wind

wx.ikitesurf.com Gulf Shores Kite Pirates (0.03 mi) Nearest live iKiteSurf station (nearby, not confirmed at launch): Gulf Shores Kite Pirates (0.03 mi) — https://wx.ikitesurf.com/spot/696956 wx.ikitesurf.com

Surf forecasts

surfline.com Pirates bar, Dauphin Island, AL Exact Dauphin Island Surfline report; Pirates Bar is a protected-bay launch rather than the Gulf-facing surf break: https://www.surfline.com/surf-repo surfline.com

Tides

NOAA CO-OPS Tide predictions — station 8735181 Nearest tide station, 3.8 km from the launch. tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov

Local guides

wingfoiltips.com Pirates bar, Dauphin Island, AL Original exact/candidate source for Pirates bar, Dauphin Island, AL: https://wingfoiltips.com/spots/united-states/alabama/pirates-bar-dauphin-island-a wingfoiltips.com townofdauphinisland.org Pirates bar, Dauphin Island, AL Original exact/candidate source for Pirates bar, Dauphin Island, AL: https://wingfoiltips.com/spots/united-states/alabama/pirates-bar-dauphin-island-a townofdauphinisland.org surfline.com Pirates bar, Dauphin Island, AL Original exact/candidate source for Pirates bar, Dauphin Island, AL: https://wingfoiltips.com/spots/united-states/alabama/pirates-bar-dauphin-island-a surfline.com

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