Category Archives: Beach Conditions
Shell Beach Gulf State Park Orange Beach, AL
The water is still a little rough and murky but no June grass! Flags are yellow and purple.
June Grass Report readers who are squeamish about the natural state of FL public beaches might want to try this one. There is a parking fee but you get a raked beach, beach chair concessionaire, beach toy exchange, and a snorkeling reef. The fee station takes cash or credit cards. It also looks like there may be a lifeguard at times, although none were present this morning.
Johnson Beach Gulf Islands National Seashore Perdido Key, FL
Conditions similar to yesterday. A couple of people are fishing and there is some ok shelling at the west end of the beach. Still no June grass.
Johnson Beach Gulf Islands National Seashore Perdido Key, FL
RED FLAGS TODAY STAY OUT OF THE WATER! Hurricane Harold is stirring things up.
Surf is 6’+. Lots of birds around to look at but not much for shells. The wind is making things fairly pleasant right now but there is a heat warning starting at noon, so take that seriously.
Johnson Beach Gulf Islands National Seashore Perdido Key, FL
No June grass! The water is very murky and a bit rough though, not good for swimming. The flag was yellow this morning but it may switch to red. Also, there is a Heat Warning in effect, so the beach isn’t recommended.
Johnson Beach Gulf Islands National Seashore Perdido Key, FL
No June grass! Similar conditions to yesterday, but bigger waves due to the wind shift from N to WNW. The underwater visibility was worse, maybe 3′. I swam about a quarter mile parallel to the beach and saw a LOT of juvenile southern stingrays, 6-8″ across the disc. Be sure to shuffle your feet! Flag was yellow while I swam but hopefully they added the purple flag
Johnson Beach Gulf Islands National Seashore Perdido Key, FL
No June grass! Flags were yellow this morning and the Gulf was flat, due to north winds, so I took a swim. It is a but murky with underwater visibility 6-8′. Temps felt like mid to upper 70s F. Lots of small fish around.
Johnson Beach Gulf Shores National Seashore Perdido Key, FL
No June grass! I went for a walk and then went in to cool off. The water is a bit murky, probably due to recent storms. The flag was yellow at the time, the water temperature felt like high 70’s F and there were a lot of baitfish around and some juvenile pompano. Quite a few people fishing. There is an excessive heat warning today after 11am, so use caution if you head to the beach.
Johnson Beach National Seashore & Perdido Key SP, Perdido Key FL
Johnson beach was clear Wednesday morning. I did find some June grass at the tide line but didn’t see any in the water. Perdido Key SP was clear last night.
Johnson Beach Gulf Islands National Seashore, Perdido Key FL
The water is still rather murky from recent bad weather, but no June Grass yet.
Johnson Beach National Seashore Perdido Key, FL
No June grass yet. The water is a little murky from recent storms and I’d guess the temperature was 70-72F. Yellow flag at this time. Some fog just offshore. Quite a few people surf fishing and lots of interesting shorebirds! It is starting to be shorebird nesting season so please be mindful, even though the nesting areas aren’t roped off yet.
The June Grass Report 