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Alligator Point Beach shoreline

Alligator Point Beach

Alligator Point

Narrow spit beach known to Panhandle collectors for shell variety.

Photo: The Bushranger · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped & resized; this version shared under CC BY-SA 4.0

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86/100
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3.0 ft of tide swing with the low in daylight, 5 mph SSE wind, 0.5 ft seas.

Best window 11:01 AM – 1:31 PM

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Shelling at Alligator Point Beach

Best tide
Low 12:15 AM
Parking
Roadside parking.
Restrooms
No
Fee
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Worth looking for here: Shells.

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Conditions

Weather
Clear
Air
70°F
Water
74°F
Wind
WSW 2 mph
Waves
0.3 ft
Rain (24h)
0.00 in

Live weather and marine data from Open-Meteo; tide predictions from NOAA CO-OPS station Alligator Point, St. James Island.

Where it is

Alligator Point

Tides

  • Low

    12:15 AM

    1.095 ft

  • High

    5:48 AM

    2.763 ft

  • Low

    1:08 PM

    -0.327 ft

  • High

    7:16 PM

    2.483 ft

  • Low

    12:44 AM

    1.118 ft

  • High

    6:16 AM

    2.754 ft

  • Low

    1:44 PM

    -0.296 ft

  • High

    7:51 PM

    2.43 ft

What people find here

  • Sand dollarsGood
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  • Sea glassFair
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  • Tidepool lifeFair
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  • Shark teethPoor
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  • ShellsVery good
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  • FossilsUnknown
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Practical info

Parking
Roadside parking.
Restrooms
No
Dogs
Allowed
Fee
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